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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH NOVEMBER, 1899. 1747

No. 32 or 1899.

An Ordinance to amend the Law relating to

Solicitors.

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HENRY A. BLAKE,

Governor.

[4th November, 1899.]

Be 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.

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 character of

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are hereby repealed, as being rendered unnecessary by the provisions of section 21 of Ordinance No. 9 of 1899.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 31st day of October, 1899.

R. F. JOHNSTON, Acting Clerk of Councils.

Asscuted to by His Excellency the Governor, the 4th day of November, 1899.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.

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No. 33 OF 1899.

An Ordinance to amend the Rating

Ordinance, 1888.

HENRY A. BLAKE,

Governor.

[6th November, 1899.]

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

1. This Ordinance shall be read and construed as one Construction. Ordinance with the Rating Ordinance, 1888.

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2. The word “ machinery as used in sub-section 5 of Definition section 1 of the Rating Ordinance, 1888, shall mean machine- of “ machin-

ery." ry used for purely industrial or manufacturing purposes, but shall not include lifts and machinery used as adjuncts to any tenements occupied as offices, dwellings, or hotels. Deductions In making, however, any valuation of such lifts and ma- to be made chinery in the future the Assessor shall deduct the expenses valuations. of working such lifts and machinery from the rateable value thereof if such expenses are paid by the landlord.

in future

valuations.

3. Every valuation which has been made by the Assessor Saving of prior to the commencement of this Ordinance under the existing provisions of the Rating Ordinance, 1888, shall be construed and interpreted in any Court of law as if such valuation had been made under the provisions of the Rating Ordi- nance, 1888, as modified by this Ordinance.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 31st day of October, 1899.

R. F. JORNSTON, Acting Clerk of Councils,

Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 6th day of November, 1899.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.