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Council resumed and Bill reported without amendment.

The Acting Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time.

Question put--that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed.

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR THE INCORPORATION OF THE PRESIDENT IN HONGKOng of THE BASEL EVANGELICAL MISSIONARY SOCIETY."-Mr. CHATER moved the second reading of the Bill.

Mr. WHITEHEAD seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed and Bill reported without amendment.

Mr. CHATER moved the third reading of the Bill.

Mr. WHITEHEAD seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed.

BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAW AS TO CERTAIN MONEYS PAID INTO THE SUPREME COURT OR TO THE REGISTRAR THEREOF.'

" --Council in Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed.

ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned until Tuesday, the 24th March, 1896.

Read and confirmed this 2nd day of April, 1896.

F. J. BADELEY,

Acting Clerk of Councils.

WILLIAM ROBINSON,

Governor.