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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH APRIL, 1896.

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BILL ENTITLED 44 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE PRACTICE AS TO THE VACATING OF THE REGISTRA- TION OF A LIS PENDENS."-The Acting 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 Acting 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 PROVIDE FOR THE EXTRADITION OF FUGITIVE CRIMINALS FROM THE TERRITORY OF THE BRITISH NORTH BORNEO COMPANY.”—The Acting 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 Acting 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 FOR THE INCORPORATION OF THE PRESIDENT IN HONGKONG OF The Basel EvanGELICAL MISSIONARY SOCIETY."-Mr. CHATER moved the second reading of the Bill.

Mr. WHITEHEAD seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Council in Coinmittee on the Bill.

Council resumed and Bill reported without amendment.

Mr. CHATER moved the third reading of the Bill.

Mr. WHITEHEAD seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed.

BILL ENTITLED 66 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAW AS TO CERTAIN MONEYS PAID INTO THE SUPREME COURT OR TO THE REGISTRAR THEREOF."--Council in Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed.

ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned until Tuesday, the 24th March, 1896.

Read and confirmed this 2nd day of April, 1896.

F. J. BADELEY,

Acting Clerk of Councils.

WILLIAM ROBINSON,

Governor.