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SUGAR CONVENTION BILL.-The Attorney General moved that the Bill entitled An Ordinance to give effect in this Colony to a Convention signed the fifth day of March, one thousand nineteen hundred and two, in relation to Sugar, which was read a first and second time in March last, be withdrawn.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

The Attorney General moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An. Ordinance to give effect to Article VIII of the Brussels Sugar Convention, 1902.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

IMBECILE PERSONS INRTODUCTION AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Imbecile Persons Introduction Ordinance, 1903.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

CHURCH PROPERTY VESTING BILL.-The Attorney General moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to enable "The Trustees of Saint John's Cathedral Church in Hongkong" to hold and deal with property for the purpose of promoting the work of the Church of England in Hongkong and China.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

CHINESE EMIGRATION AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council, and moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Chinese Emigration Ordi-

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nance,

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

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 no material amendments.

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.

ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned till Thursday, the 27th October, 1904.

Read and confirmed, this 27th day of October, 1904.

S. B. C. Ross,

Clerk of Councils.

M. NATHAN,

Governor.