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PRESENT:
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15TH MARCH, 1900.
LARE, ACELLENCY the GWERNOR (Sir HENRY
BLAKE, G.C.M.G.).
Colonial Secretary).
ral).
Hon. A. M. THOMSON (Colonial Treasurer). Hon. R. D. O&MSBY (Director of Public Works).
Hou, C. P. CHATER, C.M.G.
Hon. Dr. Ho KAI.
Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD,
Hon. E. R. BELILIOS, C.M.G.
Hon. Wat A. YUK,
Hon. A. W. BREWIN
Hon. H. C. NICOLLE.
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The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-If the Standing may have the opportunity of considering this Committee had had the advantage of hav. new Bill. Honourable members have not had 1 have Laundry to be erected there; and to the fog all the members present, then under the reasonable time to consider the important al- that the south east boundary stone to the fanding Orders we should have reported upon terstions now incorporated in the Bill.
Bill. and unless the Council was desirous carefully read over the Convention between the the ground and has been placed well nigh lot projects some six inches above the level would have been unnecessary for the Council Governments of China and Great Britain, and it appear to me that section 15 is entirely at go through the Bill clause by clause in com. the middle of the road; and to the fact that. As I have pointed out in my report. variance and contrary the provisions the south side a drain has been dug of const the indisposition of oue of the members, of section f derable depib, without any protection; and wi
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of that convention, and I that reasonable time should
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His FXCELLENCY Major-General GASCOIGNE, C.M.G. (Commanding the Troops).
The Hon. F. H. MAY, C.M.G. Acting Hon. W. MEIGH GOODMAN (Attorney-Geus- the honourable member inform the Cone Standing Law Committee were unable to submit
why a state of matters dangerous to equestrias port that the Bill had been considered in its allowed members in which to consider this Bill
resent form clause by clause in the presence: very carefully. bicyclists, or to any one driving along that the members of the committee. There.
The Hon. C. P. CHATER Seconded, but on is permitted to continue ?"
fore it will be necessary that the whole Counell being put to the vote the motion was lost.
The Hou. T. H. WHITEHEAD-Then I committee should consider the original
very rise to give notice that I shall lay my protest The Hon. T. . WHITEHEAD announced and its amendments. This 15 &
on the table against the ruling of this Council. at the next meeting of the conueil bo wow portant Bill. It was brought forward for
The ATTORNEY-GUNERAL-It will not be move the following resolution:-That the Horst reading in the latter part of Novem- the Colonial Secretary lay upon the tubia her
After this it was read a second time nonessary for me to repeat the remarks I made copy of the Crown Leases granted last antud referred to the Standing Law Committes before the Council went into committee. I was to the Lee Hing Company for the dredgi The Standing Law Committee had several not here the first or second time the Bill was and collecting of shells in and around Fittings and they proposed a number of amend read. In answer to what the bonourable member Mr. R. F. JOHNSTON (Acting Clerk of in my question of 15th February last.
Chau Island in the New Territory, asked ments. Some of those amendments necessitated opposite said as to the Bill now before the Councils).
the renumbering of the clauses of the Bill. Council not being the Bill which was read a the 23rd of November, the which has been handed round to Just at this stage of the proceedings Sir John first time on Carringtou returned to the colony, and I ra-
I honourable members is the Bill containing, Committee on the New Territories Laul Cought it would imitate matters if I set to for convenience, amendments I propose to work and went through the Bill myself and, move, but houoncablo members have also before One course, but Bill. The report read as follows
The Chairman of the Standing Law Co having the advantage of the amendments pro them the original Bill. witte regrets that, owing to the indisposit posed by the Standing Law Committee, enden not at all a convenient course, would be to of one of the members, he is unable to give roured to redraft the Bill with the suggestions take the old Bill clanse by clause and say certificate which would enable this Bill to incorporated. I incorporated all these sugges that instead of certain words such and such tions as far as possible and made some other words should be substituted or added. i bavo dealt with in the same manner as a Bill report iterations which I thought would improve the so fabjection to that course except that unless Standing Oorder No. 41.
one sees also the Bill with proposed amend- on by a Committee of the whole Connell, u Bill. I thou called another meeting of the Law
The Commits Committer, and they went through the Bill in ments on, it will end to complication and
beg to move that the Council go into Committo
Hon. J. J. KESWICK.
A NEW MEMBER.
THE NEW TERRITORIES LAND COURT
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL laid on the
Mr. H. C. Nicolls took the oath of allegi-his report as Chairman of the Standing sumel roy duties es Attorney-General.
ance as a member of the Council.
PAPERS.
The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY laid on the table the Coroner's returns for 1899 and the roport of the Superintendent of the Fire Eri- gade for the year 1899.
THE NEW TERRITORIES REGULATION ORDINANCE.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL begged leave to
Bill
move the following resolution, of which he recommended a number of amendments, its then form and approved of it generally. I difficulty. To abandon the original Bill and
bad given notice. Whereas by section 6 of i be New Territories Ordinance (No. 12 of 1899). it was enacted Regulation that the said Ordinance should remain in force for the period of one year from the date of its coming into operation, aud for such, further period or periods as might, from time to time, be determined by resolution of the
bring it forward again for the first reading
because the amendments suggested by the Law Committee are somewhat extensive is, I think, a course which the honourable member will see is not a proper course to pursue, aud 1 think he will see on consideration that the fact
the Attorney-General accordingly drew a amendments as well as some others which vised Bill incorporating in the mat
to consider the original Bill clause by clanse. thought desirable. All the members of
The Acting COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded. Committee, except one, thereupon met art
The Hon. T H. WHITEHEAD-I rise to order. and went through the Bill
I submit that this Bill is a totally new Bill in clanse by clause, and while approving of
principal and in substance as compared with the amended Bill generally, recommended a furting in the autumu of last year.
Bill introduced, which passed a second read-that there have been a good many amendments The old Bill is no reason why a Bill read a first and second
as amend
Legislative Council: And whereas it is desir- amendment of clause 16 so as to enable stipulated that there should be three members time should be abandoned. But we are going
able that the said Ordinance should be continued in force for a farther period of uns year: It is hereby resolved by this Council that the New Territories Regulation Ordinance shall be continued in force for the farther period of one your from the 18th day of April, 1900 (inclusive)." The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded and the motion was carried.
THE CONDITION OF YEE WO STREET. The Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD announced that at the next meeting of the Council he would ask the following question: Has the attention of the Hon. The Dir etor of Public Works been directed. the dangerous condition of You Wo Stret at the corner of Mr. Kennedy's Horse Repository at Causeway Bay and alongside the site of the proposed new
plications for leave to appeal to be w to the Chief Justice. leaving the appe when such leave is granted, to be heard by Full Court as provided in the Bill. The Ce mittee, moreover, did not like the wording the clause as to fixing rents in cases of d puted ownership and wished this clause to omitted or amended. The Attorney-Gene has, accordingly, incorporated such furt amendinants in the Bill hereto annoJE omitting the clause in question. It will be ever, be necessary for the Bill to be conside by the Committee of the whole Counoil, v the Attorney-General will propose in s Committee that the clauses so altered in & Bill as now amended bo substitated for the in the original Bill.
composing the Land Court and that the Puispe through the different amendments, and if the Jadge should be the presiding member of that honourable gentleman has any objection to them court. Now it is proposed that only two I will endeavour to the best of my ability to ex- members compose the court, and there is no plain the reason why those amendments were con- provision that either one or the other ahonld sidered necessary, and I have great hopes of have any legal knowledge. The scope of this entirely converting him to my views before As to the difference Bill is mach wider than that of the previous the afternoon is over. Bill. and I submit that instead of the Council between the old Bill and the amended Bill, going into committee on the Bill it should be the heading of the old Bill was somewhat read a first time and translated into Chinese ao defective, because it did not give the full that the Chinese may have the opportunity of scope of the Bill, and this the new Bill does, making any suggestions which might occur to: namely, "An Ordinance to facilitate the bear- ing, determination, and settlement of land them, as the Bill very directly affects them.
The Council then went into committee to con- claims in the New Territories, to establish a 'The first Land Court, and for other purposes." sider the original Bill clause by clause.
The Hon. T. B. WHITEHEAD-I rise to move section of the new Bill, is practically the same as the first section of the old Bill, except that that the Council resume in order that members
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