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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 18, 1913

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On the motion of the Attorney General the following amendments were agreed to :

The following words were added at the end of the definition of “ Vagrant" intro- duced by Section 2: provided however that no action shall be taken under the provisions of this Ordinance against any prostitute save under the authority of the Governor-in-Council".

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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.

REVENUE OFFICERS POWER OF ARREST BILL.-The Attorney General moved that the Council resolve itself into a Committee of the whole Council to consider the 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.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

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On the motion of the Attorney General the following amendments were agreed to:

The word of " after the word "arrest" in the second line of the title was deleted

and the words "vested in" were substituted therefor.

The following words and figures were inserted in the schedule after the ninth line

thereof :-

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23 of 1909-Opium Ordinance."

On Council resuming, the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through Committee with amendments and move 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 uuriThursday, the 17th April, 1913.

F. H. MAY, Governor.

Read and confirmed this 17th day of April, 1913.

R. H. CROFTON,

Clerk of Councils.

No. 116. His Excellency the Governor has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the King, to the following Ordinances passed by the Legislative Council :-

Ordinance No. 7 of 1913.—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.

Ordinance No. 8 of 1913.—An Ordinance to make provision for raising a Loan of Two hundred and fifty thousand pounds Sterling for the purposes of Railway Construction.

Ordinance No. 9 of 1913.-- An Ordinance to amend the Offences against the Per-

son Ordinance, 1865.