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PAPERS.--The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Officer Adminis- tering the Government, laid on the table the following papers :-

Report on the Hongkong Volunteer Corps, for the year April 1st, 1906, to March

31st, 1907.

Correspondence on the subject of Hongkong Subsidiary Coins.

Despatch from the Secretary of State with regard to the Report of the Committee

of Enquiry in connection with the Typhoon of the 18th September, 1906.

FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES BILL.--The Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance relating to Life, Fire and Marine Insurance Com- panies.

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 with amendments.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-MAATSCHAPPIJ BILL.-The Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance for giving to a Foreign Company called the Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij certain facilities for carrying on its business in the Colony.

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 with verbal amendments.

The Attorney General moved that the Bill be read a third time.

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 until Friday, the 26th July, 1907, at

2.45 p.m.

F. H. MAY,

Officer Administering the Governmeni.

Read and confirmed, this 26th day of July, 1907.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.

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