THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH MAY, 1889.
materials; nor shall the pavement, side-channel, or concrete covering of any public thoroughfare be broken up, or into, by the excavation of holes for the purpose of securing any hoarding or scaffolding poles.
Inflammable structures.
58. It shall not be lawful for any person to erect in the Colony of Hongkong whether on private land or land the property of the Crown, or whether for temporary or for permanent occupation, any shed or structure of wood, mats, palm leaves, thatch, or other imflammable material.except with the previous sanction of the Surveyor General and except subject to the Rules and Regulations that may be made by the Governor in Council under this Ordinance, and no such shed or structure shall be erected on any private land or land the property of the Crown situated within the drainage area of any public reservoir, uor without the special per- mission of the Governor in Council on any hill-slope draining into the City of Victoria.
Blasting Stone.
Inflammable
structures.
59. It shall not be lawful for any person to blast any Blasting stons. stone with any explosive substance, in the Colony of Hong- kong, unless he shall have fully covered over and weighted down the stone to be blasted with a sufficiently heavy timber shield or taken such other precautions as shall effectually prevent any fragments of such stone from being projected into the air, and unless in addition, he shall previously have fully warned all persons within a radius of five hundred feet from the proposed blast by means of red flags and by the beating of a gong continued for at least five minutes, previous to the firing off of such blast, and no blast shall be fired off except between the hours of twelve and half-past twelve in the day and half-past four and a quarter to five in the evening. Provided that in the Government Quarries the blasting of stone shall be subject to such rules and regulations as may be made by the Governor in Council under this Ordinance, and pro- vided further that the hours for blasting specified in this section may be altered by order of the Governor in Council dublished in the Gazette.
Earth Cutting.
60. It shall not be lawful for any person to cut earth or turf, or collect, extract or split stones from any land the property of the Crown, except subject to the Rules and Re- gulations that may be made by the Governor in Council under this Ordinance or without the authority of the Sur- veyor General, granted by permit in writing nor with such authority to cut earth or to extract stones in such manner as shall undermine any bank or earth, or in any way preju dicially affect or endanger the stability of the same or of any land or property adjoining. For contravention of this sec- tion there shall be liable not only the labourer doing the work but the Permit-holder, Contractor or Foreman under whom such labourer is working.
Timber Yards.
61. Every timber yard for the storage of timber other than timber in baulk situated within the City of Victoria, shall be enclosed on all sides by a brick wall at least ten feet in height and fourteen inches thick, and shall have a clear passage not less than six feet in width between the exterior face of such wall and the nearest buildings adjoin- ing. After the passing of this Ordinance it shall not be lawful to store more than three hundred cubic feet of timber on any premises within the City of Victoria, unless such premises are enclosed as hercin provided, or unless such timber be stored at a distance of at least 50 feet from any building.
Miscellaneous Provisions.
62. No person shall erect a new building over any Government drain, nullah, or water-chaunel situated within his own land, without making at his sole cost and to the entire satisfaction of the Surveyor General, special provision for the reconstruction or strengthening as the case may be, of the foundations, walls, and arch or covering of such main-drain, nullah, or water-channel, in such manner as shall in the opinion of the Surveyor General enable it to support with safety the weight of such building.
63. It shall not be lawful for any person to dig out the foundation of any building, or to excavate any site, for any purpose whatsoever, in such manner as shall cut into, open out, divert, undermine, obstruct, dam, or otherwise interfere with any Government drain, nullah, catch-water or other
Earth cutting.
Timber yards.
Erection of building over Government drain, &c.
Undermining, &c., Govern- ment drain.
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