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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 19, 1919.

The Honourable Mr. LAU CHO-PAK.

Mr. Ho FooK.

Mr. STANLEY HUDSON DODWELI..

Mr. CHALONER GRENVILLE ALABASTER, O.B.E.

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Mr. EDWARD VICTOR DAVID PARR.

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ABSENT:

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Mr. JOHN JOHNSTONE.

The Council met pursuant to summons.

The Minutes of the Meeting, held on the 28th August, 1919, were confirmed.

FINANCIAL MINUTES.-The Colonial Secretary laid on the table Financial Minutes Nos. 82 to 88, and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee:

No. 82.-Public Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong, Miscel

laneous, (23) Boundary Stones,

$300.00

No. 83.-Prison Department :-

Subsistence of Prisoners,

Light,

$14,000.00 2,400.00

16,400.00

No. 84. Public Works, Extraordinary, Kowloon, (38)

Compensation and Resumption,

40,500.00

No. 85.-Fire Brigade:---

Repairs to Engines and Plant, ...$ 1,500.00 Stores,

1,500.00

3,000.00

No. 86.- Public Works, Extraordinary, New Territories, Communications, (41) Roads: (c) Metalling and tarring portion of Fanling to Castle Peak Road (8 miles),

26,000.00

No. 87.--Harbour Master's Department, Raising and re-

newing moorings of Ocean Steamships,

4,300.00

No. 88.--Public Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong, Con- version of Berlin Mission Foundling House into Married Police Quarters,

3,250.00

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee (No. 8), dated the 28th August, 1919, and moved its adoption.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

SUGAR CONVENTION BILL.--The Attorney General moved the First reading of a Bill intituled An Ordinance to repeal the Sugar Convention Ordinance, 1904.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

INDICTMENTS BILL.The Attorney General moved the Second reading of the Bill intituled An Ordinance to amend the Law relating to Indictments in Criminal Cases, and matters incidental or similar thereto.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

On the motion of Mr. ALABASTER, the following amendments were agreed to :- The words after "injustice" in Clause 6 sub-section 1, and the words and" in sub-section 5 (c) were deleted.

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