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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 19, 1911.
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.-His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council and corrected an error in his speech of the 20th April, 1911, in connection with the Railway.
QUESTIONS.--Mr. EDE gave notice that he will ask the following question at the next meeting of the Council :-
With reference to the remarks of the Hon. Mr. Slade in the debate of the 8th Octo- ber, 1908, will the Government lay upon the table some papers embodying the views and calcalations of His Excellency the Governor upon the subject of the Military Contribution?
STATUTE LAWS (NEW REVISED EDITION) BILL. The Attorney General moved the First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to authorise the publication of a Newly Revised Edition of the Revised Edition of the Statute Laws of the Colony prepared in virtue of Ordinance No. 12 of 1900.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
MONEY-LENDERS BILL.-The Attorney General moved the First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Law with respect to Persons carrying on business as Money-lenders.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
CENSUS ORDINANCE AMENDMENT BILL-The Attorney General moved the First read- ing of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Census Ordinance, 1881.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
The Attorney General moved the suspension of the Standing Orders in order that the Bill might pass through all its stages at this meeting of the Council.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill. 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 General 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.
UNIVERSITY AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General moved the First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the University Ordinance, 1911.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
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