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BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO CONSOLIDATE AND AMEND THE LAWS RELATING TO THE CON- STRUCTION OF Ordinances, to FURTHER SHORTEN THE LANGUAGE USED IN ORDINANCES, AND FOR OTHER LIKE PURPOSES.-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 FURTHER AMEND THE WATERWOrks Ordinance, 1890.-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 FOR THE NATURALIZATION OF U HOI CHAU alias U CHIU TSUN.- 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 THE CLOSED HOUSES AND INSANITARY DWELLINGS ORDINANCE, 1894.—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 THE LAW RELATING TO Vagrants.- General moved the first reading of the Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

-The Attorney

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORISE THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN COMPANY, Limited, to LAY AND MAINTAIN TRAMWAYS ON CERTAIN PUBLIC ROADS AT Kow- LOON, IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, and to confer UPON THE SAID HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN COMPANY, LIMITED, CERTAIN OTHER RIGHTS, POWERS AND PRIVILEGES.—Mr. BELL-IRVING moved the second reading of the Bill.,

Mr. CHATER seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed and Bill reported with amendments.

Mr. BELL-IRVING moved the third reading of the Bill.

Mr. CHATER 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 till Monday, the 1st November, 1897, at 3 P.M.

Read and confirmed this 1st day of November, 1897.

J. G. T. BUCKLE,

Clerk of Councils,

WILLIAM ROBINSON,

Governor.