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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 4, 1911.
POST OFFICE AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General moved the First reading of
a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Post Office Ordinance, 1900.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
CROWN SOLICITORS BILL.--The Attorney General moved the First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to make provision for the appointment of and to define the powers of the Crown Solicitor and Assistant Crown Solicitor.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
CROWN LANDS RESUMPTION AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General moved the First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to further amend the Crown Lands Resump- tion Ordinance, 1900.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question---put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
PRISON AMENDMENT BILL-The Attorney General moved the First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to further amend the Prison Ordinance, 1899, and stated that the Bill was not circulated with the Orders of the Day but that the Government considered the matter of sufficient urgency to bring it up without notice.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
His Excellency the Governor informed the Council that a two-thirds majority was re- quired and, on a show of hands, declared the motion carried.
Bill read a first time.
PROBATES AMENDMENT BULL.-The Colonial Treasurer addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Probates Ordin- ance, 1897.
The Attorney General seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council then went into Committee to consider the Bill clause by clause.
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The Attorney General moved that in sub-section (a) of section 2 the words-"after the word 'estate' of the words or property' and "--be inserted between the words “addition '
65 to any " to and "after"; that in sub-section (b) the words from
inclusive be person deleted and that the following be substituted therefor: in their own right to property passing on the death of any person"; and that in sub-section (2) the word "of“ be inserted between the words or and “Japau ".
The above amendments having been approved, the Attorney General moved that the Bill be left in Committee, and the motion was agreed to.
STAMP AMENDMENT BILL—The Colonial Treasurer addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to further amend the Stamp Ordinance, 1901, and the law relating to Stamps and Stamp Duty.
The Attorney General seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
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