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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 31, 1936.

4. The Attorney General moved :--

MOTIONS.

That the by-laws under the heading "Cemeteries" made by the Urban Council under section 4 (1) (xxiv) of the Public Health (Sanitation) Ordinance, 1935, on the 8th day of December, 1936, be approved, with effect on and from the 1st January, 1937.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question put and agreed to.

5. Pensions (No. 4) Amendment Bill.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the First reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance further to amend the law relating to Pensions."

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

6. Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Amendment Bill.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the First reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to amend the Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Ordinance, 1936."

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question--put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

7. Lighting Control Bill.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the First reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to provide for the total or partial cessation of lighting in the Colony by Regulation of the Governor in Council on occasions of emergency or public danger or by way of experi- ment or practice for such occasions.”

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

8. Wild Animals Protection Bill.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the First reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to make provision for the protection of certain wild animals."