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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH DECEMBER, 1887.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 530.
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Tenders will be received at this Office up till Noon of Tuesday, the 20th instant, for the sole privilege of Slaughtering Animals within the Colony for Twelve Months, commencing on the 1st of January, 1888.
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 $250, as a pledge of the bona fides of his offer, which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown, if such person refuses to carry out his tender, should the tender be accepted.
Each tender must be addressed to the Colonial Secretary, and state the exact amount offered as Rent for the above period, which Rent shall be payable monthly, and in advance.
The tender should also state the calling and residence of the person tendering, and afford similar information as to the sureties to be offered.
The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or any tender.
The conditions on which the privilege will be granted are the following :-
1. The Lessee shall be entitled to the use and occupation of the slaughter-houses provided under Ordinance 17 of 1887, and no animal shall be slaughtered for the food of man except in one or other of these slaughter-houses.
2. The Lessee shall not sublet or assign any part of his privilege without the written
permission of the Registrar General.
3. The Lessee shall not knowingly permit any animal to be slaughtered in any of the slaughter-houses of the Colony, until it has been inspected and marked by an Inspector of Live stock.
4. The Lessee shall provide all persons necessary for the purpose of slaughtering animals and dressing the carcases thereof, together with a sufficient supply of hot water, and shall have the same in readiness at all times for the service of persons making use of the slaughter-houses.
5. The Lessee shall provide the proper instruments, appliances, and utensils required for the purpose of slaughtering, and he shall cause all such articles to be thoroughly cleansed immediately after the completion of the process of slaughtering in which they have been used, and he shall also cause every such utensil when not in actual use to be kept thoroughly clean.
6. The Lessee shall at all times slaughter any animal or dress any carcase for sale on payment to him of a fee not exceeding twenty cents for each animal weighing less than one picul, or forty cents for each animal weighing more, besides the blood of such animal, which the Lessee may retain; and if he asks or takes any other fee, he shall forfeit his privilege, and be liable to a prosecution under Section 13 of Ordinance 17 of 1887.
7. The weight of each animal for the purposes of the preceding condition shall be ascertained
before it is slaughtered.
8. The Lessee shall cause the means of ventilation and drainage provided in or in connexion
with the slaughter-houses to be kept, at all times, in proper and efficient action.
9. The Lessee shall cause the means of water-supply provided in or in connexion with the
slaughter-houses to be kept, at all times, in proper order.
10. The Lessee shall provide a sufficient number of vessels or receptacles, properly constructed of some non-absorbent material, and furnished with closely fitting covers, for the purpose of receiving and conveying from the slaughter-houses of the Colony all blood, manure, garbage, filth, or other refuse products of the slaughtering of animals, or the dressing of any carcase therein. He shall forthwith, upon the completion of the slaughtering of animals or the dressing of any carcase in the slaughter-houses of the Colony, cause such blood, manure, garbage, filth, or other refuse products to be collected and deposited in such vessels or receptacles, and he shall cause all the contents of such vessels or recept- acles to be removed from the slaughter-houses at least once in every twenty-four hours. He shall cause every such vessel or receptacle to be thoroughly cleansed immediately after such vessel or receptacle shall have been used for such collection and removal, and shall cause every such vessel or receptacle when not in actual use to be kept thoroughly clean. 11. The Lessee shall cause every part of the internal surface of the walls and every part of the floors of the slaughter-houses in the Colony to be kept, at all times, in good order and repair, so as to prevent the absorption therein of any blood or liquid refuse or filth which may be spilled or splashed thereon, or any offensive or noxious matter which may be deposited thereon or brought in contact therewith. He shall cause every part of the internal surface of the slaughter-houses above the floor to be either thoroughly washed with hot lime-wash, or tarred, at least four times in every year. He shall cause every part of the floors of such slaughter-houses, and every part of the internal surface of every wall on which any blood or liquid refuse or filth may have been spilled or splashed, or with which any offensive or noxious matter may have been brought in