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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 TM OCTOBER, 1899. 1687

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. --No. 586.

The following Bill, which was read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held this day, is published.

Council Chamber, Hongkong, 26th October, 1899.

R. F. JOHNSTON, Acting Clerk of Councils,

A

BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance to amend the Law relating to

Solicitors.

By it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as, the Solicitors Short title. Amendment Ordinance, 1899, and this Ordinance shall be

read and construed as one Ordinance with the Solicitors Ordinance, 1899.

character of

2. Upon any taxation of costs, the Taxing Officer may, Taxing in determining the remuneration, if any, to be allowed to a Officer to have solicitor for his services, have regard, subject to any regard to general rules or orders already made or hereafter to be service. made on that subject, to the skill, labour, and responsibility involved.

3. The following words contained in section 28 of Ordi- Repeal of nance 3 of 1871, namely,-

part of sec. 23 of 3 of 1871.

"On the admission of any person under sections 6 and

7, $150."

are hereby repealed, as being rendered unnecessary by the provisions of section 21 of Ordinance No. 9 of 1899.

HENRY E. POLLOCK,

Acting Astermey General,

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATIÓN.--No. 587.

His Excellency the Governor has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of the Queen, to the following Ordinances passed by the Legislative Council:---

Ordinance No. 24 of 1899.--An Ordinance for the Naturalization of Six HIP PAN, alias SIN

SHU FAN, alias SIN SHIU KIN, alias SIN. PING Kim.

Ordinance No. 25 of 1899.-An Ordinance for the Naturalization of Kwok YUNG KAM alias

Kwok To Kar alias Kwok YING.

Ordinance No. 26 of 1899.-An Ordinance for the Naturalization of Ho SHUN T'ò, alias Ho

KWAN YUK, alias Ho PING ÚN, alias Ho Tsor.

Ordinance No. 27 of 1899.—An Ordinance for the Naturalization of HÜ CHOO, alias Ho

SHUN TSUN, alias HU PING FONG, alias Hü NAI KWAL Ordinance No. 28 of 1899.--An Ordinance for the Naturalization of Lò KÚN TING, alias Ló

Fo, alias Lò CHING CHIU, alias Lò TIN FUI.

Ordinance No. 29 of 1899.—An Ordinance to amend the Vagrancy Ordinance, 1897. Ordinance No. 30 of 1899.-- An Ordinance to amend the Crown Lands Resumption Ordi-

nance, 1889.

Ordinance No. 31 of 1899.--An Ordinance to amend "The Protection of Women and Girls

Ordinance, 1897.”

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 28th October, 1899.

J. H. STEWART LockhaKT. Colonial Secretary.