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MARRIAGE AMENDMENT BILL.-The Acting Attorney General addressed the Council, and moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend The Marriage Ordinance (14 of 1875).

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 without amendment.

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.

RELEASE OF PREMISES (JEWISH SYNAGOGUE) BILL. The Acting Attorney General addressed the Council, and moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to release certain premises situate at Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong from a Settlement dated the 31st day of March 1884 and made between MEYER ELIAS SASSOON of the one part and FREDERICK DAVID Sassoon, Edward ELIAS SASSOON and the said MEYER ELIAS SASSOON of the other part.

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 without amendment.

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.

NATURALIZATION OF KU FAI SHAN BILL.-The Acting Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance for the Naturalization of Ku FAI SHAN, alias Ku TING Kwong, alias KU. PAK TAI, alias KU CHONG TSUNG, alias Ku YUK TSING.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Mr. SHEWAN suggested that Chinese should be naturalized under one name only, and some discussion ensued.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed and Bill reported without amendment.

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.

CHINESE ANGLICAN CHURCH BODY INCORPORATION BILL.-The Acting Attorney General addressed the Council, and moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to provide for the Incor- poration of the Church Body of the Chinese Anglican Church in Hongkong.

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 without amendment.

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.