Minutes of the Legislative Council of Hongkong for the half year ending 30th June 1852.
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3rd January, 1852.
Present:
His Excellency The Governor,
The Honorable The Chief Justice,
The Honorable The Attorney General
The Honorable The Colonial Treasurer,
The Honorable David Jardine, Esquire,
The Honorable J. F. Edger, Esquire.
The Council met today by Special Summons.
The Minutes of the last Council were read and approved.
Read a First time Draft of a Consular ordinance entitled "An ordinance for investing Her "Majesty's Consuls in China with the Powers of Justices of the Peace, so far as may be "requisite for enforcing the due observance of certain Provisions of Two Acts passed in "the Imperial Parliament of Great Britain and Ireland, namely, 'The General Merchant "'Seamen's Act', and 'The Mercantile Marine Act, 1850.'"
Consideration was given to the Draft of a Consular ordinance entitled "An ordinance to explain ordinance No. 5 of 1844, being 'An ordinance to carry into effect the Treaties between Great Britain and China, and to indemnify Her Majesty's Consuls and all other persons in China who may have hitherto assisted therein and ordinance No. 7 of 1844, being An ordinance for the better Administration of Justice in the Consular Courts, and to establish a Registration of British Subjects within the Dominions of the Emperor of China'"; and owing to diversity of opinion on the part of some Honorable Members as to certain of its Provisions, His Excellency The Governor requested that those members who were opposed to the passing of the proposed ordinance should be reduce their objections to writing and present the same at the next meeting when the ordinance should be again brought before the Council. It was thereupon Resolved that a Copy of this ordinance should be sent round to members, and that the Council do adjourn till Tuesday the 13th Instant.
(Singed) S. G. Bonham.
Read and approved this 13th Day of January, 1852.
(Signed) L. d'Almada e Castro,
Clerk of Councils.
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