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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19тп MARCH, 1881.

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF HONGKONG.

NO. 1 OF 1881.

MONDAY, 28TH FEBRUARY, 1881.

PRESENT:

His Excellency Governor Sir JOIN POPE HENNESSY, K.C.M.G.

The Honourable the Chief Justice, Sir Jon Smale,

The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary,-FREDERICK STEWART. The Honourable the Attorney General,-EDWARD LOUGHLIN O'Malley. The Honourable the Acting Colonial Treasurer,--MALCOLM STRUAN TONNOCHY.

The Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE.

The Honourable WILLIAM KESWICK.

The Honourable NG CHOY.

The Council meets this day by Special Summons.

The Minutes of the last Meeting of Council, held on the 10th September last. are read and con- firmed.

The following Bills are read a first time:

1. "The Macao Extradition Ordinance, 1881."

2. The Census Ordinance, 1881."

The draft Jury List for 1881 is taken into consideration, together with a letter from the Sheriff to His Honour the Chief Justice on the subject, and the List, having been revised and amended, and the Special Jurors having been designated, is finally adopted.

His Excellency adjourns the Council sine die.

Read and confirmed, this 14th day of March, 1881.

ARATHOON SETH, Acting Clerk of Councils.

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HONGKONG.

ANNO QUADRAGESIMO-QUARTO VICTORIA REGINE.

JOHN POPE HENNESSY, K.C.M.G., Governor and Commander-in-Chief.

No. 1 of 1881.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, entitled "The Macao Extradition Ordinance, 1881."

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[14th March, 1881.]

HEREAS persons who have committed certain crimes within the territory of Macao may escape to this Colony and it is expedient to provide for the appre- hension of such fugitives from Justice and for their sur- render to the Government of Macao in order that they may be dealt with according to Law: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

I. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Macao Extra- dition Ordinance, 1881."

J. POPE HENNESSY,

Governor.