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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 24, 1937.

Administration Reports, 1936 :-

Part III.-Public Health :----

Report of the Botanical and Forestry Department.

Part VII.-Undertakings of Government:

Report on the Kowloon-Canton Railway (British Section).

QUESTIONS.

5. The Hon. Mr. Lo MAN-KAM, pursuant to notice, asked the following questions

1. After heroin has been confiscated under due process of law, in what

manner is it disposed of?

2. What Government Officer is responsible for seeing that such confiscated heroin is duly dumped, burned, or otherwise disposed of and that it does not afterwards get into unauthorised hands?

The Colonial Secretary replied as follows:-

1. Confiscated heroin is handed over to the Superintendent of Imports and Exports and is then dumped at sea in the presence of the following officers:

(a) An Assistant Superintendent of Imports and Exports.

(b) The Auditor or an Assistant Auditor, whose duty it is to satisfy himself that the whole of the heroin confiscated is dumped. (c) The Chief Preventive Officer or a European Revenue Officer. (d) Chinese Revenue Officers.

2. The four officers mentioned are severally and collectively responsible for The seeing that instructions for disposal are properly carried out. certificate of destruction is signed by the two first named.

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

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

(No. 5), dated 23rd June, 1937, and moved its adoption.

The Financial Secretary and Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

MOTIONS.

7. The Financial Secretary and Colonial Treasurer addressed the Council and

moved the following resolution:-

rate

Resolved pursuant to section 49 (4) (b) of the Rating Ordinance, 1901, Ordinance No. 6 of 1901, as enacted by section 2 of the Rating Amendment Ordinance, 1935,

10 of Ordinance No.

1935,

annual that the provided for in paragraph (a) of sub-section 4 of the said Ordinance be altered and reduced, in respect of that part of the New Territories comprised in the urban area of Tsun Wan, by fifty per cent for the period 1st June, 1937, to