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Supplementary Vote
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY moved the second reading of the Bill intituled, An Ordinance to authorize the appro- priation of a supplementary sum of three millions nine hundred and forty-teven thousand and twenty-seven dollars and forty-one cents, to defray the Charges of the year 1913. In doing su he said In moving the first reading of this Pil 1 directed the attention of hon. members to the statement
the Treasurer's report in
which the large increase in expanditure last year was explained. The method of pre- senting the assets and liabilities of the Colony has been revised, and they are now on a cash basis. The position, in- stead of being obscured by advances made to the railway in anticipation of Yoan, is now cleared by debiting the general account with all expenditure over and above that derived from the actual cash payments received on account the Wuchang loan, the last which Was paid in October. Although nominally the amount re- quired in this Bill is a very large one it will be seen that it is made up of only a few items. There is the large item for Kowloon-Canton Railway, which I have already referred to, of $3,036,199, and there are other items under the heading of miscellaneous services "; on account of loss in subsidiary coins, a sum of $155,057: p account of the maintenance of the isoners of war, $65,900; and special war expenditure, $175,091. These three items are such as could not be foreseen, and with the railway expendi- tur practically make up the amount re- quired under this Bill. In all the de- partments of the Government, with the exception of the railway, there was a saving in the estimated expenditure last year, amounting to a considerable sum in the case of the Harbour Master's Depart- ment, the Imports and Exports Depart ment, and the Public Works Department, and I think the explanatory remarks in each case will show how those savings came about.
I beg to move the second rending.
THE COLONIAL TREASURER second ed, and the Bill was read a second time.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY then proposed that the Bill be referred to The Finance Committee.
THE COLONIAL TREASURER second ed, and this was agreed to.
Allen Enemies (Winding Up) Ordinance, 1914
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL--1 beg i move that the consideration of the intituled, An Ordinance to amend fa ther the Alien Enemies Winding up Ord nance, 1914,' be adjourned to the meeting of the Council,
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THE COLONIAL SECRETARY second ed. and this was agreed to.
Enemy Trading
THE ATTORNEY - GENERAL movy- the second reading of the Bill intitule "An Ordinance to amend further th Trading with the Enemy Ordinan 1914" "In doing so he said--The objec and reasons given in the Bill laid up the table make it unnecessary for me
ay very much on this Bill. The mai object of it is to introduce here the pr visions of the United Kingdom Tradin with the Enemy Amendment Act, 19 Most of the clauses deal with formal which was passed in January this year miner or technical details. Clause 7, [ think, is one of the few clauses which re quire any special notice. The clause pre vides that the various restrictions on deal ing with energy property shall continu not only during the continuaner of th present war, but thereafter unti such time as they ara removed by order of the Governor-in-Council, connection with this clause I do not think I can do better than road the explanatio given by the Solicitor General when introduced the English Act into th House of Commons. He said Whet pace is declared the existing restriction an dealing with the enemy and in making remittances to enemies abroad will cras before there is time to investigate and consider the treatment of British pro perty in enemy countries. The object of this clause is that there shall be an inter val during which the whole position of property here and abroad can be consider of property takes place, and the propos ed and adjusted before a general relear
is that the date of this general releas shall be fixed by Order-in-Council, whic can be made as soon as matters are assur ed."
A similar clause had already
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Registration of Chemists
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THE ATTORNEY GENERAL moved budied in the Alien Enemies (Winding
the second reading of the Bill intituled, up) Bill, which will come before Council
An Ordinance to consolidate and amen at the next meeting. The only other
the law relating to the registration of clause I would like to refer to is clause
That clause imposes certain restric- Pharmaceutical Chemists and to the re- tions on dealings by enemy subjects ia gulation of the sale and use of Poisons." In doing so he said-This Bill has unnection with Hongkong Companies, and the only thing I would like to point three objects. One is to consolidate the at with regard to that clause is that it law relating to pharmaceutical chemists Anyone who has had to is merely a particular instance of the pro and poisons. hibition which has been enforced in Hung deal with the Ordinances as they stand at kong since December, 1914, under the present will recognise the need for the The second object is to Ordinance passed in that month all per consolidation.
in the Colony being prohibited re-enact a certain part of the Opium Ordinance 1909, which was not included The from dealing in any way with any
of enery in the Opium Ordinater, 1914. property for the benefit subjects except with your Excellency's provisions of that part refer to the in-
has This clause been jection of morphine and cocaine and and certain restric- similiar things Jermission.
Under aken from the English Act, and it is
tions OTL the sale of them. amore detailed and more particular pro-
as it stands it will be hibition, whereas the other was a general the Bill or universal prohibition. Three sections illegal for any person to administer by of the English Act have not been adopted injection any poison in part 3 of the in this Bill. One is a section which gives schedule, including morphine and cocaine, power now in England to wind up Brms except on the certificate of a registered of enemy nationality or enemy associa-medical practitioner. It will also be illegal to supply any poison within that part of tion. That section, of course, is unneces sary here because the policy of winding the schedule unless on the prescription of
a registered medical practitioner. up enemy firms was adopted in this Colony in October, 1914. It was adopted third object of the Bill is the revision
and re-arrangement, which in England in January of this year.
necessary, of the schedule of poisons. Another section of the English Act which has not been included is section 5, which beg to move the second reading.
COLONIAL requires enemy subjects within the United Kingdom to report to the Custodian par
or other property ticulars of shares walued at £50 or upwards held by them, Bection 8, which deals with the grant to the Custodian of patent rights in the case of pending applications by enemy sub jects. The clause enables the grant to be made to the Custodian for the completion move the I beg to of patent rights. second reading.
Council then went into Committee to -consider the Bill clause by clause.
The Bill passed through Committee witnout amendment, and, on Council re- sunting,
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL moved that the Bill be read a third time.
THE COLONIAL TREASURER second- ed, and the Bill was then read a third time and passed.
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Council then went into Committee to consider the Bill clause by clause.
Ip (lause 13, (3) (b), the word was substituted for the words "person"
licentiate of the Hongkong College of Medicine."
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In Clause 14 the words "or some other person authorised thereto by regulation inade under the Ordinance "were added. In Clause 15 (a) and (c) the word "registered was inserted before the words" medical practitioner."
On Council resuming,
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL moved that the Bill be read a third time.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY second- ed, and the Bill was then read a third time and passed.
HIS EXCELLENCY left the Chair and into Finance Com- the Council went mittee.
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