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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 30, 1910. 555

FINANCIAL MINUTES.--The Colonial Secretary laid on the table Financial Minutes Nos. 90 to 92, and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee :-

No. 90.-Public Works,

No. 91.-Miscellaneous Services, Printing and Binding,

No. 92. Post Office, Other Charges,

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

$ 7,960.

5,000.

40,600.

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.---The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee dated the 20th October, 1910, and moved its adoption.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

RESOLUTION.-Mr. STEWART, pursuant to notice, addressed the Council and moved the following Resolution :----

That this Council desires respectfully to draw the attention of the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the port of origin of all the morphine, and one-third of the compounds of opium, entering this Colony; and humbly prays him to lay before Parliament the propriety of assisting this Government in its endea- viurs to discourage the opium vice in its most injurious form by restricting the export from England of the means of gratifying it.

Mr. OSBORNE seconded.

His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government addressed the Council. Connell divided on the motion which was declared lost, six members voting against and three—Mr. STEWART, Mr. OSBORNE and Mr. WE YUK-for the motion.

QUESTION. Mr. STEWART, pursuant to notice, asked the following Question :---

Has the Government distributed a translation in Chinese of the scale of railway freight charges on goes passing between the frontier and Kowloon? If not, will the Government cause sich a translation to be made and distributed widely?

The Colonial Secretary replied.

OPIUM AMENDMENT (No. 2) BILL. The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Opium Ordin- ance, 1909.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed, and Bill reported without amendment.

The Attorney Gencral moved that the Bill be read a third time.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed