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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31ST JANUARY, 1891.

The Acting Attorney General moved that the consideration of the following Ordinances be ad- journed, viz.:-

AN ORDINANCE FOR THE NATURALIZATION OF LAI SIU TONG.

AN ORDINANCE FOR THE NATURALIZATION OF CHOI WAI OTHERWISE CHOI TSUN.

The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Honourable P. RYRIE addressed the Council and referred to the able manner in which His Excellency had presided over them; and, on behalf of the Members, begged to thank him for the very kind consideration which he had always shown.

His Excellency, in reply, thanked the Honourable Member for the kind words he had spoken in his regard and also the Members of Council for their kindness and co-operation while he presided over this Board. He would further desire to publicly express his appreciation of the assistance rendered to him by the Members of the Civil Service. His Excellency then referred to the very valuable inform- ation he had at all times received from the Major-General Commanding.

ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourhed until Monday, the 5th January, 1891, at 3 P.M.

F. FLEMING, President.

Read and confirmed, this 30th day of January, 1891.

A. M. THOMSON,

Acting Clerk of Councils.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.---No. 30.

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

Council Chamber, Hongkong, 30th January, 1891.

A. M. THOMSON, Acting Clerk of Councils.

Preamble.

Naturalization of EDWARD JEAN MAX PAQUIN.

A BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance for the Naturalization of Edward Jean Max Paquin.

WHEREAS EDWARD JEAN MAX PAQUIN, a native of

Sedan, in the Republic of France, now carrying on mercantile business at Ice House Lane, in this Colony, has petitioned to be naturalized as a British subject within the limits of this Colony, and whereas it is expedient that he should be so naturalized: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

EDWARD JEAN MAX PAQUIN shall be and he is hereby naturalized a British subject within this Colony and shall enjoy therein but not elsewhere all the rights, advantages and privileges of a British subject, on his taking the oath of allegiance under the provisions of The Promissory Oaths Ordinance, 1869.