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BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR THE NATURALIZATION OF LEUNG SHU, OTHERWISE LEUNG ÜN OR LEUNG YUK OR YUK SHANG. The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of

this Bill.

The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and passed.

Bill read a second time.

The Council then went into Committee on the Bill.

Bill reported without amendment.

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

The Acting 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 31 of 1889.

BILL ENTITLED THE MERCHANDISE MARKS ORDINANCE, 1889. At the suggestion of His Excellency the Governor, the second reading of this Bill was postponed.

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE POLICE FORCE CONSOLIDATION ORDINANCE, 1887.- The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of this Bill.

The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and passed.

Bill read a second time.

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE No. 14 OF 1862 ENTITLED AN ORDI- NANCE FOR GRANTING PATENTS FOR INVENTIONS WITHIN THIS COLONY.-The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of this Bill.

The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and passed.

Bill read a second time.

The Council then went into Committee on the Bill.

Bill reported without amendment.

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

The Acting 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 32 of 1889.

ADJOURNMENT.-The Governor then adjourned the Council until Wednesday, the 4th proximo.

at 3 P.M.

Read and confirmed, this 4th day of December, 1889.

ARATHOON SETHI, Clerk of Councils.

G. WILLIAM DES Vœux,

Governor.