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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 22, 1937.

PAPERS.

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

Amendments made by the Governor in Council under sections 3, 4 and 8 of

the Pleasure Grounds and Bathing Places Regulation Ordinance, 1936, Ordinance No. 29 of 1936, to the First and Second Schedules to that Ordinance, dated 22nd September, 1937.

MOTIONS.

5. Merchant Shipping Amendment Bill.-The Attorney General moved the Second reading of a Bill intituled An Ordinance to amend the Merchant Shipping (No. 2) Amendment Ordinance, 1934, and the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, as amended by the Merchant Shipping Amendment Ordinance, 1935.' The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

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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. Appropriation Bill for 1938.--The Colonial Secretary moved the Second reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding Twenty- six million three hundred and twenty-seven thousand three hundred and forty-three Dollars to the Public Service of the year 1938."

The Financial Secretary and Colonial Treasurer seconded.

The Hon. Sir HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK, Kt, K.C., Hon. Mr. CHAU TSUN-NIN, Hon. Mr. Lo MAN-KAM, Hon. Mr. LEO D'ALMADA E CASTRO, Junior, Hon. Dr. Li SHU-FAN, and Hon. Mr. MARçus Theodore JOHNSON addressed the Council.

The debate was postponed until the next meeting.

ADJOURNMENT.

7. The Council then adjourned until Wednesday, the 20th day of October, 1937,

at 2.30 p.m.

Confirmed this 20th day of October, 1937.

A. G. CLARKE,

Deputy Clerk of Councils.

N. L. SMITH,

Officer Administering the Government,

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No. 747.-His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the KING, to the following Ordi- nance passed by the Legislative Council:-

Ordinance No. 23 of 1937.

An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding Twenty-six million three hundred and thirty- eight thousand three hundred and forty Dollars to the Public Service of the year 1938.