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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 18, 1913.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question--put and agreed to.

PAPERS.-The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the following papers :-

Financial Returns for the year 1912.

Jurors List for 1912.

Précis of Correspondence on the subject of Increases of Salary.

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Kowloon-Canton Railway.-Estimate of Expenditure on Capital Account during

the year 1913.

GENERAL LOAN AND INSCRIBED STOCK BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to declare the terms and conditions applicable to Loans authorised to be raised by the Government of Hongkong and to provide for the creation of Hongkong Inscribed Stock.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

RAILWAY LOAN BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to make provision for raising a Loan of Two hundred and fifty thousand pounds Sterling for the purposes of Railway Construction.

The Colonial Secretary seconded,

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON (Amendment) BilL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Offences against the Person Ordinance, 1865.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

MERCANTILE BANK NOTE ISSUE AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General addressed

the Council and moved the Second reading of the 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 second time.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

On Council resuming, the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through Committee with slight 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.

VAGRANCY AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Vagrancy Ordi- nance, 1897.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Council in Committee on the Bill.