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RATING AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council, and moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to further amend The Rating Ordinance, 1901.

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 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 HOSPITAL INCORPORATION AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council, and moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend The Chinese Hos- pital Incorporation Ordinance, No. 3 of 1870.

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 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.

Repeal of OrdINANCE 5 OF 1902 BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council, and moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to repeal Ordinance No. 5 of 1902.

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 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.

EMPLOYERS AND SERVANTS BILL.-The Council resolved itself into Committee to consider clause by clause the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Law relating to Employers and Servants.

Council resumed, and Bill reported with amendments.

NATURALIZATION BILL.--The Council resolved itself into Committee to consider clause by clause the Bill entitled An Ordinance relating to the Naturalization of Aliens.

Council resumed and Bill reported without amendment.

The 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.

PUBLIC HEALTH AND BUILDINGS BILL.-The Council resolved itself into Committee to consider clause by clause the Bill entitled An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Public Health and to Buildings.

ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned till Tuesday, the 9th December, 1902, at Noon..

Read and confirmed, this 9th day of December, 1902.

C. CLEMENTI, Acting Clerk of Councils.

HENRY A. BLAKE,

Governor: