582676-1940-Minutes--No-9 — Page 3

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 26, 1940. 1139

7. Post Office Amendment Bill. The Attorney General moved the Second reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to amend the Post Office Ordinance,

1920

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question--put and agreed b

Bill read a second time.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

On Council resuming, the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through Commitee without amenbuent, and moved that it be read a thirl

time.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question--put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time and passed.

3. Compulsory Service Amendment Bill.-The Attorney General moved the Second reading of a Bill intituled. “An Ordinance to amend the Compulsory Service Ordinance, 1989.”

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.

9. The Director of Public Works addressed the Council and moved the following

resolution :-

RESOLVED that the approval of the Governor in Council of permission to the Hong Kong Tramways, Limited, to construct one additional crossover track in King's Road, to connect the east-bound with the west-bound tramway track between Quarry Bay Marine Lot No. 4 and Quarry Bay Inland Lot No. 4, as shown in Enclosure (104) in C.S.O. 9365/04, be confirmed.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

ADJOURNMENT.

10. The Council then adjourned sine die.

Confirmed this 25th day of July, 1940.

N. L. SMITH, Officer Administering the Government.

C. BRAMALL BURGESS,

Deputy Clerk of Councils.