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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 18, 1913.
COMPANIES AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General moved the First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Companies Ordinance, 1911.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
OFFICIAL SIGNATURES FEES BILL.--The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Official Signa- tures Fees Ordinance, 1888.
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.
FOREIGN SILVER AND NICKEL COIN BILL.-The Colonial Secretary moved that the Council resolve itself into a Committee of the whole Council to consider the Bill entitled An Ordinance to prohibit the importation and circulation of certain Foreign Coins.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
On the motion of the Attorney General the following amendment was agreed to: --- In section 2 the following words and figures were inserted after the words "Order-in- Council" in the third line thereof :-", entitled the Hongkong (Coinage) Order, 1895,".
On Council resuming, the Colonial Secretary reported that the Bill had passed through Committee with a slight amendment and moved that it be read a third time.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time and passed.
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ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned until Thursday, the 17th July, 1913.
Read and confirmed this 17th day of July, 1913.
C. CLEMENTI,
Clers of Councils.
F. H. MAY, Governor.
No. 218.-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. 16 of 1913.—An Ordinance to amend the New Territories Regula-
tion Ordinance, 1910.
Ordinance No. 17 of 1913.—An Ordinance to amend the Tramway Ordinance,
1902.
Ordinance No. 18 of 1913.-An Ordinance to extend the provisions of the Steam Launch (Protection against Piracy) Ordinance,
1900, to certain classes of steamers.
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