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BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR THE MORE EFFECTUAL PREVENTION OF CRIME.-On the motion of the Acting Attorney General, the going into Committee on this Bill was postponed.

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE EMPOWERING THE COURTS TO AWARD WHIPPING AS A FURTHER PUNISHMENT FOR CERTAIN CRIMES.-On the motion of the Chief Justice, seconded by Mr. RYRIE, the going into Committee on this Bill was postponed.

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF YOUNG GIRLS.On the motion of the Acting Attorney General, this Bill was re-committed, and a verbal amendment reported.

The Acting Attorney General then moved, and the Acting Colonial Secretary seconded, that the Bill be read a third time.

Question-put and passed.

Bill read a third time.

Question put--that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed, and numbered as Ordinance No. 9 of 1887.

TEMPORARY CENTRAL MARKET.The Surveyor General laid upon the table the following Report of the Public Works Committee on this question:-

REPORT.

The Public Works Committee have had under consideration the question as to the best provision to be made for stall accommodation pending the construction of the proposed new Central Market, and they recommend that the Southern or Queen's Road half of the present old structure be used as a temporary Market pending the erection of the Northern half of the proposed new buildings, and that upon that section of the new buildings being completed, the stall-holders be moved into it until the new Market is finished in its entirety when fresh arrangements may be made for the distribution of stall space.

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The acquisition of the necessary site having been completed only quite recently, and there having been until now some uncertainty as to the area that would be available for temporary Market purposes, the Committee have not been in a position to submit their recommendation earlier.

J. M. PRICE,

Chairman.

J. BELL-IRVING.

C. P. CHATER.

FREDERICK STEWART.

A. LISTER.

Council Chamber, Hongkong, 18th March, 1887.

ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned until Friday, the 25th instant, at 4 P.M.

Read and confirmed, this 25th day of March, 1887.

ARATHOON SETH,

Clerk of Councils.

W. H. MARSH, Administering the Government.