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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29TH JANUARY, 1887.

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BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAW RESPECTING DEFAMATORY WORDS AND LIBEL The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of this Bill, and addressed the Council on the objects and reasons of it.

The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and passed.

Bill read a second time.

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE No. 8 or 1879.-On the motion of the Acting Attorney General, seconded by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Council resumed considera- tion, in Committee, of this Bill.

Bill reported with amendments.

The Acting Attorney General gave notice that at the next meeting of Council he would move the third reading of this Bill.

BILL ENTITLED THE POST OFFICE ORDINANCE, 1887.-On the motion of the Colonial Treasurer, seconded by the Acting Colonial Secretary, this Bill was read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed, and numbered as Ordinance No. 1 of 1887.

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE PROMISSORY ОATHS Ordinance, 1869.—On the motion of the Acting Attorney General, seconded by the Acting Colonial Secretary, this Bill was read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed, and numbered as Ordinance No. 2 of 1887.

POSTPONEMENT OF THE OTHER ORDERS OF THE DAY.-On the motion of the Acting Attorney General, the other Orders of the Day were postponed.

ADJOURNMENT.—The Council was then adjourned to Friday, the 28th instant, at 4 P.M.

W. H. MARSH, Administering the Government.

Read and confirmed, this 28th day of January, 1887.

ARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 33.

The following Minutes are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 29th January, 1887.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Minutes of the Proceedings of the Sanitary Board at a meeting held in the Board Room on Saturday, the 22nd January, 1887.

PRESENT:

The Colonial Surgeon, (Acting Chairman).

The Acting Registrar General.

Major T. C. DEMPSTER.

The Honourable A. P. McEwEN.

Dr. P. MANSON, LL.D.

N. J. EDE, Esquire.

HUGH MCCALLUM, Esquire, (Secretary).

ABSENT:

The Honourable the Surveyor General. Dr. Ho ΚΑΙ.

The Minutes of a Meeting held on the 15th January, 1887, were read and confirmed.

2. A letter (No. §) from the Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, informing the Board that the Very Revd. G. BURGHIGNOLI had been requested to furnish, when required, information as to the birth-places of children admitted to the Convents, was read.