THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 27, 1941.
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5. War Revenue Bill.-The Financial Secretary addressed the Council and moved the First reading of a Bill intituled An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the War Revenue Ordinances of 1940."
The Attorney General seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
6. The Trustees of the Chater (Cathedral and St. Andrew's) Endowment Funds Incorporation Bill.-The Honourable Mr. STANLEY HUDSON DODWELL addressed the Council and moved the First reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to incorporate Trustees capable of holding property and empowered to administer two trust funds known as The Chater (Cathedral) Endowment Fund and The Chater (St. Andrew's Church) Endowment Fund for the purpose of assisting in the maintenance of St. John's Cathedral and St. Andrew's Church in this Colony."
The Honourable Mr. JoHN JOHNSTONE PATERSON seconded.
Question put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
7. Buildings Amendment Bill.-The Attorney General moved the Second reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to amend the Buildings Ordinance, 1935."
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
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.
8. The Honourable Mr. Lo MAN-KAM, C.B.E., addressed the Council and moved the
following resolution :-
"That, in the opinion of this Council, Government should not resort to its extraordinary emergency powers to attain an end unconnected with the emergency.
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The Honourable Mr. WILLIAM NGARTSE THOMAS TAM addressed the Council and
seconded the resolution.
The Colonial Secretary addressed the Council.
The Honourable Mr. Lo MAN-KAM, C.B.E., replied. His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council.
The resolution was put to the vote and declared lost.
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