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THE HONGKONG GOVERNA
GAZETTE, 13TH NOVEMBER, 1897.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 486.
The following Additional Bye-law made by the Sanitary Board under section 13 of Ordinance 15 of 1894, and approved by the Legislative Council, is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th November, 1897.
AN ADDITIONAL BYE-LAW
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary,
Made under Section 13 of Ordinance 15 of 1894.
27. No street over land held under lease from the Crown, upon which any domestic buildings abut, shall, without the permission in writing of the Sanitary Board, be obstructed by the erection or fixture at any elevation of any structure or object of any kind whatsoever, whether temporary or permanent, which may, in the opinion of the Medical Officer of Health or such other officer as may be appointed for that purpose by the Sanitary Board, prejudicially affect the health of any of the inmates of any of such buildings, or if such street be already partially so obstructed it shall not be further so ob- structed, without such permission in writing.
Provided always that in the event of such permission being refused by the said Board the owner of any such street shall have the right of appeal to a Magistrate who shall take evidence on oath thereon and who, if satisfied that the proposed obstruction will not prejudicially affect the health of any of the inmates of such building, may grant permission to erect such obstruction.
Any person who shall contravene this Bye-law shall on conviction thereof be liable to a penalty not exceeding $25 for each contravention, and any refusal or omission after conviction, to remove the illegal structure or object shall be deemed a fresh contravention of this bye-law.
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For the purposes of this bye-law, the word "street" shall mean and include the following: street, road, lane, alley or passage whether a thoroughfare or not.
Made by the Sanitary Board this 4th day of November, 1897.
Approved by the Legislative Council this 8th day of November, 1897.
HUGH MCCALLUM, Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 487.
J. G. T. BUCKLE, Clerk of Councils.
The following is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th November, 1897.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
No. 761.-PROtest entered aT LABUAN BY THE MASTER OF THE SCREW STEAMER Libelle, OF LONDON.
By this Public Instrument of Protest, Be it known and made manifest to all to whom these presents shall come, seen, read or heard: That on this eleventh day of October, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, before ine GODFREY HEWETT, Esquire, Acting Resident of the Colony of Labuan and its dependencies, came and appeared GEORGE GRANT, Master of the steamship Libelle, of London, of eight hundred and sixty-five (865) tons register, and declared as follows:-
That the said vessel left Kudat on the 8th instant at 7 p.m. bound to Labuan and Singapore with part cargo of general merchandize. All went well until 2.45 p.m. on the 9th instant, in latitude 5° 18' N. and longitude 115° 17' E. (this is approximate position), the ship passed over a mud-bank not marked on the chart, and on sounding found twelve (12) feet of water on the bank. The ship's way was not stopped, and arrived safely at Labuan at 3.15 p.m.
And the said Master hereby causes this protest to be entered.
This done and protested before me at Labuan, this 11th day of October, 1897.
G. HEWETT,
Acting Resident.
GEORGE GRANT,
Master s. S.
"Libelle."