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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH JULY, 1896.

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 ISSUE OF SEARCH WARRANTS IN THE CASE OF SUSPECTED COINAGE OFFENCES."-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 (6 AN ORDINANCE TO SUPPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THE LICENSING CONSOLIDA- TION ORDINANCE, 1887."--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 (4 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND consolidate THE LAW RELATING TO THE REGIS- TRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS."-Council in Committee on the Bill.

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Council resumed.

Bill reported with amendments.

ADJOURNMENT.--The Council then adjourned until Wednesday, the 22nd July, 1896.

Read and confirmed this 22nd day of July, 1896.

F. J. BADELEY,

Acting Clerk of Councils.

WILLIAM ROBINSON,

Governor.