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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

ESTATE DUTY AMENDMENT ORDINANCE, 1931.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.-I beg to move that the Council go into Committee of the whole Council to consider the report of the Standing Law Committee and to consider the Estates Duty Bill clause by clause. Under Standing Order No. 27, section 14, I ask the permission of the Council to substitute for the Bill which was read a second time a fortnight ago the Bill recommended by the Standing Law Committee which has been published in the last Government Gazette and which is already in the hands of honourable members, and that this Bill be considered clause by clause.

Council went into Committee to consider the Bill clause by clause.

Upon Council resuming,

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL reported that the Bill had passed through Committee without amendment and moved the third reading.

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded and the Bill was read a third time and passed.

ADJOURNMENT.

H.E. THE GOVERNOR.-The Council stands adjourned sine die.

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

Following the Council, a meeting of the Finance Committee was held, the Colonial Secretary presiding.

Votes totalling $37,594 contained in message No. 3 from H.E. the Governor, were considered and approved.

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