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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH APRIL, 1893.

And whereas the said Ordinance came into operation on the 6th day of April, 1891, by virtue of

a Proclamation duly issued under section 34 of the said Ordinance by the Officer then administering the Government, which Proclamation was published in the Gazette of the 4th April, 1891.

And whereas it is desirable to further extend the period during which the said Part II. of the said Ordinance shall be in operation. It is this day resolved by the Legislative Council of Hongkong that Part II. of "The Women and Girls' Protection Ordinance, 1890," shall continue in operation for the period of one year from the 6th day of April, 1893.

BILL ENTITLED 66 AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE MEANS FOR ASCERTAINING THE AMOUNTS TO BE PAID BY WAY OF COMPENSATION IN RESPECT OF THE WHARVES AND PIERS ALONG THE LINE OF THE PRAYA RECLAMATION, TO FIX THE PERIODS FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES IN CONNEC- TION THEREWITH."-The Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.

The Honourable E. R. BELILIOS seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

The Council went into Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed and progress reported.

ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned till Wednesday, the 5th April, 1893.

Read and confirmed, this 5th day of April, 1893.

ARATHOON SETH,

Clerk of Councils.

WILLIAM ROBINSON,

Governor.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.No. 119.

The following Bill, which was read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held this day, is published.

ARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils.

Council Chamber, Hongkong, 5th April, 1893.

A BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance for the Incorporation of the Trustees of the Hongkong and South China Masonic Benevolence Fund.

B

E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as

follows:-

1. GEORGE COBBAN ANDERSON, JOHN MCLEAVY BROWN, JAMES DOUGLAS CHRISTIE, ROBERT COOKE, JAMES DICKIE, WILLIAM LEVY FORD, DAVID GILLIES, ÅLSTON O'DRISCOLL GOURDIN, FRANCIS ARTHUR HAZELAND, AUGUSTUS SITEL- TON HOOPER, GREGORY PAUL JORDAN, FRANCIS LINDSAY LLOYD, JOHN LOWRIE, MURDO MACAULAY MACKENZIE, RICHARD MARKWICK (Junior), EDWARD CONSTANT RAY, CECIL EDWARD REYNOLDS, and GEORGE LOMAN TOMLIN having placed in the hands of the Governor satisfactory proof of their being the present duly appointed Trustees of the Hongkong and South China Masonic Benevolence Fand and all other the Trustees for the time being of the said Fund are and shall be a Body Corporate (hereinafter called "the said Corporation") and shall for the purposes of this