THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 12, 1915.
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On Council resuming the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through Committee with a slight 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.
CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill intituled An Ordinance to provide for certificates of origin in respect of goods wares and merchandise sought to be imported from certain places and to provide for the furnishing of import manifests.
Mr. HEWETT addressed the Council.
The Colonial Secretary seconded. Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
On the motion of the Attorney General the following amendments were agreed to:-- In section 11, the words "upon conviction either summarily or on indictment were inserted after the word "liable" in the third line.
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In section 12, the date "1st day of April" was deleted and the date "15th day of
March" substituted therefor.
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.
ALIEN ENEMIES (WINDING UP) AMENDMENT BILL.-The Bill intituled An Ordinance to amend the Alien Enemies (Winding up) Ordinance, 1914, was not proceeded with.
ADJOURNMENT.---The Council then adjourned sine die.
Read and confirmed this 11th day. of March, 1915.
A. G. M. FLETCHER,
F. H. MAY,
Governor.
Clerk of Councils.
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APPOINTMENTS, &c.
No. 109. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. ARNOLD HACKNEY HOLLINGSWORTH to act as 2nd Assistant Director of Public Works, and Mr. FREDERICK ALAN BIDEN to act as an Executive Engineer, during the absence on leave of Mr. CHARLES HENRY GALE, or until further notice, with effect from the 25th February, 1915.
12th March, 1915.
No. 110. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. CHARLES WILLIAM JEFFRIES to act as Director of the Royal Observatory, during the absence on leave of Mr. THOMAS FOLKES CLAXTON or until further notice, with effect from the 25th February, 1915.
12th March, 1915.
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