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BILL ENTITLED ÁN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE DANGEROUS GOODS ORDINANCE, 1875.-The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill and addressed the Council.
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 with amendments.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE SUMMONING OF CHINESE BEFORE THE REGIS- TRAR GENERAL.-The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill and addressed the Council.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Dr. Ho KAI addressed the Council.
Mr. WEI YUK addressed the Council.
His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council. Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time,
Council in Committee on the Bill.
Council resumed and Bill reported with amendments.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND CONSOLIDATE THE LAW RELATING TO THE CARRIAGE AND POSSESSION OF ARMS AND AMMUNITION.-The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Mr. BELILIOS addressed the Council and moved that Counsel be heard on behalf of the arms dealers who had presented a petition against the second reading of the Bill.
Dr. Ho Kai seconded.
Question that Counsel be heard-put and agreed to.
His Excellency then invited Mr. J. J. FRANCIS, Q.C., who was present with Mr. J. Hastings, Solicitor, to come forward.
Mr. FRANCIS then addressed the Council.
Question that the Bill be read a second time-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
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 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.
ADJOURNMENT.--The Council then adjourned until Thursday, the 28th December, 1899, at 3 p.m.
Read and confirmed, this 28th day of December, 1899.
R. F. JOHNSTON, Acting Clerk of Councils.
HENRY A. BLAKE,
Governor.
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