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BILL ENTITLED ((

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AN ORDINANCE TO FURTHER AMEND THE MEDICAL REGISTRATION ORDINANCE, 1881.'"The Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded. Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

BILL ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND CONSOLIDATE THE LAW RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS."-The Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time,

BILL ENTITLED

"AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE A SUM EQUIVALENT TO SEVENTEEN AND A HALF PER CENTUM OF THE COLONIAL REVENUES AS A CONTRIBUTION FOR THE DEFENCE OF THE COLONY."- The Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Mr. WHITEHEAD moved that the third reading of the Bill be postponel and addressed the Council. Mr. CHATER seconded.

Council divided-

For the amendment.

Honourable WEI YUK.

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E. R. BELILIOS.

T. H. WHITEHEAD. HO KAI

C. P. CHATER.

Against the amendment.

The Captain Superintendent of Police. The Harbour Master.

The Director of Public Works.

The Acting Colonial Treasurer. The Attorney General.

The Colonial Secretary.

His Excellency Major-General BLACK.

Amendment lost by a majority of seven votes to five.

Bill read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed.

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO

APPLY A SUM NOT EXCEEDING TWO MILLIONS THREE

HUNDRED AND FIFTY-NINE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-NINE DOLLARS TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF THE YEAR 1897.”-Council in Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed and Bill reported without amendment.

The Colonial Secretary moved the third reading of the Bill.

The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed.

ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned until Monday, the 21st Decciubor, 1896, at 3 P.M.

Read and confirmed this 25th day of February, 1897.

F. J. BADELEY.

Acting Clerk of Councils.

WILLIAM ROBINSON,

Governor.