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208 of 1897.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH DECEMBER, 1897.

WILLIAM ROBINSON.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two hundred and Seventy-five Dollars ($275), being the Salaries and Allowances of two new Cadets for the months of November and December, 1897..

Government House, Hongkong, 2nd December, 1897.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded..

Question-put and agreed to.

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the report of the Finance Committee dated the 22nd November, 1897, (No. 11), and moved its adoption.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

RESOLUTION.-The Attorney General moved the following resolution:--

That this Council approves of the repeal by the Sanitary Board of the Bye-laws made by such Board, under section 13 of Ordinance 15 of 1894, on the 19th and 28th days of March, 1895, which were approved by this Council on the 20th day of March, and the 4th day of April, 1895, respectively, and were published in the "Gazette" by Government Notifications Nos. 111 and 134 of 1895. Such repeal to have effert as regards all such Bye-laws except No. 4 as from the 22nd May, 1897, and, as regards No. 4, as from the 13th day of November, 1897, on which dates respectively new Bye-laws were published in the “Gazette." The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

NOTICE OF QUESTION.-Mr. WHITEHEAD gave notice that, at the next Meeting of Council, he would ask the following question:-

Will the Government lay upon the table a copy of the correspondence which has passed between the home authorities and the Colonial Government in connection with the proposed new Public Offices subsequent to that already published?

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO FURTHER AMEND THE WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' PENSIONS Ordinance, 1890. 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 with amendments.

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 FACILITATE THE Recovery of PosSESSION OF Tenements and PREMISES OF SMALL VALUE.-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 with amendments.

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.

ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned till Monday, the 20th December, 1897, at 3 P.M.

Read and confirmed, this 20th day of December, 1897.

J. G. T. BUCKLE,

Clerk of Councils,

WILLIAM ROBINSON,

Governor.