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BILL ENTITLED THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND Girls Ordinance, 1889.-The Colonial Secretary moved the second reading of this Bill.

The Acting Treasurer seconded. Question-put and passed.

Bill read a second time.

The Council then went into Committee on the Bill,

Progress reported.

(At this stage, the Honourable the Acting Attorney General, who had been absent by permission, arrived and took his seat.)

BILL ENTITLED THE. PRAYA RECLAMATION ORDINANCE, 1889.-On the motion of the Acting Attorney General, the Council resumed Committee on this Bill.

Bill reported with amendments.

The Acting Attorney General then moved that the Bill be read a third time.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and passed.

Bill read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed, and numbered as Ordinance 16 of 1889.

ADJOURNMENT.-The Governor then adjourned the Council till Thursday, the 2nd proximo, at 4 P.M.

Read and confirmed, this 2nd day of May, 1889.

ARATHOON SETH,

Clerk of Councils.

G. WILLIAM DES VEUX,

Governor.