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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 29, 1913.

On Council resuming, the Attorney General reported that the Bill has 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.

MERCHANT SHIPPING AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Coun- cil and moved the Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Merchant. Shipping Ordinance, 1899.

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.

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EDUCATION 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 provide for the registration and supervision of certain schools.

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The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

On the motion of the Attorney General the following amendments were agreed to :— The word " Director was substituted for the word “ Registrar" throughout the Bill

wherever the latter word occurred.

The words "Director of Education' were substituted for the words " Registrar of Schools" throughout the Bill wherever the latter words occurred.

In Section 4, Sub-section (3), the word "fees" in the third line was deleted and the word "remuneration" substituted therefor.

In Section 7, the word "It" in the first line was deleted and the words "After the first day of July, 1914, it" were substituted therefor; and the words "to which the provi- sions of this Ordinance apply" were inserted after the word " Colony" in the second line

thereof.

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In Section 8, Sub-section (1), the words "to apply" in the fourth line were deleted; the words " to apply were inserted between the words "Ordinance" and "to" in the fifth line; and a full-stop and the words "Such application shall be" were inserted after the word "registration" in the sixth line.

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In Section 8, Sub-section (4), all the words from " of the sub-section were deleted and the following words were substituted therefor "shall give to the manager of such school a notice in writing specifying his objections to the registration of the school, and requiring the manager within one month from the receipt of such notice to take such steps as may be necessary to remove the causes of such objections and informing him of his right to appeal to the Governor-in-Council."

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The following new sub-section, numbered (5), was added at the end of Section 8 :—

(5.) If the manager shall not within the said period of one month either Appeal to comply with the requirements of such notice to the satisfaction of in-council. the Director or appeal to the Governor-in-Council, or if on appeal to the Governor-in-Council the decision of the Director shall be upheld, such school shall become and be an unlawful school within the meaning of this Ordinance.