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PAPERS.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the following paper :-

Report of the Captain Superintendent of Police, for 1885. (No. 10).

QUESTION.--The Honourable W. KESWICK, pursuant to notice, asked the following question :— A difference in interpretation having been given to the law regulating the survey of coppered vessels since April, 1884, and a practice having been introduced since that date, which is at variance with that which was followed for at least as far back as 1879, will His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government state why the change has been made, and a new, and, it is believed, unnecessary procedure adopted?

The Honourable the Attorney General replied.

The Honourable W. KESWICK gave notice that, at the next meeting of Council, he would move a resolution on this subject.

BILL ENTITLED THE RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES AND FESTIVALS ORDINANCE, 1886.-FIRST READING.— On the motion of the Attorney General, seconded by the Acting Colonial Secretary, this Bill was read a first time.

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

BILL ENTITLED THE PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS ORDINANCE, 1886,-COMMITTED.-On the motion of the Attorney General, seconded by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Council went into Committee on this Bill.

Progress reported.

BILLS READ A THIRD TIME, AND PASSED. On the motion of the Attorney General, seconded by the Acting Colonial Secretary, the following Bills were read a third time, and passed:-

1. A Bill entitled An Ordinance to empower the Colonial Treasurer to pay otherwise than to Executors or Administrators small Sums due on account of Pay or Allow- ances to Persons deceased.

2. A Bill entitled An Ordinance for the better Apportionment of Rents and other periodical

Payments.

3. A Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Law relating to Larceny and Embezzlement.

4. A Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Law relating to the Custody of Infants.

5. A Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Law relating to Sales of Reversions. POSTPONEMENT OF THE OTHER ORDERS OF THE DAY.-The Attorney General moved the post- ponement of the other Orders of the Day.

Question-put and passed.

The Council then adjourned until Wednesday, the 3rd February, at 4 P.M.

Read and confirmed, this 3rd day of February, 1886.

ARATHOON SETH,

Clerk of Councils.

W. H. MARSH, Administering the Government.