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Acting Colonial Secretary on 19th October, 1891, been completed and substituted for it, in accordance with arrangements made last year with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, but as this arrangement does not provide for the removal from ships of persons other than these actually suffering from infectious or contagious disease, will the Government inform the Council what provision Government has made, or what provision does Government propose to make, if any, for the suitable detention of passengers and other persons arriving in the waters of the port in vessels subject to Quarantine.
2. Is it the fact that a reduction has been made in the Opium Farmer's monthly payments under existing contracts, and if so to what amount, from ichat date, and on what grounds has this reduction been made?
3. Referring to Government Notification 384 of 12th September, 1891, under the authority of
what Ördinance or law is the Government proceeding in establishing a Jinricksha Farm Monopoly.
BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE ENACTED BY THE GOVERNOR OF HONGKONG, WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THEREOF, TO APPLY A SEM NOT EXCEEDING TWO MILLIONS FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AMD TWENTY-ONE DOLLARS TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF THE YEAR 1892."-The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the first reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL ORDINANCES No. 1 OF 1884 AND No. 17 of 1886 AND TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO THE PREPARATION OF OPIUM."-The Acting Attorney General moved that the Bill be recommitted.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
Council resumed and Bill reported with amendments.
The Acting Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
The Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD moved that the Bill be rejected.
The Honourable P. RYRIE seconded.
The Council divided when the motion for the third reading was carried by 6 to 3 votes.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE No. 22 OF 1887."-The Acting Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
BILL ENTITLED "THE MERCHANT SHIPPING CONSOLIDATION ORDINANCE, 1891."-Consideration of the Bill was postponed till next meeting.
ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned till Wednesday, the 4th November, at 3 P.M.
Read and confirmed, this 9th day of November, 1891.
A. M. THOMSON, Acting Clerk of Councils.
G. DIGBY BARKER, Officer Administering the Government.
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