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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1930.

SIX ORDINANCES PASSED.

NO DISCUSSION ON THE ENTERTAINMENT TAX.

In the space of 26 minutes, six new Ordinances were added to the Statute Book of the Colony, when the Legislative Council met yos- terday afternoon. His Excellency the

Governor preskled and there

| Svan a full attendance of members. The following Bills were rend a second and third time-

A Bill to amend the Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance,

1900.

A Bill to impose Duties in res- pect of admission to Entertain- ments.

A Bill to amend further the Piers Ordinance, 1899.

A BR1 to amend further the Stamp Ordinance, 1921.

A Bill to make certain provisiona relating to the corporation named The Tung Wah Hospital.

A Bill to amend the law relating to the powera of arrest possessed by revenue officers,

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in moving the second reading. the Attorney Gearral said: 10 Committes I propose, In nevor- dance with

your Excellency's direction, to move certain anall menaments to this Bill, all of an Inmaterial mature, inasmuch

when the cheque duty was these amendments will take out of | Altered. After two months, people,

who still have these cheques will, property which no longer exist; that is to presumably, apply to the Tren- say, in Clause 3 of the Bill i shall surer for a refund.

Another move the deletion of sub-clause

Meeting. "I which will involve

In adjourning the Council sine the die, is Excelleney said it would numbering of the subsequent Lebouwen, Sub-clause "D" refers to a

piece of land on which, in 1911.hort meeting before the end of George William Cade Burnett, have died on January 1, 1980, appointed Gordon Cade Burnett, in the event it was propoest that a small-pox year to stopt the report of the

Finance Committee A it

Frantes) to Mr. David his wife, Laroline Elizabeth Grace of his hospital ohould be erected by the nut certain what date it would be Christian Wilson, business manager Buracti

wife predeceasing him. Ture Walt Hospital Committer

uardian during his minority. The Sinnette, sule Mr. Wilson was appointed the son's at Ordinance in was passed relating to it-Orcis ance No. 38 of 111, which is re- ferred in the said sub-clause But such is the good health of Kowloon, that we find in 1921 this small-pox hospital was being used ᏓᎸ . a cracker factory

And, January, of that year, it blew un It never been used since and no Crown lense bra ever been granted, and so there is no pro- pery in the Committee. For al reason I shall suggest we delete that cla

clause. In the Schedule there ін reference Lo number of pertien leasehold

properties which Section 7 of the Bit will cause to be transferred to the new

year

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Directors, insofar 13 the residue of the unexpired terms of the leases are concerned. One these properties, No. 11, Kowloon Inland Lot 1164, was a property on a lease which was unexpired when this Bill was drafted, but the lense hus run out in the course, of this year, Consequently, there is no unexpired portion to trans- for. So I shall propose, with direction, to de-

your Excel 30. 11 and re-num

lete the item

ber the subsequent sections. This will not prevent the Directors, if they wish, to have the property assigned to them under a new lease by applying to the Govern ment for a new lease, but at pre- sent there is nothing to convey, Subject to these reservations, beg to move that the Bill be rend

second time.

The amendments were Inter made in committee and the Bilt was read a third time and passed: Stamps on Cheques.

and

In moving the second reading of "An Ordinance to amend further the Stamp Ordinance, 1921," the Attorney General said: This im poses duties as stated in the Memorandum of "Objecta and Reasons." Amongst those duties is the raising of the cheque duty from five cents to ten cents, which is effected by Clause 3 of the Bill. The

Second

paragraph of that Clause is intended to enable people, having unused five cheque books in their pussession at the end of the year, two months' time in which to use them up. They are allowed to do so by add- ing

five cents revenue stamp to them. Two months was the period allotted in a similar case

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he would adjourn the Counelt sine of the China Mail. In a will, dated exeratris, but in an undated coleil,

March 21, 1912, Mr. Burnett, who he left everything to his

die.

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