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Council in Committee on the Bill, and the amendments proposed by the Acting Attorney General were agreed to.

Mr. WHITEHEAD moved that the following words be added after the word "Council" (the last word in paragraph 2 of clause 3):-"and his decision thereon shall be notified in writing to the objectors; and if within one month from the date of such notice no application has been made to the Supreme Court in its Summary Jurisdiction for leave to appeal from such decision, such decision shall be final and binding.'

The amendment was lost.

Council resumed.

Further progress with the Bill was deferred.

TRAMWAYS AMENDMENT BILL.-Mr. CHATER addressed the Council, and moved the second read- ing of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Scope of The Tramways Ordinance, 1883, (No. 6 of 1883), and the Tramways Ordinance Amendment Ordinance, 1883, (No. 18 of 1883).

Mr. BELL-IRVING seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

Bill reported without amendment.

Council resumed.

STAMP BILL.--The Council went into Committee on the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the Laws relating to Stamps and Stamp Duty in the Colony of Hongkong.

The Acting Attorney General moved that the three amendments recommended by the Standing Law Committee on the Bill be adopted, and they were agreed to.

Council resumed.

TRAMWAY BILL.--Mr. CHATER moved that the Council go into Committee on the Bill entitled An Ordinance for authorizing the Construction of a Tramway within the Colony of Hongkong.

Mr. BELL-IRVING seconded.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

The Acting Attorney General read the Report of the Standing Law Committee on the Bill. Colonel Brown enquired whether clause 19 of the Bill covered the case of the Tramway Com- pany laying return wires.

The Acting Attorney General replied.

With regard to the charging by the Tramway Company of any special high rate if the services of the tramway should be required for defensive purposes, Colonel BROWN moved that it be provided that in no such case shall the amount charged exceed the tramway fares.

The amendment was agreed to.

The Bill was then considered section by section, and the amendments recommended by the Law Committee were agreed to.

Council resumed,

SUPPLEMENTARY SUPPLY BILL.--The Acting Colonial Treasurer moved the third reading of the Bill entitled Au Ordinance to authorize the Appropriation of a Supplementary Sum of Five hundred and Fifty-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-one Dollars and Seventy-eight Cents, to defray the Charges of the Year 1900.

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 sine die.

Read and confirmed, this 17th day of September, 1901.

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C. CLEMENTI,

Acting Clerk of Councils.

HENRY A. BLAKE,

Governor.