1887-1903
COLONIAL REPORTS-ANNUAL.
161
10
The surplus of Revenue over Expenditure chargeable thereto, amounting to $134,968.93, must be regarded as fairly satisfactory, and more especially in view of the fact that whilst the receipts were undoubtedly affected to some extent by the prevalence of Bubonic Plague in the Colony during the year, the expenditure was increased by some $71,000 on account of the measures adopted to suppress the epidemic.
LEGISLATION.
The following are the most important Ordinances passed by the Legislative Council during the year :-
(1) An Ordinance to amend the practice as to the vacating of the registration of a Lis Pendens, which follows the lines of the English Act (30 & 31 Vict. c. 47) and brings the Law of this Colony into line in this respect with that prevailing in England.
(2) An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the Law relating to Factors, which introduces (mutatis mutandis) the provisions of the English Factors' Act of 1889.
(3) An Ordinance for codifying the Law relating to the Sale of Goods, which brings into force the codification of the Law relating to the sale of goods which is contained in the English Sale of Goods Act 1893.
(4) An Ordinance to amend the Marriage Ordinance, 1875, which enables parties to enter into a valid civil marriage before the Registrar-General although neither party professes the Christian religion, the power of contracting such a marriage being limited to parties who are not bound by any previous marriage contracted in accordance with their laws and religion.
POPULATION.
The population on the 30th June, 1896, was estimated at 239,419, distributed as follows:-
Non-Chinese 7,870 Chinese Land Population 193,560 Chinese Boat Population 33,150 Army 2,739 Navy 2,100In consequence, however, of the disturbances caused in the distribution of the population by the general exodus of Chinese
1887-1903
COLONIAL REPORTS-ANNUAL.
161
10
The surplus of Revenue over Expenditure chargeable thereto, amounting to $134,968.93, must be regarded as fairly satisfactory, and more especially in view of the fact that whilst the receipts were undoubtedly affected to some extent by the prevalence of Bubonic Plague in the Colony during the year, the expenditure was increased by some $71,000 on account of the measures adopted to suppress the epidemic.
LEGISLATION.
The following are the most important Ordinances passed by the Legislative Council during the year :-
(1) An Ordinance to amend the practice as to the vacating of the registration of a Lis Pendens, which follows the lines of the English Act (30 & 31 Vict. c. 47) and brings the Law of this Colony into line in this respect with that prevailing in England.
(2) An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the Law relating to Factors, which introduces (mutatis mutandis) the provisions of the English Factors'
Act of 1889.
(3) An Ordinance for codifying the Law relating to the Sale of Goods, which brings into force the codifica- tion of the Law relating to the sale of goods which is contained in the English Sale of Goods
Act 1893.
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(4) An Ordinance to amend the Marriage Ordinance, 1875, which enables parties to enter into a valid civil marriage before the Registrar - General although neither party professes the Christian religion, the power of contracting such a marriage being limited to parties who are not bound by any previous marriage contracted in accordance with their laws and religion.
POPULATION.
The population on the 30th June, 1896, was estimated at 239,419, distributed as follows:-
Non-Chinese
Chinese Land Population
Chinese Boat Population
Army
Navy
7,870
193,560
33,150
2,739
2,100
In consequence, however, of the disturbances caused in the distribution of the population by the general exodus of Chinese
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