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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 10, 1914.

ESTATE DUTY BILL.-On the request of Mr. Hewett His Excellency the Governor agreed to postpone for at least six weeks the consideration of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to provide for the levy of Estate Duty payable in respect of the estates of deceased persons.

ÅDJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned sine die,

Read and confirmed this 6th day of July, 1914.

M. J. BREEN,

Clerk of Councils.

F. H. MAY, Governor.

No. 253. His Majesty the King has not been advised to exercise his power of dis- allowance with respect to the following Ordinances

Ordinance No. 2 of 1914.-An Ordinance to amend the Pharmacy Ordinance, 1908, and Ordinance No. 9 of 1910 as in- corporated in the Pharmacy Ordinance, 1908. Ordinance No. 6 of 1914.-An Ordinance to provide against the circulation in the

Colony of seditious publications.

Ordinance No. 8 of 1914.-An Ordinance to amend the Electricity Supply Ordi-

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

7th July, 1914.

nance, 1911.

M. J. BREEN,

Clerk of Councils,

APPOINTMENTS, &C.

No. 254.-His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. CHRISTOPHER WILLSON to be Lieutenant and Mr. L. N. MURPHY to be Second Lieutenant in the Hong- kong Volunteer Corps, with effect from this date.

7th July, 1914.

No. 255. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. EDWARD JONES and Mr. ROBERT OLIPHANT HUTCHISON to perform the duties of Assistant Harbour Master during the absence on leave of BASIL REGINALD HAMILTON TAYLOR, Commander, R.N., or until further notice.

9th July, 1914.

No. 256.-His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Dr. GEORGE ERNEST AUBREY, M.R.C.S. (Eng.), L.R.C.P. (Lond.), M.B. (Lond.), B.S. (Lond.), to be Honorary Visiting Physician and Dr. CHARLES FORSYTH, M.B. (Edin.), B.S. (Edin.), F.R.C.S. (Edin.), to be Honorary Obstetric Physician to the Government Civil Hospital, with effect from this date.

10th July, 1914.

NOTICES.

SUPREME COURT.

No. 257.-Under Section 16 of the Companies Amendment Ordinance, 1913, it is hereby notified, for general information, that in addition to those already notified, the follow- ing person has made application to be appointed auditor for the purposes of the Companies Ordinances, 1911 and 1913, and that he is, in my opinion, qualified to perform the duties required by the said Ordinances to be performed by an auditor :-

JOHN HALIFAX LIND, Yokohama.

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