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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 22, 1912.

7. No conservancy boat shall unless otherwise provided for under the terms of the con- tracts for the time being in force anchor or lie at any place within the waters of the Colony other than the conservancy boats anchorage in Kwai Chung Bay.

8. The occupier of any premises situate within any of the districts specified in By-law No. 1 (1) (a) (c) (d) or if there be no occupier the owner or the immediate landlord "shall make due provision for the daily removal from his premises of all ashes, domestic waste, refuse and other objectionable matters to the dust carts, dust baskets, dust-bins or dust boats provided by the Sanitary Board, or by the Scavenging Contractors.

9. The occupier of any premises which are situated within any of the districts specified in By-law No. 1 (1) shall provide himself with a strong substantial movable dust-bin con- structed of impervious materials with closely fitting cover to the satisfaction of the Sanitary Board and sufficient for the reception of the day's house refuse.

10. The occupier of any premises upon which any water closet or urinal has been or hereafter shall be constructed, or if there be no occupier the owner or immediate landlord, shall provide a constant and adequate supply of water, stored in accordance with the Drain- age Regulations from time to time in force, for the flushing of every such water closet and urinal and shall maintain every such water closet and urinal in a thoroughly efficient and cleanly condition.

11. No excretal matters shall be placed in or upen or conveyed along or across any street or open space situated within any of the districts specified in By-law No. 1 (1) except between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m. and except in strong substantial buckets with closely fitting covers, and of such pattern as may from time to time be approved by the Board.

12. No pigwash shall be placed in or upon or conveyed along or across any street or open space situated within any of the districts specified in By-law No. 1 (1) except between the hours of midnight and 9 a.m. and except in strong substantial buckets with closely fitting covers, and of such pattern as may from time to time be approved by the Board; and no such pigwash shall be conveyed in any boat or vessel except in such buckets as aforesaid or if in bulk in watertight tarred holds with closely fitting hatches. Pigwash, if not placed in such a boat or vessel, must be conveyed direct to a licensed pigsty.

13.-(a.) No excretal matters or pigwash shall be emptied, discharged, deposited or placed in, or conveyed to, over, or upon any gully, drain, sewer or any inlet thereto.

(b.) No excretal matters removed from any premises situated within the districts speci- fied in By-law No. 1 (2) shall be emptied, discharged, deposited or placed in or conveyed to any place other than the conservancy boats provided for that purpose.

(c.) No excretal matters shall be brought from any premises or place situated outside the districts specified in By-law No. 1 (2) to any premises or place situated within the said districts.

(d.) No pigwash shall after removal from any premises be emptied, discharged, depo- sited or placed in or conveyed to any place except a licensed pigsty.

14. Excretal matters which have been placed in a conservancy boat shall not be landed at any place within the Colony including New Kowloon but excluding the rest of the New Territories.

15. In these By-laws the term "excretal matters" shall include nightsoil and urine.

Made by the Sanitary Board this 19th day of November, 1912.

W. BOWEN-Rowlands,

Secretary,

Approved by the Legislative Council this 21st day of November, 1912.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.

No. 344.-His Excellency the Governor has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the King, to the following Ordinance passed by the Legislative -Council :---

Ordinance No. 39 of 1912.—An Ordinance to amend the Full Court Ordinance,

1912.

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