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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 17, 1935.

1. The Council met pursuant to adjournment. His Excellency the Governor

occupied the Chair.

MINUTES.

2. The Minutes of the Meeting held on the 18th April, 1935, were confirmed.

PAPERS.

3. The following paper was laid on the table :-

Rescission of the Order made by the Governor in Council on the 25th January, 1935, under the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, Ordinance No. 10 of 1899, dated 17th April, 1935.

MOTIONS.

4. The Hon. Sir HENRY E. POLLOCK, Kt., K.C., moved the following resolution:---

That the postage by air-mail between Hong Kong and Great Britain is excessively high and ought, in the interests of trade, to be reduced most materially.

The Hon. Mr. WILLIAM HENRY BELL seconded.

The Postmaster General and His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council,

and Sir HENRY E. POLLOCK, thereupon, withdrew his resolution.

5. Jury Amendment Bill.-The Attorney General moved the Second reading of a

Bill intituled "An Ordinance to amend the Jury Ordinance, 1887.”

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

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.

6. Hawkers Bill.-The Attorney General moved the Second reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to enable the Urban Council to make by-laws with respect to the regulation and control by registration, licensing or otherwise of certain hawkers'

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The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

On Council resuming, the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through Committee with immaterial 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.