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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 14, 1917. 519

The Council met pursuant to summons.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 16th August, 1917, were confirmed.

PAPERS. The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the following paper :

Correspondence relating to the Commercial and Industrial Policy to be adopted

throughout the Empire after the War.

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FINANCIAL MINUTES.---The Colonial Secretary laid on the table Financial Minutes Nos. 39 and 40, and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee :- No. 39.—Harbour Master's Department, D.-Steam Laun- ches, Other Charges, Repairs,

No. 40.--Public Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong, Mis-

cellaneous, Dredging Harbour,

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question--put and agreed to.

S 15,400.00.

135,000.00.

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee (No. 8), dated the 16th August, 1917, and moved its adoption.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

QUESTIONS.Mr. POLLOCK, pursuant to notice, asked the following questions:---

1. What was the number of

(1.) Junks;

(ii) Other vessels or bouts;

which were damaged at or off Cheung Chau (Dumb-bell Island) in the recent typhoon of the 13th August, and what does the pecuniary loss represented by such damage come to approximately?

2. What are the present means adopted for communicating to the Police at Cheung Chan the fuct that certain typhoon signals have been hoisted in Hongkong? Is it not practicable to improve such means of communication?

3. Are the Police at Cheung Chau provided with typhoon signals and, if not, will the Gorern-

ment consider the advisability of such provision being made 2

The Colonial Secretary replied.

MILITARY SERVICE BILL.-The debate on the second reading of the Bill intituled An Ordinance to make provision with respect to military service and to provide for the establishment maintenance and control of a local defence corps was resumed.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Mr. POLLOCK, Mr. ANTON, Mr. DoDWELL, the Attorney General, and His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council.

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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 3, sub-section (2), the word 'First" was inserted before the word Schedule" in the second line.

In section 5, sub-section (2), the words "by this Ordinance" in the third and fourth lines were deleted and the words "in the First Schedule hereto" were substituted therefor.

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In section 7 the words “or by virtue of the provisions of section 10 of this Ordi- nance," were inserted after the word "enlistment in the fourth line.

and the word

Section 8 was re-numbered sub-section (1), after the word "service," in the third line.

pay," was inserted