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Question carrieu.
Clause 17 is sub-divided in clauses 17 and 18. The Governor moves the omission of clause 19. Debate ensues.
Question put,-That clause 19 be omitted. Council divides,-
Ayes.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer.
The Acting Colonial Secretary.
The Acting Chief Justice.
His Excellency the Governor.
Noes.
Mr. BELILIOS.
Mr. JOHNSON.
Mr. NG CHOY.
The Attorney General.
His Excellency also gives his casting vote with the Ayes.
Question carried.
The Governor moves that the alternative clause for clause 19 as suggested by the Acting Surveyor General be inserted in the Bill.
Question put, That the alternative clause proposed by the Acting Surveyor General stand part of the Bill.
Council divides,~~~~
Ayes.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer.
The Acting Colonial Secretary. The Acting Chief Justice.
His Excellency the Governor.
Noes.
Mr. BELILIOS.
Mr. JOHNSON.
Mr. NG CHOY.
The Attorney General.
His Excellency also gives his casting vote with the Ayes.
Question carried.
The clause, after some verbal amendments, is adopted.
His Excellency moves the insertion of the words "by or" in clause XX.
Question put-That the words "by or" be inserted after the word "done" in the 21st line of clause XX.
Council divides,-
Ayes.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer.
The Attorney General.
The Acting Colonial Secretary.
The Acting Chief Justice.
Noes.
Mr. BELILIOS.
Mr. JOHNSON.
Mr. No CHOY.
Question carried.
After a few other verbal amendments, the clause is passed.
The Acting Colonial Secretary addresses the Council on the subject of Licence Fees and Crown Rents or Taxes to be paid by the Tramways Company.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moves that No. 16 on Schedule C. having reference to Admiralty property be struck out.
The Attorney General and the Acting Chief Justice address the Council respectively. Question put, That No. 16 on Schedule C. be struck out.
Question carried.
All the clauses and Schedules having been considered and the Bill, as amended, approved in Committee, His Excellency the Governor puts the question-"That this Bill do pass," and in doing so refers to the probability of forming a deep-sea Praya in Victoria Harbour, on which a double line of Tramways might be placed.
Mr. BELILIOS addresses the Council.
The question that the Bill do pass is carried in the affirmative.
The Clerk reads the Title of the Ordinance being "An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof entitled: 'The Tramways Ordinance, 1882.'” The Ordinance is numbered No. 1 of 1882.
His Excellency adjourns the Council sine die.
Read and confirmed this 22nd day of February, 1882.
ARATHOON SETH,
Clerk of Councils.
J. POPE HENNESSY,
Governor.
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