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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 21, 1913.
PAPERS. The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the following papers :
Typhoon Refuge,-Statement to 31st December, 1912.
Diagram of the Mong-Kok-Tsui Breakwater shewing Progress of Stone Depositing
to 31st December, 1912.
OPIUM AMENDMENT BILL.--The Attorney General moved the First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Opium Ordinance, 1909.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
MAGISTRATES AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General moved the First reading of
a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
REVENUE OFFICERS POWER OF ARREST BILL.-The Attorney General moved the First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law relating to the powers of arrest of Revenue Officers.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
MERCANTILE BANK NOTE ISSUE AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General moved the First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Mercantile Bank Note Issue Ordinance, 1911.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
VAGRANCY AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General moved the First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Vagrancy Ordinance, 1897.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
SUMMARY OFFENCES AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Summary Offences Ordinance, 1845.
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 2 the words "be liable upon in the third line of sub-section (2) of the new section 13 were deleted and the word
on substituted therefor; the words
66 before a Magistrate to a penalty in the fourth line were deleted and the words "be liable to a fine "
were substituted therefor; and the words "with or without hard labour" in the sixth and seventh lines were deleted.
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.
ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned until Thursday, the 20th February, 1913.
Read and confirmed this 20th day of February, 1913.
R. H. CROFTON,
Clerk of Councils,
F. H. MAY,
Governor.
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