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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 15, 1936.

3. That the amendment to the Market by-laws made by the Urban Council under section 5 of the Public Health (Food) Ordinance, 1935, on the 31st day of March, 1936, be approved.

4. That the amendment to the Conservancy by-laws made by the Urban Council under section 4 (xvi) of the Public Health (Sanitation) Ordin- ance, 1935, on the 31st day of March, 1936, he approved.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

11. Buildings Amendment Bill.--The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the First reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to amend the Buildings Ordinance, 1935."

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

12. Counterfeit Currency (Convention) Bill.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the First reading of a Bill intituled An Ordinance to enable effect to be given to an International Convention for the Suppression of Counterfeiting Currency, signed on behalf of His late Majesty at Geneva on the 20th day of April, 1929, to apply to foreign coin certain enactments relating to British Coin, to assimilate the penalties for importing and export- ing counterfeit coin and to amend certain enactments relating to forgery, coinage and extradition."

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

13. Midwives Amendment Bill.--The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the First reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to amend the Midwives Ordinance, 1910.”

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

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14. Asylums Bill. The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the First reading of a Bill intituled An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law relating to the establishment of asylums for the detention, custody and care of persons of unsound mind, and others."

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

15. Summary Offences Amendment Bill.-The Attorney General moved the Second reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to amend the Summary Offences Ordinance, 1932.”

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.