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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH NOVEMBER, 1897.

QUESTION.-Mr. WHITEHEAD, pursuant to notice, asked the following question:-

If the Honourable the Colonial Secretary, after last meeting of the Finance Committee of this Council held on 13th ultimo, requested or directed the reporter of the "Daily Press" and for the official Hansard report of the proceedings of this Council, to suppress any portion of the discussion on the subject of the Military Contribution which took place at said meeting, and if it was at his suggestion that a question put by me at that meeting with reference to the Military Contribution, the Honourable Member's reply thereto, and the Honourable the Colonial Treasurer's correction of an error into which the Honourable the Colonial Secretary. had fallen in his reply, did not appear in the report of the meeting of the Finance Committee in any one of the three local newspapers and is not contained in the official Hansard report as sent round by the "Daily Press to Honourable Members for revision.

The Colonial Secretary replied..

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO APPLY A SUM OF NOT EXCEEDING TWO MILLIONS THREE HUN- DRED AND FORTY-THREE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY DOllabs To THE PUBLIC SERVICE

OF THE YEAR 1898.-The Colonial Secretary moved the second reading of the Bill.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

The Colonial Secretary moved that the Bill be referred to the Finance Committee. The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CHINESE EXTRADITION ORDINANCE, 1889. --The Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill and addressed the Council.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

Bill left in Committee.

Council resumed.

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO CONSOLIDATE AND AMEND THE LAWS RELATING TO THE CON- STRUCTION OF ORDINANCES, TO FURTHER SHORTEN THE LANGUAGE USED in Ordinances, and for other LIKE PURPOSES. -The Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

The Attorney General moved that the Bill be referred to the Law Committee.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to,

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO FURTHER AMEND THE WATERWORKS ORDINANCE, 1890.--The Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.

The Director of Public Works seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed and Bill reported without amendinent.

The Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.

The Director of Public Works seconded.

Question--put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed.

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE for the NATURALIZATION OF U HOI CHAU alias U CHIU TSUN.- The Attorney General 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 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.