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Council in Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed, and Bill reported without amendment.

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.

HARBOUR OF REFUGE BILL.-The Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to authorize the Construction and Maintenance of a Harbour of Refuge upon and over certain portions of the Sea Bed and Foreshore situated upon the Harbour frontage at Tai- koktsui, Mongkoktsui, and Yaumati, Kowloon, in this Colony, was not proceeded with.

TRAMWAY AMENDMENT BILL.-The Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Tramway Ordinance, 1902, was not proceeded with,

LIQUOR LICENCES AMENDM ENT BILL.-The Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Liquor Licences Ordinance, 1898, and the Liquor Licences Exten- sion Ordinance, 1908, and to repeal the Liquor Licences Amendment Ordinance, 1902, was not proceeded with.

MALICIOUS DAMAGE BILL.-The Council resolved itself into a Committee of the whole Council to consider the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Malicious Damage Ordin- ance, 1865.

Council resumed, and Bill reported with amendments.

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CHRISTIAN BURIAL GROUND BILL. The Committee stage on the Bill entitled An Ordinance to set apart certain Crown Land to be used as a burial ground for persons pro- fessing the Christian Religion, other than members of the Roman Catholic Church, was not proceeded with.

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL RELIEF OF DUTIES BILL.-The Council resolved itself into a Committee of the whole Council to consider the Bill entitled An Ordinance to relieve the Governor-in-Council of certain ministerial duties.

Council resumed, and Bill reported with amendments.

ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned until Thursday, the 16th September,

1909.

Read and confirmed this 17th day of September, 1909.

C. CLEMENTI,

Clerk of Councils.

F. D. LUGARD,

Governor.