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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 17, 1931.

12. Births and Deaths Registration Amendment Bill.-The Attorney General moved the Second reading of the Bill intituled "An Ordinance to amend the law relating to the Registration of Births and Deaths."

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

The following new clause, clause 7 was added

Commence- 7. This Ordinance shall come into operation on the 1st day ment. of January, 1932.

On Council resuming, the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through Committee with material amendment and that in accordance with Standing Order No. 28 the third reading should be postponed to a subse- quent meeting of the Council.

ADJOURNMENT.

13. The Council then adjourned until Thursday, the 16th day of July, 1931.

Confirmed this 16th day of July, 1931.

R. A. C. NORTH,

Deputy Clerk of Councils.

W. PEEL,

Governor.

No. 449.-His Excellency the Governor has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the KING, to the following Ordinances passed by the Legislative Council:-

Ordinance No. 14 of 1931-An Ordinance to authorize the Appropriation of a

Supplementary Sum of Two million four hundred and eighty-six thousand five hundred and seventy- seven Dollars and two Cents to defray the Charges of the year 1930.

Ordinance No. 15 of 1931.-An Ordinance to amend the Summary Offences

Ordinance, 1845.

Ordinance No. 16 of 1931.-An Ordinance to amend the Rating Ordinance,

1901.

Ordinance No. 17 of 1931.—An Ordinance to amend the Criminal Procedure

Ordinance, 1899.

Ordinance No. 18 of 1931.—An Ordinance to amend further the Public Health

and Buildings Ordinance, 1903.

Ordinance No. 19 of 1931.-An Ordinance to provide for the incorporation of the Hop Yat Tong Church of Christ in Hong Kong.