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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 1, 1911.
On the motion of the Attorney General the following amendments were agreed to:- The word " Amendment" in the title was deleted.
Section 39 of the Principal Ordinance as introduced by Section 4 of the Bill was amended as follows:-
The following proviso was inserted at the end of sub-section (8):-" Provided that unless and until other regulations are made the regulations contained in Table U of the Schedule shall apply."
In the Schedule, Table U, the words "Boats, &c." in the heading were deleted and the words " Junks and Small Boats were substituted therefor.
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The words "other than a junk shall when under way were substituted for the word "shall" in Regulation 14 and the following inserted at the end thereof :" Every boat pro- pelled by oars at anchor or at moorings or alongside any wharf shall between sunset and Sunrise exhibit a white light at the bow visible all round at a height of not less than 3 feet above the gunwale."
The words and figures "the Merchant Shipping Consolidation Ordinauce, 1899," in Regulation 15 were deleted and the words "this Ordinance" substituted therefor.
The following regulation, to be numbered 40, was inserted:---
"40.-No boat shall without lawful authority or reasonable excuse approach within 30 feet of any steamship lying at anchor or at moorings or alongside any wharf at Kowloon."
Regulations 40 and 41 were renumbered 41 and 42.
On Council resuming, the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through Committee with amendments and moved that it be read a third time.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time and passed.
GENERAL REVISION BILL.-The Attorney General moved that the Council resolve itself into a Committee of the whole Council to consider the Bill entitled An Ordinance for pro- moting the General Revision of the Law by repealing certain enactments which have ceased to be in force or have become unnecessary, by amending certain 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.
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.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time and passed.
LAW REVISION BILL.The Attorney General moved that the Council resolve itself into a Committee of the whole Council to consider the Bill entitled An Ordinance for further promoting the Revision of the Law by repealing certain parts of enactments which have ceased to be in force or have become unnecessary.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question- put and 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.
Question-put and agreed to. Bill read a third time and passed.
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