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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 20, 1911.
ARMS AND AMMUNITION AMENDMENT BILL.-The Committee stage on the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Arms and Ammunition Ordinance, 1900, was not proceeded with.
CROWN SOLICITORS 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 enable Joseph Horsford Kemp Esquire, Barrister-at-law, to practise as Crown Solicitor in the Court and to provide for the payment of solicitors' costs in cases in which a salaried Crown Solicitor or Assistant Crown Solicitor acts as solicitor.
The Colonial Secretary seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
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, motion agreed to, Bill read a third time and passed.
ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned sine die.
F. D. LUGARD, Governor.
Read and confirmed this 19th day of October, 1911.
C. CLEMENTI,
Clerk of Councils.
APPOINTMENTS, &c.
No. 318.-His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to recognise Mr. John B. SAWYER provisionally as Vice and Deputy Consul-General of the United States of America at Hongkong.
14th October, 1911.
No. 319. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the Honourable Mr. ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON to act as Postmaster General in addition to his other duties with effect from the 5th instant, and Mr. MICHAEL BREEN to act as Assistant Post- master General with effect from this date.
16th October, 1911.
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