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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 10, 1932.
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 without amendment and moved that it be read a third time.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time and passed.
8. Marriage Amendment Bill.-The Attorney General moved the Second reading of
the Bill intituled “An Ordinance to amend the Marriage Ordinance, 1875." 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 without amendment and moved that it be read a third time.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time and passed.
9. Divorce Bill.-The Attorney General moved the Second reading of the Bill intituled "An Ordinance to confer on the Supreme Court Jurisdiction in Divorce and Matrimonial causes."
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
The Hon. Mr. J. P. BRAGA, the Hon. Mr. J. J. PATERSON and the Attorney General
addressed the Council.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
The Hon. Mr. J. P. BRAGA addressed the Council in Committee and moved the following amendment to clause 4 "That sub-section one be struck out and sub-sections two and three be renumbered one and two ".
On the Amendment being put to the vote it was declared lost.
Clauses 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 were agreed to, Mr. BRAGA dissenting.
On Council resuming, the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through Committee without amendment and moved that it be read a third time.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time and passed.
ADJOURNMENT.
10. The Council then adjourned until Thursday, the 10th day of November, 1932,
at 2.30 p.m.
Confirmed this 10th day of November, 1932.
R. A. C. North,
· Deputy Clerk of Councils,
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W. T. SOUTHORN, Officer Administering the Government.
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