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the said passengers it has very detrimentally affected the plaintiffs' business. (8) Tho plaintiffs have repeatedly requested the Govora. mout, ta remore the said malshed, but the

HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, AUGUST 11TH, 1903

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WATEL SUPPLY.

papers were sent up to go simply for my inform-

overnment has declined so to do. (9) Aster yesterday in the Council Chumbar. Present Supy of Water in the Colony of Hongkong of water. On the 31st of October I received the

A meeting of the Legislative Council was held

HENGY A. BLaxu, G,C.M.G...

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, Sir

K.C.M.G. (Commanding the Truope),

HIS EXCELLENCY Bir W. GASCOTONE,

Hon. F. H. MAY, C.M.G. (Colonial Secretary) Hon. Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, KT. (Attorney-General).

Hon. A. M. TOMSON (Colonial Treasurer). Hon. Commander R. M. Rumsey, R.N. (Harbour Master).

PLATES, PAPERS AND CHEMICALS

EAS (MAN'S KODAKS, FILMS AND ACCESSORIES,

DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the secondation, I saw that an Ordinance--this Water PHOTOGRAPHIC reading of the Bill sutitled An Ordinance to Ordinancs-had been passed, and I thought it' rop The Water-works Consolidation Ordi was an excellent Ordinance. I did not read it; 1902, and to provide for and regulate the fond know nothing more than that it was an

Ordinance for the purpose of preventing wast and the Maintenance and Repair of the Works in connection therewith. He said- Your Excellency and the Council will see from the title of the Bill that it is proposed to repeal an Ordinance which was passed by this Council introduce this Bill are that on further cou- inst year. The reasons why the Goreramont sideration it has appearod that all the objects aimed at by the Bill of 1902. principat among which is the supply of a saliciout quantity of water to the town Victoria with the feast possible waste, rasy boeffected without incurring the imships which the Bill of 1902 would inflicted on a certain sec lon of the

compro

DA

A. CHEE & CO.,

17A, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG,

Hon.W.CHaruan (Director of Public Works) line of water. The means by the expert you yourself sent out" I almira † expertel from this Colony shall bo lessed and ·

Hon. J. M. ATKINSON (Principal Modical Ooor)..

as the rider-main.

Civil which this will be ected is known teek Seally

stem.

Rider-msius a us by which this supply of water can be regalitel to blocks of houses as effo dively as it cari ha by motors in the case of single houses, The Director of Public Works for prisidet. with a very fall and at to

telegram Referring to your despatch Na. 213 and 494 (despatches by the Ofleer Adminis turing the Government). I consider that in viar of the influential signatures action will Mr. Chadwick and Prof. Simpson. Is be suspended. It is my intention to consult mise possible? Please forward your views." Well, now, I think that on the Inet occasion which II. E. the General Offror Commanding the Troops spoke on this subject, he said the answer to that telegram should have boan No; for we know no other way of preventing waste but the way recommended by Mr. Chadwick frames very touch, and I have no doubt it is a very plot feeling to new and again to be abl to all the tan while your neighbour pays the

For tho first time, after I ne eived the batch, I got a copy of the Ordinares and I examined the Ordiname, I examined th petition, and I examined Mr. Chadwick's report Mr. R. V. Jongros choling Clerk of succint statement of the objects and reson of the th April, and I did not think that to Commeils).

for the introduction of the bill. Theres answer should be a," because, having to the objects and PAR s printed, and Ordings for the first time, and also he do not know that I end nd anything other donments, I came to the conclusion test The COLOVIAL SECRETARY laid on the table ben. The punciple is that white compromisus insirable, very dusicable. I Financi Miante (5 o. 95) and moved that it be

en we ought to give water everyons in tonicated with the Chinese mancity, referral to the Finance Commilton.

town of Vigeria, so long as if en don nud ca the 4 of November the raprosecond time withol Was seconded, and

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We believe that this Bill will tives of the Chinese mat, and they forwarded to to give the whole community of : me

the following resolution: Hesolved, glong the water that they segirs without That this meeting approve of the system thefing upon them wat in many cases woubt of rider-mins; (2) that the cust and expenses of baring to go long distances for their water.

the triksons and sometimes hard necessity in action with the laying of rider musins be met by a spin tax on the landowners The COLONIAL SEOLETARY Scended

of Chairs hours, and that the increased, cst of main lining, such Hortica by mat by

Hon. Sir C. P. CHATER, C.M.G. Hon. Dr. Ho K, C.X.G, Hou, WEI YUK.

the commencontent of these proceedings" the Government without ustico te tho plaintifs removed the said matched which was therefore in netral conduct with the said now wharf, and which had been injured in a typhoon, and erected a similar matshed (hereinafter called the substituted) matshed in a position abont five feet away from the said now wharf. The subditated matshend has rinco begu used for the part or if the oplum grárch us foremid. The substitutoi m (shrd prevents the uccoss of ves- sels to part of the said now wharf and is in fact a serious obstructing to the plaintiffs' use there. of and is gevally injurions to the plaintiffs and contrary to their rights as was the said fortne ma shed. The plaintiffs plain :-(1) A. declaration by this houqurable Court that the oreglión and mudtalente of the said matched is a french by the Government of the sail agree- ment and Crown base, and that a grection and m tinhwanes of the substitute! matshed is n brách by the Government of the said Crows her. ) An lajmation to restrain the Governmeal bem continuing the said biênch of the guid Crows Game and five stricting the plantitis" and ofthela wharf as aforesaid and

The COLONIAL SECRETATY laid on the falls from continning the rad kojuries to the plain the Report of the Finance Committo (No. 6) BAS. (3) Homager for the said bench and moved its adoption. obstruction aut injuries, (4) Thais cesis of this action. (6) Euch other relief as to this

heavourable Chair. skull seven fit.

In their adatozmetit of defence the defendhent sluitel peragraphs 1, 6, and 8 of the amended statement of plain, and admitted the making

Hon. EESHOM STEWART,

FINANCIAL

The COLONIAL TREASURE the motion was agreed to

The COLONIAL TREASURER secondes, and

the motion was agreed to.

PAPERS.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY laid on the table the Report on the Assosim ut for 1000-1904 and the Report on the New Territories for 1902.

PURINC WORKS COMMITTER, The DIRECTOR OF PEBLIC WORKS laid on

VICTORIA DAY.

1. Mejor General GasC9192¤--git, I beg with the uut respect to more an quendment

that the second. Yealing of this Bil be post po dwutil the matter can have been thresfied on thoroughly in the Connell. This Bill wes infeaded to supersede and passed last fit. That Bill was put after not one ceding of the Executive Council but, I should think, quite half-a-dozen. Was mot tine after fix wa Soard argusaonta used, we ad- monis and gradually reasons were given, and evout willy after about balf-a-dozen westin.gs these members who were against it came roual THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, Izoved the second and gave their adhesion to it and then it reading of the Dill entitled Au Ordinance to set passed to the Legislative Council with the

soit. I think 1 a safe in saying n apart a holiday to be known us Victoris Day

spakiz from memory--that immediately, the in loving remembrance of Her Most Gracious Legislative Conseil, knowing that it had been Majesty the late Qu ra Vittoria, He said threaded out most thoroughly in the Bxecutive Council, were willing to let it go freely The object of the introduction of

and witheat opposition. Than T think 1 mi Ordinance everyone is aware of. It is to evleright in saying they ar Exenllores your brate and keep in loving memory the birthday self who you came back to the Colony of Her late Majesty Que Victoria by setting described it as a most excident Bill. The

part a day to be alsorved as a general holiday its first reading was an absolute surprise,

present Bill came to me the other day and in the Colony. In doing this no are following I had happened not to have locked at it. I the expo of, if not relting the example to got no order for the tunnel to assumbia to the rest of the Empire. I move, sir, that this hours before it did as dublo and I happosed to look over the, oders of the day only a low Bill be read a xeromă time.

Houm b-fore the Connoil. Thần 5 toud with the Bill was read a second time.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and surprise that the Bill was to be read a drst time,

and extention of the two successive leases in paragraph, hat denied the validity of the breez te vouk in the plaintiff the wharf theroín referred to or to vest in them the sole right to erect the table the Report of the Public Works journed the Couned to look into these argn

Committee (No. 5). whares in front of Maine Lot 22 or of any part of ruch lot, for the term of year in the Tearts specified or feruny term whatever. The defendai sinted that thewharf in paragraph of the namended statement of claiza w practed on Crown laud and was erected and maintained with the loave unt hence of the Government of Hongkong and could not inwfully have been erected or maintained without sach have or license and was not vested in the said Choy A Chun or in the plaintills or in any other parent for any term whatever. The defendant denied That Choy & Chan at the time of the granting of the ono parcessive leases had a sight of aces to the sey opposite Marine Lol 22

With rofercnes to purngraph of the statemout of

duin the defendant admitted that in the pre 10 the Governmout of Hongkong having reclaimed laud from the sen contiguous to tarine Let it became necessary to temore the wharf muntioned in pangraph 2 and that a new wharl was subsequently erected by the plaintiff's in front of the relzanation; but the defendnut denied thatsack new wharf was erected by the plaintiff's under the terms of the loase of 1st May, 1881, and stated it was scocted and now Hands on the Crown land and was su

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The Conseil then wont into committee on the Bill and onsitered it clanan by clause, and one alteration having been male in third reading was not lakan

INTRUSION INTO SERVANTS' QUARTEES.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the second reading of the Bill untitled An Ordinance ic prevent intrusion by persoas other than the servants of the occupier of premises into the

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POLICE COURT.

Monday, 9th Augnet. REFORE MR. J. H. Kuny (▲CTING POLICE MAGISTRATE).

UNPROVOKED ASSAULT.

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by ships and vessels trading between this Colony and other ports. The object of the Bill is to ensure that arrangements steel by runde whereby the sufferings of cattle and other live stock so far as possible minimised. The Bill provides that the regulations which will affect th export of these animals from this Catony may be made by the Governor-in-Council Chin Chun, a butcher raployed at the in such manner asil at such time is any seen

and

Kennedytown daughter-house, was sentenced expedient, and alse makes any infringement, any disobedienes any contract to one month's hard labour for an unprovoked ti of any raleur regulation male a puisluble assault on mother butcher at the slanghter. offure. The Consell will no douts adopt the house en 1h Sth inst. Tho dofendant recently priciple of the Bish, which is one foalleviate the sufering, ja many cases the unnecessary

was found stealing lard from the slaughter- suffering, of live stocking to plans cutside house, the property of the pork guild, hy was the Colony, I asks that the Bill be deported to the guild, and, according to its The CoLogIAL S CREE.BS senudel, abdules, fed ty. He was unable to pay the thecond renting was aggrond te

amount and wrs dismissed. To have his revenge The Council in went into commition on Epon the complimat for reporting him the the Hill, when, on the sage stion of a dat udant ad litos-If with an iron bar and noun MaSTR an amendment was malu te waited at the slaughter house for him. When include the regulation of the import as well as of the exp of ertrin and other live stock.

The third reading was not taken when the Com el resumed

The COLONIAL SECRETARY Coded, and the Bill was road a third-time and pressed.

TAND CLAIMS IN THE NEW TERLITORY,

the complainant appared, he attacked him with the weapon and inflicted some nasty knocks before being overpowered by soms eye-witnessos and given into custody,

GAMBERS AT STANLEY.

Serventi! Sina esgineral a gambling raid af

rests besides seizing the usual implements. Two of the defendants were convicted of being keepers and ined $35 anel or six werke impri- consent, the third man was fined $3 er 14 days.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The P. & 0.steamer Chut loft Singapore for this port on the 8th inst., at 5 p.m., with the outward Euglish' mails, and is due ore ou the 18k lust, at about 2 p.m.

The Imperial German mail steamer Sachsen Kobe, wat Nagneski and Shanghai, on the 8th inst, p, and may be expected hore on the 18lis Tast.

The A.. steamer Persia loft Singapore for this port yesterday."

TRADE

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per cant tax of per cent. in the rateable talan of Chines's henses; (3) PORI BHORES AND SEA BED ORDINANCE. that should the owners of Europ an enses

sire to atopt rider-mains, they should pay a reading of the B utilid ng Ordinans to The ATTORNEY-LENERA. moved the third spil tax and (4) plant tax and adopt the No. 21 of 19.1, and to repul sef-section (1.Stanley on Saturday last, sud made three

should owners of property and the Forshoves and Sa Red Ordinares, ridev-amin system, they should be mal to segli i of Ordinance No. 1 of 1992.

lopt 10 meter system,” Well, when I received that resolution, I forwarcet 21 telegram to the Secretary of State, saying that the Chinese community agreed to the adoption TS ATTORNAY-GENERAL moved the third of the rider-main system, the entire expense reading of the Bill cutitimi an Ordinance to being borac by owners of property affect d. sunt Onlinance No. 18 of 199, entitled an and that I considered this system satisfactory. Oulinouce to facilitate the bearing, determine- The matter was then hung up. We waitution, and settlement of land skims in the New for comunication from one. The Territories, to establish a Inal Court, and for Cication received from hom was re- other purposes, evived in the month of March. That The COLONIAL SECRATART seconded. communication was enclosing Mr. Chadwick's Hon. De Ho Ka-Sir, I do not think I can report. I may say that a mouth fater we give my support, to this Hill for the chin received

a despatch enclosing previous dig. My resons 1 gave in poumilles lotte from Mr. Chadwick from the Crows at the last meeting of Crime, and I Acute through whore the matter was refurred will not troubla lum men.bors by repeating to aim for zaprt, and this is his letter, written tots, I only wish to ruminal the Conagil the The Imperial Lorman mail steamer Preussen, yet dep dat, I bave the honour to state that retrospective, and if it passes into law it will Chenou on the SLb inst., at 6 p.m.

a Pele Subwänny: "Tu reply to your letter of my principal objection to the bill was that it is which left horo on the 9th ult, arrived at wigged in wating my report on the Cause grape hardship and is injustive to certsia The P.M. steander City of Peking, with mails, Hongate Water Ordinanes and that I hope claimants and also unsettle the lid and rights, &c., left Nagasaki for Munila of the to have in completed in the couts of a of these who have acquired them from the at 6 pm, and she is due there on the 11th inst.. weck Dr. 50. I may say that the Ordinances original claimants and have already paid that daylight; her mails have been transferred to

* it alouds Royal assent should be given, and with your unco having boda laitted by the Land Court.

to which the purchas money upon the faith that the claim, Karega Mare at Nagasaki.

The O. & O. steamer Doris, with mails, &c., doing away with n Bill which I had token 2 vost permisan I will consider the alterations that was all suficient. For that as I think the from San Francisco to the 23rdult, via Hono- single thing about it. The courquence was 1 deal of interest in and without any having a ery to make is a really workable act Ordu should not he passing, art I proposon, leares Yokohama for this port, via Inland

most, waju s dinama. Igotup. Perhaps I was out

I shoubt whether any time will in gained to oppose it a protest against its pu ing Sea. Se, on the 11th inst. by sulwaiting a report on the Ordinman with. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL--Tim grou is on i The O. &0. steamer Copfic, with mails, fie.,. of order; the Atorney General said I was out wi suggestions as to its nurradurant.” which the hon. member oppos the third which left hoce oaths 11th July for San Frau of or speaking on the first reading and must The other document. I received was Mr. Chad reading of das Bill are very nerally cise, Shanghai, ko, arrived at her desti make a motion and in order therefore to do so 1

we's report. Mr. Chadwick's report was a long stated, and it is divult. to give bina an nation ma the 6th inst. moved that the Bill not read a first time, nut ene and find in Section 13 Since the answer. So far as I can see, what he calls The C.P.R. steamer Eupress of Iulia arrived withthe view of stifling discussion, which has bortion of the Chioso, bensin data has been hanship will to folt only by sa spentors at Yokohama at 30 s.m. on the 10th inst, and one thing I have bad always in my mind, but to under consideration a telegram has been reived in d. Sou arely speculative dealings in it again at 4 p., samo duy for Kobe, where

discussion as I give as frey "awl full

to the affect that the Chinese commnuity vas, and I simply had su other way I kww of to rider audius. This is an urrungrates which day at dine e oxotations of these sho is due to arrive at 4 p.m., today.

who bave been making such speculations, the to attract the attention of the Council to the I suggested when it in Hongkong to mitigate Council do unt recognise those sentations, at Nagasaki at 9 a.. on the 10th iust, and left The C.P.K. steamer Ampress of China arrived erected by the plaintifs with the leave and portion of such premiss used as sorrauts extraordinary words that Mr. Chadwick spoke the evils of the intermittent supply of water. nor does the law. Supposing, for the sake again at 4.30 p.m. same day for Kobe, where lisence of the Government of Hongkong, and arters He said-Sir, This Bill has been to me in my house lust your. I was really piter always serious, bit more so when the systám of argument, TRAN

before tiks she is due to arrivo at 7 p.in. to-day was until the granting of the Crown, les produced because of the inconvenient and the belief that the Council was unaware of these of that cibators pipes is not as in the press and Court and established a claim for which

words. It was after the Concel had passed the case maintained with such leave and licence and could injurious babit which has grow up among the first reading that for the test time recurved oxpressly designed for this system of water paid soue $100, of having bought the land

distribution." Then he satamarises the advan ho says I am now about to improve this band The N.Y.K. stanmer Aki Maru (Americru not he fully, until the granting of the lease, torvants of people here of introducing into the the role papers counccted with it, I saw that tages of tho tider main system and in Section 8 I have bought, and make docks and can thing Line) left Shanghai for this port of the 8th have been eracted or maintained without such quarters set apart for them by their masters much that I use to say I should not wo seid. he says:-"I cannot remember whether I and another. Then he sells his claim for inst. p... and is expected here to stay leave or licence. The defendunt admitted the friends and outside coolies and others who inthut the matter should be passed to Mr. in question, as regards the text at least. for $5000. In the meantime the matter is lian Lino) loft Nagasaki for this port on the I saw that a number of suggestions I lud unde had any part in drafting the Ordinanes 85-900, mnd by and by somebody ofs buys it The N.Y.K. steamer Kasuga Mara (Austra making of the indenture of Crown lease in very many cases pass the night there. These Chadwick and Professor Simpson-had been Its date is subsequent to my partage, son ap to the Lol Court, which has allowed 9th inst, and is expected here on the 13th inst paragraph 4 but craved leave to refer to it for quarters only contain room for the servants, adopted, but I was absolutely uses of these, Daring the latter part of my visit I was fully the cum of the original claimant who pai|| The 0.8.8. stomer Nixychou left Singapore the terms areof, The defendant denied that the result is that, apart from the annoyance papers that were sent to me and read overy Simpson and other oflcers of Government in Court has a great amount of work to do, and

and although I studied in thà short time those employed in conjunction with Professor 10 A considerable peried clapses, the Land on the Sth inst., and is due bure on the 14th inst. plaintifs entered into any agreement with the the noise of haring those persons in the word of them I cannot say that I have thorough the consideration of the Sanitary and Baildings dous not always got its reports in with

whather as alleged in the

and, promises.. the mustora ofly grasped it yet. Anditie a subject which I Ordinances. Be this as it may, I at fres to geat ripidity. The papers come before the latter part of paragraph of the statement the houses my vindor themsores liable for must say is most unortant end for Hong admit that the enactment, if I am responsible Governor-in-Council, who has the daty cast of claita and referred to in paragraph 7, an infringement of the public health laws on. Perhaps, having gone through that for its roughismanship, is lacking in precision." u

of determining whether the] auricus time us I did, I may exaggerate the Agaia in Section he says: "I observe that Land Court having allowed the claim, he stat or otherwia. With referance to paragraph in respect of overcrowding of their premises are the Colony and it caunor effect more.olution which is confirmed by felegram, once that there is a great distinction betweṛui

importance of it.

aa just about to the petitioners accept the Fider-main system, a grant a title. "The House will see personally, but all I can say is that the mitter recommend that immediate stops be taken, to 2 chin and a title allowing a claim of the west of water, in this tricky climate, and in iztroines it at the earliest possible date, and granting a litles nothing can be soll view of theprocarious, curious way that thosrasons Its effect will be two-fold. It will mitigate until a title has born granted." Tha questou do not follow one another, depending as we do the evils of the intermittent system, and for the Governor-in-Council is whethe on rain-water, there is no subject we can bring serally, it will be a permisuent improvement title shall be granted or not, and he do THE CREAM OF before the Council that is of the same in. inasmuces it will facilitate the detection of des that the title shall not be granted, but portance and Luvrefore I respectially say that waste. Thirdly, it will greatly facilitate the that the land shall be retained for the public before it goes into the second reading I would voluntary introinesion of meters. Any four benefit. This requires that the person who like to pr pose as na amendment that it,bement whing for a contout supply at all acquired the band shall be gi pestpol milit it can do thoroughly disassed in reasons Bay and ecumeted with the prinWhat does a componention amit te The granted compensation. the Executive Conseils I should like, Lyset, cipal akin. It might ere be well to give compensation that roun is oiled to is! it and woul, be better asked in the Executive waiting for the sulmisid of this report or for and to ask several questions that I think bear spou instructions to es ry out the ril-rains without 80 He has sold his clain for $160, Counil than here. When it has passed the its train to the Colony," Now, as is from the Goverment us compensation is

all- that ho is bntilled to get Executive Council, then send it to the usual, those papers wire laid on the table! In ab cases there is no hard-tip whatever glative Council, and, whether they go in for the information of the members of the involved, but on the other hand there is a for it or not, they will have the feelings cutive Conueil, bu, us Is dd, this hail tren distlust hardship on the public, and a that it has bus passed by a number of mo, hung up pending the reply to these repe-te dinger to the public interests, where it is among whow the unuficial members are reprend durchs. The the nutter, got i probably obvious, that by some oversight, sented, who are in possession of facts which the hands of the Director of Public Wo not know whether anybody will's end me, but of the in-mains cou'd best beatoptel; and de-ion, or wire the Land Court is believed, the legislative Council are unable to me.

sous misception, or by some imposition I do for the parpos of coustering how the principe ngan it, the Land Court has given en erroneous the amendment propose is that the second it was not usiif the mouth of Augad that it by the win hava the public interests in their reading of this Bill

Ibpostponed until the whole bad and was in point of Et resly for protection, to leave given an erroneous decision Discussed throughly by the considy ration by the 15 cative Council. Now and where these cases asis, or there is reason to Excentive Council.

in ondhury ends it would have been considered is they have arisen, pero should be power The amoniout was not e-condod,

by me in Executive Coaned and was in to appeal. "hat does not necessarily meet to HIS EXCELLENCY- Althagh no one has in led but was brought on here with other Bilsoterilrow is an atas to have a resourieg, an seconded the amendment pr pead by H., the General Cres Commanding the Troops, still the fans of such reports as the. I have wifeh may affect the publle Interests to a very the word toady for this Coinei: ant du intestigation. to make sure that a decisions I think it is well to plan the Coins in no doubt in my sind nur 1 thu Insite large usisit is an aurats and propna our. poss ssion of the facts of my position in this in saying, the Executivo Council wou'd have That is what the Bit proposes The ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the second matter, regarding which there is some mis accepted the principles so clearly laid down it does not in effent, or to provide for the Recovery of Costs and with this Bill would in to place it before His Excellency the Major-General Command-protect the public dataste by making suret at reading of the bill entitled un Ordinauce conception.

prasties impos Undoubtedly the usual course by Mr. Chadwick, I share in the surprise of any bardship on any person. All it dous is tis Charges incurred by the Colony by and on balmalf the Executive Council, and I may tell you ing the Troops at the apparently sadler elange the decisions of the Loud Court are such as the of imbecile persous introduced into the colony. that is a matter of fact the papers are io ho feelings of Mr. Ledwick with refermo Gorernor-in-Council may consider just aut

le suid-The reason for introducing this already been before every member of the to the ciler-mais. At the same time I proper. measure is that the Celony has from time to Executive Council, who are all here. However, cannot go beyond the fact that in the the bets, facts, things and matters alleger in tins been put in expra by having thrown on I should like to tell you in as few words as letter of 10th April he at contanded carried, and the Bill was passed.

The testion for the third reading was the statement of claim a prevest, in they its charge imbecile persons brought here and left I can what has taken place with regard these rider maus and last it was from his constitute a cause of action by the plaintiffs here without being able to pay for their uptop in this Bil. On the 20th of August a recommendation that the origival potition ka

in topitals and other charitable institution petition was out forward in coference to the been framed. #gainst the defendan. P

I think it right to tell you so 1o which they have been removed. It is con- Ordinaces of fast year. An uasigual copy of unel, becane, I think it is wall to make sidered to be a charge which the Colony as that polition was sent to the Secretary of State my portion in this perfectly clear. I whole should not be called upon to bear, and by the Ulcer Administering the Government, not son any cessity for its bring then out of held, imuilintly siter lus Council--Hou. T. that those who bring such persons hers with his remarks upou both the Ordinance and the hands of the Legislative Council and 1 H. May, C.M.G., Colonial Secretary, presiding. A mosting of the Binsues Committor "wa

without taking care that fly do not become the petition. On the 3rd of September the a elege 1por This Colony ought to signed petition was aut forward Loar the cost. Similar legislation has been Officor Administering the Government with a by the adopted in other colonies Australia and New despatch which said that it was signed and Zealand and although it is now to Houghen- practically ananimously supported by the I do not think we can be doing wrong in pricipal Chinese landowners, merchants, traders, following the example of the colonies I have and shopkeepers Os the 6th of September reading of the Bid entitled an Ordinance to The ATTORNY GENERAL moved the second camed. I move that the Bill be road a recoul another despatch was forwarded conveying the provide for the Regulation of the Export of time.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY Couded, and authorised for the purpose of supplying street He said-This Bill is the result of representa suggestion that on mofint of money should be Cattle ad other Live Stock from the Colony. the second reading was agreed to.

fountains, but that if the Bill which had been tiens that have boon mad as to cruvities, The Council then went into committee on sent home was not approved, that ruoney whether intentional or not, inflicted on cattle and the Bill, which was eventually referred to the would unt be required. Iremmed tothe Colony other live stock in the course of their transport Law Committee.

on the 9th of September, and on my return the from this Colony to places outside the Colony

of the

The Ordinance makes it a nishable offence for outside coolics or persons not belonging to the house. uot in the emplos of the occupier of tire premises, to openpy without his permission the atrizes provided for servants. I think tho House will accept the principlà of the isill.

The ConovAL SECRETARY seconded, and the second reading as agreed to.

The Council resolvent itself into committee and considered the Bill cluso by clause.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he was willing to reesivo suggestions with regard to the pulty propord-2 or 3 months.

h, defendant douied that the matshed referred to was created subsequent to the granting Crown lease and stated that it was erected and in use at the time the lease was granted. Defendant admitted the erection in July, 1902, of auntshed in substition of the original matshed which was destroyed by a thoru in July, 1902, as alleged in para- griph Brand also admitted the use of the mat- whed as thereis alleged. In further nuswer to the aflation contained in pragraph of the daim the defondnut deried that either. the original or substituted matshed meation presented or prevents the necess of vessels.

KLE, the GOVERNOR said he thought that 3 to tho sew wharf denied that either

nionths was too hard an alternative penalty. of such matsheds was or is in any degree The COLONIAL TREASULDE suggested that obstructive to plaintiffs' use of such wharf, and the prop sed term of imprisonment be left out of denied that vither of such motsheds endangered the Bill allogether, leaving it to the hisgistrats or endangers their property was or is in any way injurious to the The defendant to impose what alteran.ire he thonght fit in denied that the bad been any breach by the each case. Coversment of the Crown lease, dated let

The AORNEY-GENERAL signified his October, 19 1. and stated that the searching of pas complained of by the plaintiffs was Authoresby law and was laureordance with the provisions of rection 29 of an Ordinaura

of the Legishitive Council of this Colony Title The Preparel Opin Orance 1891.

For further defence to tu plaintiff claim i the feudant stated that the same was ad in

law on the ground that the acts, facts, matters and things therein alleged did not disclose any canze action on the part of the plaintiff uguint the defendant.

The Attormy-General addressed his Lord- slip on the question of len-Assuming that

The Court adjourned at 12:30 till to-morrow

at 10.30.

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Cheersatory yesterday issued the following report:--

The Enrouter has fallen over Japan and the Lochons, risen in S. China

A depression is moring Eastwards in the NE. part of the Sea of Japan, and presaro is high over the China Sea, S. Chias and the Pacific towards the Loochoos.

Moderate or light S. monsoon in the Formosa Charuel and N. part of the China Sea.

Forecast winds, moderate or light; sbowery to fair.

ussen.

On the Council resuming, the Bill was read a third time and passed, on the action of the ATORY-GENERAL SECRuded by the COLONIAL SECRETARY.

CHARGE FOR IMBECILES,”

Bil

I

simply put the motion that the Bill be read

second time.

The motion was agreed to,

ho Bill taa left in the Committee stage...

· EXTORTATION OF LIVE STOCK.

The Council adjourned sine die,

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

·PUBLIC VODES.

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The Gorerar recommended the Consoil ta vote a sum of sixteen thousand Dollars ($16,000) iu aid of Public Works Extraordiüary to meo. expenditure rendered necessary by rain-storra Repairing roads, including landslips damages--

and bridges, Repairing nalinus, Repairing Taipe Road,

Total,

This vote was agreed to. This was all the business.

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