1050 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH SEPTEMBER, 1895.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 407.
The following is published.
By Command,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th September, 1895.
SANITARY BOARD NOTIFICATION.
MEZZANINE FLOORS, STORIES, OR COCK LOFTS
IN
Buildings erected after the passing of Ordinance 15 of 1894,
(29th December, 1894).
1. Under the provisions of sub-section 2 of section 7 of Ordinance 15 of 1894, it is unlawful to construct, put up, continue or maintain in any room of any domestic building erected after the 29th of December, 1894, any mezzanine floor, storey or cockloft whatsoever, except where such room is situated on the ground floor and is used as a shop or workshop, in which case the written permis- sion of the Sanitary Board must be first obtained and any conditions imposed in such permission must be complied with.
2. Notice is hereby given that such permission will not be granted unless the following condi- tions are complied with:-
(a) The building shall be constructed and maintained in a satisfactory sanitary condition. (b) The mezzanine floor, storey or cockloft shall not extend over more than one half of the floor area of the room and shall have a clear space below it of not less than eight feet measured vertically, provided that this space is sufficient to prevent the obstruction of any doorway situated in an external wall.
(c) The space both above and below such mezzanine floor, storey or cockloft shall be used for storage purposes only and shall not be enclosed except with wire netting, bamboo lattice or carved wood-work arranged in such a way as to leave at least two-thirds of such space open and as far as practicable evenly distributed, and the space encroached on by such mezzanine floor, storey or cockloft shall not be included in the calculation of the cubic capacity of the room available for habitation. By order of the Sanitary Board,
Hongkong, 27th September, 1895.
HUGH MCCALLUM,
Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 408.
Tenders will be received at this Office until Noon of Monday, the 14th October, 1895, for the laying of pipe sewers in the village of Shaukiwan, and works in connection therewith.
No work will be allowed on Sundays.
For form of tender, specification and further particulars apply at the Public Works Office. The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 28th September, 1895.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 409.
Tenders will be received at this Office until Noon of Wednesday, the 16th October, 1895, for making Tree Pits and Planting Trees.
For form of tender apply at this Office.
For specification and further particulars apply at the Office of the Botanical and Afforestation Department.
No tender will be received unless the person tendering produces a receipt to the effect that he has deposited in the Colonial Treasury the sum of $25 as a pledge of the bona fides of his offer, which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown if such person shall refuse to carry out his tender should the tender be accepted.
The Governmeut does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 28th September, 1895.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.