THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 3, 1911.
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LAW AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General moved the First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance for further promoting the Revision of the Law by amending certain errors contained in, as well as the language used in, the Ordinances now in force.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
GENERAL REVISION BILL.-The Attorney General moved the First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance for promoting the General Revision of the Law by repealing certain enactments which have ceased to be in force or have become unnecessary, by amending cer- tion other enactments which stand in urgent need thereof, and by incorporating certain amending Ordinances in their respective principal Ordinances.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
UNION CHURCH INCORPORATION BILL. Mr. POLLOCK addressed the Council and moved the First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance for the Incorporation of the Trustees of the Union Church at Victoria in this Colony.
Mr. EDE seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
ARMS AND AMMUNITION 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 amend the Arms and Ammunition 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 it was agreed that the following sections, to be numbered 3 and 4, be added to the Bill:
3. Section 5 of the Arins and Ammunition Ordinance, 1900, is hereby Amends
amended as follows:-
(a.) by the insertion after the word "ammunition
in sub-section (1)
(a) thereof of the words "together with a removal permit in form No. 3 in the First Schedule
"
(b.) by the deletion of the words "to this Ordinance' in sub-section
(1) (b) thereof.
(c.) by the deletion of all the words after the words "Captain Superin-
tendent of Police" in sub-section (3) thereof,
(d) by the addition of the following sub-section :
"(4.) No fee shall be payable in respect of filing any such application or granting any export or removal permit.
section 5 of Ordinance No. 2 of 1900.
section 7 of
4. Section 7 of the Arms and Ammunition Ordinance, 1900, is hereby amends
amended by the deletion of the words "or person licensed to possess Ordinance the same ".
Council resumed, the Bill being left in Committee.
No. 2 of 1900.
REGISTERED PARTNERSHIPS BILL.-The Committee stage on the Bill entitled An Ordinance to establish Registered Partnerships and to give effect to certain Chinese Part- nership Customs, was not proceeded with.
ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned until Thursday, the 2nd November, 1911.
Read and confirmed this 2nd day of November, 1911.
C. CLEMENTI,
Clark of Councils,
F. D. LUGARD,
Governor.
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