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QUESTIONS.-Mr. BELILIOS, pursuant to notice, askel the following questions :

1. Will the Government state whether or not there has been any change, improvement, or progress in the mode of treatment of the plaque patients in the Colonial Hospitals since the disease appeared in epidemic form in 1894?

2. As the proportion of deaths to cases is larger here than in India, where considerable progress in treating the discase has been made, why has not constmnt (say, weekly) communication been opened with the Indian Government for the purpose of securing the latest information as to treatment of patients?

3. If no such communication has been attempted, will the Government take steps to secure it

without further delay?

4. Does the Government supply the Medical Staff at the Hospitals with all the necessary instru- ments (such as microscopes, &c.) for the purpose of diagnosing cases when first presented? If not, will the Government take steps to procure all the needful appliances for the conduct of medical investigations without delay?

The Acting Attorney General replied.

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR THE NATURALIZATION OF WONG PING LAM, alias WoNG Ü KAL-The Acting Attorney General moved the first reading of the Bill.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question---put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

BILL ENTITLED THE PIERS ORDINANCE, 1899.-The Acting Attorney General addressed the Council and stated that he did not intend to proceed with the second reading of the Bill at that meeting. BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR THE NATURALIZATION OF TS'OI YEUK-SHÁN.—The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

Mr. WHITEHEAD addressed the Council.

Council resumed.

Bill reported without amendment.

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 AN ORDINANCE FOR THE Naturalization of Fan NANG, alias FAN SAU, alias FAN PAT SHAN, alias FAN TUN SHIN.-The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed.

Bill reported without amendment.

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

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a third tine.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed.

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO FURTHER AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH ORDINANCE, 1887.—The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed.

Bill reported without amendment.

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.