64 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 22, 1918.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council with reference to Minutes Nos. 91 and 95.
Question-put and agreed to.
REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee (No. 15), dated the 29th November, 1917, and moved its adoption.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION BILL.-The Attorney General moved the First reading of a Bill intituled An Ordinance to amend the Importation and Exportation Ordinance, 1915.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
The Attorney General moved the suspension of the Standing Orders so that the Bill might be read a second and a third time.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
The Attorney General then addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill.
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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.
CONTRACTS (WAR RESTRICTIONS) BILL.--The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill intituled An Ordinance to make provision with regard to the effect on certain contracts of certain requirements regulations and restrictions rendered necessary by the present war.
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 it was agreed that Section 2 be amended to read as follows :----
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"2. It is hereby declared that where the fulfilment by any person of any contract Declaration
which was or is to be performed within the Colony has been or shall be as to the interfered with by the necessity on the part of himself or any other person of effect on complying with any requirement, regulation, or restriction of the Admiralty, contracts of the Army Council, the Minister of Munitions, or the Food Controller, under certain the Defence of Realm Consolidation Act, 1914, or the Defence of the Realm restrictions (Amendment) No. 2 Act, 1915, or any regulation made thereunder, or with due to the any regulation made under the Order of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria in Council made on the 26th day of October, 1896, as amended by the Order of 5 & 6 Geo. 5, His Majesty in Council made on the 21st day of March, 1916, that necessity is
war.
c. 8.
c. 37.
a good defence to any pending or future action or proceedings taken within 5 & 6 Geo. 5, the Colony against that person in respect of the non-fulfilment of the contract so far as it is due to that interference."
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