THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 1, 1911.
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On the motion of the Attorney General section 2 was deleted and the following substi- tuted therefor :-
2. Joseph Horsford Kemp Esquire, Barrister-at-law, shall be permitted to practise both in the Court and elsewhere in the Colony as if he were a duly admit- ted Solicitor when appearing as Crown Solicitor on behalf of, or represent- ing or acting for or on behalf of the Crown or any Government Department of the Colony, or any Officer in the employment of the said Government or in any matter in which the Crown or the said Government or any department thereof is interested.
Sub-section (1) of section 3 and the figure “ (2.) were deleted.
In sub-section (1) of section 6 the word “losing" in the last line was deleted and the words "against whom the order is made" were inserted at the end thereof.
Council resumed, the Bill being left in Committee.
CROWN LANDS RESUMPTION AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General moved that the Council resolve itself into a Committee of the whole Council to consider the Bill entitled An Ordinance to further amend the Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance, 1900, -
The Colonial Secretary seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
On the motion of the Attorney General the following was inserted after sub-section (2) of section 3 and numbered sub-section (3):
(3.) The remuneration of any member of a Board shall be at a rate according to the amount of work, the time occupied, and the magnitude of the interests involved, and such rate shall be determined in each case by the Chairman of the Board in his discretion at the conclusion of the arbitration; provided that nothing in this sub-section shall be deemed to authorise the payment or receipt of remuneration in the case of a public servant who is not per- mitted to receive remuneration for acting as a member of a Board.
Sub-section (3) was renumbered (4) and the words "any member of or in the second line were deleted and the word "the" substituted therefor.
The word “amount" in the third line of sub-section (2) of section 4 was altered to read “amounts" and the words "by the Governor-in-Council" in the fourth line were deleted.
On Council resuming the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through Committee with slight amendments and moved that it be read a third time. The Colonial Secretary seconded, motion agreed to, Bill read a third time and passed.
INTERPRETATION BILL.The Attorney General moved that the Council resolve itself into a Committee of the whole Council to consider the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend and codify the law as to the Interpretation of Terms and as to Common Forms used in Ordin-
ances.
The Colonial Secretary seconded, and the motion was agreed to. Council in Committee on the Bill.
On the motion of the Attorney General the definition of "City of Victoria" in section 39B was amended by the deletion of the words "north-west angle of Wongneichoug School" in the second and third last lines and the substitution therefor of the words "south- cast angle of Inland Lot No. 1364”.
In section 41 sub-section (1) sub-sub-section (b) the word where" was inserted be- tween the words "or" and "other" in the second line.
On Council resuming the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through Committee with slight amendments and moved that it be read a third time. The Colonial Secretary seconded, motion agreed to, Bill read a third time and passed.
ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned until Thursday, the 31st August, 1911.
F. D. LUGARD,
Read and confirmed this 31st day of Angust, 1911.
C. CLEMENTI,
Cicer of Counci's.
Governor.
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