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 Ordinance, 1889.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council resolved itself into a Committee of the whole Council to consider the Bill clause by clause.
On Council resuming, the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through Committee with amendments.
EVIDENCE (COLONIAL STATUTES) BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to facilitate the admission in evidence of statutes passed by the Legislatures of British possessions and British protector- ates, including Cyprus.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council resolved itself into a Committee of the whole Council to consider the Bill clause by clause.
On Council resuming, the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through Committee with verbal amendments.
The Attorney General then moved that the Bill be read a third time.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES BILL.--The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to authorize the removal of Fire Insurance Companies from the Register of Companies in certain cases.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council resolved itself into a Committee of the whole Council to consider the Bill clause by clause.
On Council resuming, the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through Committee with verbal amendments.
The Attorney General then moved that the Bill be read a third time.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned until Thursday, the 20th February, 1908.
Read and confirmed, this 27th day of February, 1908.
A. G. M. FLETCHER,
Clerk of Councils.
F. D. LUGARD,
Governor.
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