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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 25, 1937.

OATHS.

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3. The Honourable the Officer Commanding the Troops, (Brigadier HUGH GARDEN SETH-SMITH, D.S.O.), and the Honourable Mr. EDGAR DAVIDSON took the Oath of Allegiance and assumed their seats as Members of the Council.

PAPERS.

4. The following papers were laid on the table :--

Amendments of the Regulations made by the Governor in Council under section 3 of the Watchmen Ordinance, 1928, Ordinance No. 6 of 1928, as amended by section 2 of the Watchmen Amendment Ordinance, 1937, Ordinance No. 4 of 1937, dated 10th April, 1937.

Exemption of the Babington Hospital and Sanatorium from the operation of the Nursing and Maternity Homes Registration Ordinance, 1936, Ordin- ance No. 48 of 1936, made by the Governor in Council under section 8 of the said Ordinance, dated 10th April, 1937.

Amendments made by the Governor in Council under section 28 of the Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance, 1934, Ordinance No. 21 of 1934, to the Second Schedule to that Ordinance, dated 14th April, 1937.

Notice to Aircraft Owners and Ground Engineers-No. 10 of the year 1937,

dated 17th April, 1937.

Rescission of the Order made by the Governor in Council on the 4th January, 1937, under section 18 of the Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Ordin- ance, 1936, Ordinance No. 7 of 1936, dated 4th May, 1937.

Amendments to Part II of and Schedule A to the Vehicles and Traffic Regu- lations made by the Governor in Council under section 3 of the Vehicles and Traffic Regulation Ordinance, 1912, Ordinance No. 40 of 1912, dated 4th May, 1937.

Establishment and closure of markets declared by the Urban Council under the Public Health (Food) Ordinance, 1935, Ordinance No. 13 of 1935, dated 14th May, 1937.

Proclamation No. 5.-The British Dollar to cease to be legal tender in Hong

Kong as from 1st August, 1937.

Proclamation No. 6.-Appointing several places as Court-houses.

Administration Reports, 1936:---

Part I.-General Administration:-

Report of the Director of the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong.

Part II.-Law and Order :----

Report of the Land Officer and Registrar of Marriages. Report of the Superintendent of Prisons.

Report of the University (1937) Committee, dated March, 1937.

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

5. The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee

(No. 3), dated 14th April, 1937, and moved its adoption.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.