THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 1, 1911.

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sub.s. (2) shall commence with the words "When it is desired", and after the words "lime-mortar" the words or cement-mortar shall be in- serted; for "therewith" there shall be read "with such party-wall"; and for " secure there shall be read

"ensure".

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sub-s. (3) shall commence with the

words "Recesses may "; and

sub-s. (4) shall commence with the

words "In the case of a shop "; and the following shall be added as sub-s. (5):-

"(5) Every opening and every re- cess in any wall shall either be arched over with brick or stone- work in cement-mortar or spanned by a steel girder or ferro-concrete beam of such dimensions and con- struction as the Building Authority may consider necessary for the sup- port of the superincumbent weight." In s. 110, for "must" three times there

shall be read "shall ".

S. 111 shall be divided into two sub- sections of which sub-s. (1) shall commence with the words "The ground surface of every domestic building "; and

sub-s. (2) shall commence with the words "The ground surface of every area ".

The following shall stand as s. 162a :--

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162a. Any water-closet or urinal which is in the opinion of the Board and of the Governor-in-Council in an unsanitary condition shall be re- moved by the owner when so required by the Board.”

In s. 185 instead of the second paragraph the following shall be inserted as sub-s (2):-- "(2) In the event of the refusal of the Governor-in-Council to consent to the re-erection of any building to which this section applies compensa- tion shall be paid by the Governinent to the owner of such building; the amount of such compensation to be determined by arbitration as herein- after provided.";

and the first paragraph shall be sub-s. (1) In s. 192, the words from The Drainage By-laws" to the end are repealed, and in lieu thereof the following shall be inserted as sub-s. (2):--

"(2) Drainage regulations shall be

made by the Governor-in-Council, and shall be included in the schedules as schedule M";

and the first paragraph shall be sub-s. (1)

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