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PAPERS.-The Acting Colonial Secretary laid on the Table the following paper :—

Correspondence respecting the issue of One Dollar Notes, presented to the Legislative

Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

BILL READ A THIRD TIME AND PASSED. On the motion of the Attorney General, seconded by the Colonial Treasurer, the Bill entitled The Stamp Ordinance, 1884, was read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed.

THE PRESERVATION OF BIRDS ORDINANCE, 1870, AMENDMENT ORDINANCE, 1884.-On the motion of the Attorney General, the Bill entitled The Preservation of Birds Ordinance, 1870, Amendment Ordinance, 1884, was committed.

The Attorney General gave notice that at the next Meeting of Council, he would move that the Bill be read a third time.

PRIVATE BILLS.-The Honourable W. KESWICK, having with leave withdrawn his motion for the second reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend Ordinance 17 of 1883, and a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend Ordinance 4 of 1884, gave notice that at the next meeting he would move for the introduction of original Bills.

The IIonourable P. RYRIE gave notice that at the next meeting of Council, he would move the. first reading of a Bill entitled A Bill to enable the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith to mortgage and sell certain property in Hongkong.

ADJOURNMENT.—The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that the Council adjourn until Wednesday,

at 4 P.M.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

The Honourable T. JACKSON moved as an amendment, that the Council adjourn until Thursday, the 8th May, at 4 P.M.

The Honourable P. RYRIE seconded.

Amendment carried.

Read and confirmed, this 8th day of May, 1884.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Acting Clerk of Councils.

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.