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KOWLOON GODOWNS TRAMWAYS ORDINANCE AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to further amend the Kowloon Godowns Tramways Ordinance, 1897.

The Director of Public Works seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK ORDINANCE AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to again continue in force for a further period the provisions of section 3 of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Ordinance, 1899, with regard to the excess issue of bills and notes payable to bearer on demand, and addressed the Council.

The Acting 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 Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed.

LIQUOR LICENSES ORDINANCE AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend The Liquor Licenses Ordinance, 1898, and to repeal The Liquor Licenses Amendment Ordinance, 1899, and addressed the Council,

The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question--put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed.

SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION BILL.-Council considered in Committee the Bill entitled An Ordinance to authorise the Appropriation of a Supplementary Sum of Four hundred and Eighty-one thousand Three hundred and Thirty-five Dollars and Thirty-five Cents, to defray the Charges of the Year 1899.

Council resumed and Bill reported without amendment.

The Colonial Treasurer moved the third reading of the Bill.

The Acting 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 Monday, the 6th August, 1900, at 3 p.m.

Read and confirmed, this 8th day of August, 1900.

K. F. JOHNSTON,

Acting Clerk of Councils,

HENRY A. BLAKE,

Governor.