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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 28, 1927.

And Whereas the Governor in Council did on the 19th day of June, 1924,

approve of the construction and maintenance of the said double line:

Now it is hereby resolved that the approval of the Governor in Council so

given as aforesaid is hereby confirmed.

The Attorney General seconded.

Question--put and agreed to.

8. Chinese Extrudition Amendment Bill. The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the First reading of a Bill intituled An Ordinance to amend the Chinese Extradition Ordinance, 1889.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

9. Suppression of Piracy Amendment Bill. The Attorney General moved the Second reading of the Bill intituled An Ordinance to amend the law relating to the suppression of piracy.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

On Council resuming the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed

through Committee with the addition of the following clause :-

"This Ordinance shall come into operation on such date as may be

fixed by the order of the Governor in Council."

and moved that it be read a third time.

The Colonial Secretar seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time and passed.

10. Liquors Amendment Bill.-The Second reading of the Bill intituled An Ordi- nance to amend the Liquors Consolidation Ordinance, 1911, was not pro- ceeded with at this Meeting.

ADJOURNMENT.

11. The Council then adjourned sine die.

Confirmed this 27th day of October, 1927.

E. W. HAMILTON,

Deputy Clerk of Councils

W. T. SOUTHORN, Officer Administering the Government.

No. 617. His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the KING, to the following Ordi- nances passed by the Legislative Council: -

Ordinance No. 16 of 1927.-An Ordinance to amend the Liquors Consolidation

Ordinance, 1911.

Ordinance No. 17 of 1927.-- An Ordinance to amend the Chinese Extradition

Ordinance, 1889.