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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH AUGUST, 1899. 1345

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR THE PREVENTION OF THE CONCEALMENT OF OPIUM ON BOARD STEAMSHIPS.-The Acting Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the second reading of the Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed and Bill reported without amendment.

The Acting Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed.

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LIQUOR LICENSES ORDINANCE, 1898.-Council in Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed.

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORISE THE APPROPRIATION OF A SUPPLEMENTARY SUM OF THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHT THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-TWO DOLLARS AND EIGHTY-SEVEN CENTS, TO DEFRAY THE Charges of the YEAR 1898.-The Colonial Treasurer moved that the Council go into Committee on the Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question--put and agreed to.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed and Bill reported without amendment.

The Colonial Treasurer moved the third reading of the Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed.

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO FURTHER AMEND THE CATTLE DISEASES, SLAUGHTER HOUSES AND MARKETS ORDINANCES.-The Acting Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed.

ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned till Thursday, the 24th August, 1899, at 4 p.m.

Read and confirmed this 24th day of August, 1899.

R. F. JOHNSTON, Acting Clerk of Councils.

HENRY A. BLAKE, Governor.