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BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO FURTHER AMEND THE MEDICAL REGISTRATION ORDINANCE. 1884, AND TO REPEAL ORDINANCE No. 1 or 1897.-The Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

The Attorney General moved the suspension of the Standing Rules and Orders.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

The Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question--put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed and Bill reported without amendment.

The 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 TO FURTHER AMEND THE PREPARED OPIUM ORDINANCE, 1891.- The Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question--put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

On the motion of the Attorney General the Council went into Committee on the Bill.

On the interpretation clause being read, the Attorney General inoved, as an amendment, that the last line be altered so as to read "his family and bonâ fide private guests.'

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

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The Honourable Ho Kai moved, as an amendment to Section 6 (c), that the words "a bonâ fide member of such keeper's family" be added after the word "or" in the last line.

The Honourable WEI YUK seconded.

The Council divided.

For.

Honourable WEI YUK.

Honourable J. J. BELL-IRVING. Honourable E. R. BELILIOS. Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD.

Honourable Ho KAI.

Honourable C. P. CHATER.

Honourable the Colonial Treasurer.

Honourable the Colonial Secretary.

H. E. the Major-General Commanding.

Amendment carried by a majority of 6.

Against.

Honourable the Acting Director of Public Works. Honourable the Captain Superintendent of Police. Honourable the Attorney General.

Council resumed and Bill reported with amendments.

The Attorney General moved the suspension of the Standing Rules and Orders. The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

The 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.