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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 20, 1917.

2. Will the Government also state whether on all occasions when a bill, or any part of a bill, is passed by the use of the Official majority against the unanimous vote of the unofficial members of Council à special explanation is given to the Secretary of State for the Colonies to justify the use of the Official majority and are the circumstances of different cases fully set forth in a special despatch ?

3. Will the Government state when the German Bank and other “immorable” German private

property will be sold by Public Auction?

4. Having regard to the fact that the German Bank property has already been advertised for the prescribed period of three months, will it be considered necessary to advertise it again for uny period longer than a few days?

MERCHANT SHIPPING AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill intituled An Ordinance to amend the Merchant Shipping Ordinances, 1899-1913.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Mr. POLLOCK and His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council,

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 addition was made to the marginal note to section 1:- Ordinances Nos. 10 of 1899 and 25 of 1913."

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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.

1917.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time and passed.

ADJOURNMENT.--The Council then adjourned until Thursday, the 19th day of April,

Confirmed this 19th day of April, 1917.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.

F. H. MAY, Governor.

APPOINTMENTS, &c.

No. 164. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint, under the provisions of Section 19 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, Mr. FRANCIS ASLETT to be a Second Class Sanitary Inspector, with effect from 1st April, 1917.

20th April, 1917.

No. 165.

NOTICES.

ERRATUM,

In the second line of the Port Regulations, 1917, which were published as Notifica- tion No. 159 in the Gazette of the 16th April, 1917, "26th October, 1916", should read

26th October, 1896 ".

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