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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 13, 1909.

A BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance to set apart certain Crown Land to be used as a burial ground for persons professing the Christian Religion, other than members of the Roman Catholic Church.

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:

1. This Ordinance may be cite l as the Christian Burial short title. Ground Ordinance, 1909.

the

day of

certain

2. All that piece or parcel of land shewn and delineated Burial in red colour upon a plan signed by the Director of Publie ground re- Works and countersigned by the Colonial Secretary dated served for

1909 and deposited in the members Land Office is hereby set apart as a burial ground for per- of the sons professing the Christian Religion and not being Christian members of the Roman Catholic Church and no burial community. other than that of such a person shall take place therein after passing of this Ordinance.

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Memorandum.

The object of this Bill is to reserve a portion of what is popularly called the Colonial Cemetery for the burial of members of the Protestngt community,

A portion has already been set apart for the burial of members of the Roman Catholic Church, and other parts have been from time to time assigned to other Churches and Denominations.

HENRY S. BERKELEY, Attorney General.

A BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance to relieve the Governor-in-Council

of certain ministerial duties.

BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be eited as the Executive Coun- Short title. cil Relief of Duties Ordinance, 1909.

2. Where in the Ordinances set out in the First Schedule "Governor "

substituted

to this Ordinance the words “ "Governor-in-Council " appear for Gover-

or-in-Conn-

the word "Governor” shall be substituted for and read in lieu thereof to the extent specified in the said schedule. cil” in certain

Ordinances.

the advice of the Execu tive Council"

3. Where in the Ordinances set out in the Second Schedule Words "with to this Ordinance the words “ with the advice and consent of the Executive Council" or the words “with the advice of the Executive Council" appear the same shall be deleted deleted from to the extent specified in the said schedule.

4. Section 2 of the Crown Fees Ordinance, 1870, is hereby amended by the deletion of the words "to the Governor- in-Council" in the third line thereof.

certain Ordinances, Amendment

of section 2

of Ordinance No. 5 of 1870.

5. The forms 8 and 9 in the Second Schedule to the Amendment Macao Extradition Ordinance, 1881, are hereby amended by Senle of

of Second the deletion of the words "in Council" and "Clerk of Ordinance of Councils" wherever the same appear in the said forms. No. 1 of 1881.

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