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1952 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND DECEMBER, 1899.

PAPER. The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table a Return shewing the Expenditure of the 1893 Loan.

NEW LAW COURTS.--The Director of Public Works laid on the table the plans of the proposed New Law Courts.

REPORT OF THE STANDING LAW COMMITTEE.--The Colonial Secretary, in the absence of the Acting Attorney General, laid on the table the report of the Standing Law Committee on the Merchant Shipping Bill (No. 3).

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND CONSOLIDATE THE LAW RELATING TO THE CARRIAGE AND POSSESSION OF ARMS AND AMMUNITION.-The Colonial Secretary moved the first reading of the

Bill.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

BILL ENTITLED THE NEW TERRITORIES LAND Court Ordinance, 1899.-The Colonial Secretary moved the first reading of the Bill.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded. Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO MAKE FURTHER PROVISION for THE SANITATION OF THE COLONY AND TO REPEAL CERTAIN ENACTMENTS OF THE CLOSED HOUSES AND INSANITARY DWellings Ordinance, 1894.--The Colonial Secretary moved the third reading of the Bill.

The Colonial Treasurer 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 APPLY A SUM NOT EXCEEDING TWO MILLION Six Hundred and EIGHTY-ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY-ONE DOLlars to the Public ServicE OF THE YEAR 1900.-Council in Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed and Bill reported without amendment.

The Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD intimated that he would lay on the table a statement of reasons

for dissenting from the Bill.

The Colonial Secretary moved the third reading of the Bill.

The Colonial Treasurer 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 until Thursday, the 30th November, 1899, at 3 p.m.

Read and confirmed, this 30th day of November, 1899.

R. F. JOHNSTON,

Acting Clerk of Councils.

HENRY A. BLAKE,

Governor.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. —No. 670.

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

Council Chamber, Hongkong, 30th November, 1899.

R. F. JOHNSTON, Acting Clerk of Councils.