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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH NOVEMBER, 1895. 1185

BILL ENTITLED " AN ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT THE DEFACING OR CHOPPING OF BRITISH DOLLARS." The Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

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.

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.

BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE TRADE MARKS Ordinances, (Nos. 16 of 1873 AND 8 OF 1886)."-The Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question--put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

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.

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.

BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE TO FURTHER AMEND THE MERCHANT SHIPPING CONSOLIDATION

ORDINANCE, No. 26 or 1891."-The Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

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.

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.

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL ORDINANCE No. 1 of 1864, ENTITLED AN ORDI- NANCE TO PROVIDE FOR CONVERSION OF BRITISH CURRENCY IN ALL PAYMENTS BY OR TO THE GOVERN-

The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved that the Bill be withdrawn. The Colonial Secretary seconded.

MENT.

Question-put and agreed to.

ADJOURNMENT.-His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council and made an order for adjournment sine die.

Read and confirmed this 25th day of November, 1895.

J. G. T. Buckle,

Acting Clerk of Councils.

WILLIAM ROBINSON,

Governor.