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FINANCIAL MINUTE.-The Colonial Secretary, by Command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Financial Minute, (No. 27), and moved that it be referred to the Finance Committee:--

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2626 of 1899.

HENRY A. BLAKE.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand and Two hundred Dollars ($1,200) in aid of the vote "Incidental Expenses," Sanitary Department.

Government House, Hongkong, 4th December, 1899.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the report of the Finance Committee dated the 30th November, 1899, (No. 11), and moved its adoption.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE, 1877.-The Acting 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 PROVIDE FOR THE SUMMONING of Chinese before the REGIS- TRAR GENERAL.--The Acting 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 Dangerous Goods Ordinance, 1873.—This iteın on the Orders of the Day was discharged.

BILL ENTITLED THE NEW TERRITORIES LAND COURT ORDINANCE, 1899.--The Acting Attorney General moved that the Council do go into Committee on this Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD moved as an amendment that this Bill be referred to the Standing Law Committee.

Honourable HO KAI seconded.

The amendment was agreed to and the Bill was referred to the Standing Law Committee.

BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO CONSOLIDATE AND AMEND THE Laws relating to Merchant SHIPPING, THE Duties of the HARBOUR MASTER, THE CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF THE WATERS OF THE COLONY, AND THE REGULATION OF VESSELS NAVIGATING THE SAME.--The Acting Attorney General moved that the Bill be re-committed.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed and Bill reported with amendments.

ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned until Thursday, the 21st December, 1899, at 3 p.m.

Read and confirmed, this 21st day of December, 1899.

R. F. JOHNSTON, Acting Clerk of Councils.

HENRY A. BLAKE, Governor.