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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 1, 1912.
(iii) Will the Government state how often during the night each cell is looked into-
(a.) By an Officer on the European Staff, and
(b.) By an Officer on the Indian Staff?···
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(iv.) At what hours do the sanitary coolies go round the cells and under what supervision do they go round? Are they Chinese and are they free men or Prisoners?
(v.) How many Officers and of what rating,
(a.) belonging to the European Stoff, and
(b.) belonging to the Indian Staff,
are inside of the walls of the Prison, at one and the same time, between hours of midnight and 5 a.m.?
The Colonial Secretary replied.
CROWN SOLICITORS BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to make provision for the appoint- ment of and to define the powers of the Crown Solicitors and Assistant Crown Solicitors of the Colony.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and greed to.
Bill read a first time.
CHINA CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH BILL.--Sir Kai Ho KAI addressed the Council and moved the First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to provide for the incorporation of the Church Body of the China Congregational Church in Hongkong.
Mr. WEI YUK seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS LAW AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Law relating to Criminal Sessions.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
On the motion of the Attorney General the following amendments were agreed to:- In section 1 the words "Law Amendment" in the second line were deleted.
In section 3, in sub-section (1) of the new section 77, the words "with the exception of" in the third and fourth lines were deleted and the word "save" substituted therefor.
In sub-section (2) of the same section the words "the months aforesaid except" in the fourth line were deleted and the words " any month save" substituted therefor, and the word "or
was substituted for the word "and" in the seventh line.
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On Council resuming, the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through Committee with amendments 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.
VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATION BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law with respect to vehicles ard traffic.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
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