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PETITION RESPECTING THE CHINESE FOOT-MEASURE KNOWN AS THE KAU-NG CHEK.-The Honour- able WONG SHING, pursuant to notice, moved that the Petition of Ko LUNG-TAI, WO LUN and others. be read, in order to obtain the opinion of the Council in the matter of the Custom House Standard Chek.

The Honourable W. KESWICK seconded.

The Colonial Treasurer, seconded by the Registrar General, moved, as an Amendment, that the Petition do lie on the table, and addressed the Council at length on the subject.

The Amendment was put to the vote.

For.

THE COUNCIL DIVIDED.

Against.

The Honourable F. D. SASSOON,

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T. JACKSON,

W. KESWICK,

THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, THE SURVEYOR GENERAL, THE COLONIAL TREASURER, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE COLONIAL SECRETARY.

The Honourable WONG SHING,

P. RYRIE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE.

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For, 8; Against, 3; Majority, 5.-Motion carried.

The original motion was lost.

BILL FOR THE INCORPORATION OF THE VICAR APOSTOLIC OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN HONGKONG.-THIRD READING.- PASSED.-On the motion of the Attorney General, seconded by the

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Colonial Secretary, this Bill was read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

The Honourable P. RYRIE expressed his dissent.

Bill passed.

BILL ENTITLED THE MARRIED WOMEN'S DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY Ordinance, 1885.-COMMITTED. NOTICE OF THIRD READING.-On the motion of the Attorney General, seconded by the Colonial Secretary, the Council went into Committee on this Bill.

The Bill was reported with a few verbal amendments.

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

BILL TO AMEND ORDINANCE 16 OF 1873, (TRADE MARKS).-COMMITTED.-NOTICE OF THIRD READING. On the motion of the Attorney General, seconded by the Colonial Secretary, the Council went into Committee on the Bill.

The Bill was reported with some verbal amendments.

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

POSTPONEMENT OF THE OTHER ORDERS OF THE DAY.-The Attorney General moved the postpone- ment of the other Orders of the Day.

Question-put and passed.

The Council adjourned until Friday, the 8th May, at 4 P.M.

Read and confirmed, this 8th day of May, 1885.

ARATHOON SETH,

Clerk of Councils.

G. F. BOWEN,

Governor.

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