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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH NOVEMBER, 1897;

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BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CLOSED HOUSES AND INSANITARY DWELLINGS ORDINANCE, 1894-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 aud 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.

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO VAGRANTS.—The Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 8th November, 1897, at 3 P.M.

Read and confirmed this 8th day of November, 1897.

J. G. T. BUCKLE,

Clerk of Councils.

WILLIAM ROBINSON,

Governor.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 482.

The following Resolution is published.

By Command,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th November, 1897.

RESOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Be it resolved that sub-section 2 of section 13 of the Hongkong Code of Civil Procedure shall be and the same is hereby amended by the addition after the words " upon filing an affidavit” of the words "made by himself, or by any other person who can swear positively to the facts."

Passed by the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 8th day of November, 1897.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

HONGKONG.

J. G. T. BUCKLE,

Clerk of Councils.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 483.

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. 19 of 1897.-An Ordinance to further amend The Waterworks Ordinance,

1890.

Ordinance No. 20 of 1897.-An Ordinance for the Naturalization of U Hor CHAU alias

U CHIU TSUN.

Ordinance No. 21 of 1897.-An Ordinance to amend The closed houses and insanitary

dwellings Ordinance, 1894.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th November, 1897.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.