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No. 4785 of 1903, C.S.O.

No. 5493 of 1904, U S.0.

No. 5151 of 1905, C.S.0.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Five hundred Dollars ($500) in aid of the vote, Miscellaneous Services, for printing Miscellaneous Papers.

Government House, Hongkong, 10th October, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two thousand Dollars ($2,000) in aid of the vote, 22 Miscellaneous Services, Telegrams sent and received by Government.

Government House, Hongkong, 11th October, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Five thousand eight hundred and seventy-one Dollars and sixty-five Cents ($5,871,65) in aid of the vote, Public Works Extra- ordinary, for Repairs to Gap Rock Cable.

Government House, Hongkong, 13th October, 1905.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

RAILWAYS LOAN BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council, and moved the first reading' of a Bill entitled An Ordinance for raising the sum of Two Million Pounds by Loan for the purpose of defraying the cost of a Railway from Kowloon and for other Railway purposes.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

The Attorney General moved the suspension of the Standing Orders to allow the Bill to pass through the remaining stages at that Meeting of the Council.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to,

The Attorney General addressed the Council, and moved the second reading of the Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

The Attorney General moved that the Council resolve itself into Committee of the whole Council. on the Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed, and Bill reported with verbal 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 after the meeting of the Finance Committee, and on the Council resuming, the Colonial Secretary reported that Financial Minutes Nos. 43 to 48 have been considered by the Finance Committee and that the recommendatious have been approved.