CO129-515-3 Tobacco (Amendment) Ordinance- 1929 28-1-1929 - 11-3-1929 — Page 21

HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

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THE COLONIAL TREASURER replied:-

Separate answers cannot be given to (i) and (ii). No answer can be given to (iii) as no separate record in respect of this item

is kept.

For () and (ii) combined the figures are:

(1) $160,302.

(2) $ 82,792, and $5,876.

(3) $ 15,923.

(4) $ 11,140.

(5) $ 27,570.

January

$4,050

February

$2,880

March

$4,553

April

$2,050

(6) $ 1,670.

FINANCE COMMITTEE'S REPORT.

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of H.E. The Governor, laid upon the table the report of the Finance Committee, No.

1, of 24th January, 1929, and moved that it be adopted.

THE COLONIAL TREASURER seconded and this was agreed to.

THE JURORS' LIST.

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY moved that the consideration of the Jurors' List be postponed until the end of the public business.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL seconded.

Question put and agreed to.

SUPREME COURT ORDINANCE.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the first reading of a Bill intituled An Ordinance to amend the Supreme Court Ordinance, 1873. He said: At present, the power to appoint temporarily a judge of the Supreme Court, is confined to three cases: (1), when the office of judge has become vacant; (2). in case of the illness or absence of a judge, and (3) for the purposes of the Appeal Court held under the Full Court Ordinance, 1912. The object of this Bill is to give you, Sir, power to appoint temporarily a judge in any case in which you may think it desirable. It may, for example, be desirable to appoint a judge temporarily to deal with some special accumulation of work

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