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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST NOVEMBER, 1884
No. 18.-Dust-cart with 6 Dustmen.
To start from the Albany at the Junction of the Peak Road, pass the Public Dust Bin and go down Garden Road to Ice House Street Wharf.
No. 19.--Dust-cart with 6 Dustmen.
To start from St. Joseph's College, and go along Robinson Road, Bonham Road, Pokfulam Road to French Street Wharf.
No. 20.-Dust-cart with 6 Dusimen.
To start from the corner of Third Street and New East Street, and go along Third Street, along Second Street and back to Pokfulam Road and along Queen's Road to New East Street Wharf.
No. 21.----Dust-cart with 8 Dustmen.
To start from the corner of First Street and New East Street, and go along First Street, Pokfulam Road, Battery Road, Nullah Street, and the Praya to New East Street Wharf.
No. 22.-Dust-cart with 6 Dustmen.
To start from Saiyingp'un Nullah and go along Battery Road, Whitty Street, Praya, Tung-wo Street, and Middle Street to Shekt‘ongt‘sui Wharf.
14.-All dust-carts shall start at 5 A.M. in suminer, and 5.30 A.M. in winter, visiting the Public Dust-bins in the localities through which they may pass, and after waiting a few minutes at every main crossing, they shall reach the floating dust-bins not later than 6.40 A.M. in summer, and 7.10 a.m.
in winter.
15. The Contractor shall appoint one dustman out of every gang employed in drawing the dust- carts to act as foreman of the gang, and the Contractor shall see that all such foremen adhere punctually to the hours of departure and arrival here laid down for the dust-carts, that all the dust-boxes are properly emptied into the carts by the people, and that in respect of such bye streets as are not visited by the dust-carts every facility and assistance be given to the inhabitants to empty their dust-boxes into the carts while the latter are passing along the streets, and with a view to notify the people of the approach of the dust-cart, the foreman of the same shall ring a bell in a proper manner at every main crossing,
16. The Contractor shall maintain the dust-carts at all times in good repair, and upon the expiration of his contract he shall return such carts to the Sanitary Inspector in good condition, fair wear and tear excepted.
17.----The Contractor shall within such hours and in such manner as may be directed, remove all dust and refuse from the public markets to the dust-boats.
18. The Contractor shall provide strong and substantial dust-boats adequately manned, and suitable in number and size, as directed in section 4 of the Rules and Regulations issued by the Governor in Council under Ordinances No. 9 of 1867 and No. 7 of 1883, and the carrying capacity and crew of each dust-boat shall not be less than those specified in the following list:-
Dust Boats.
No.
STATION.
CARRYING CAPACITY IN PICULS WEIGHT.
MINIMUM No. OF CREW.
1
Jardine's Bazaar,...
300
5
2
Ship Street,
600
7
3
Eastern Market,
300
5
4
Ice House Street,
400
t-
7
5
Pottinger Street,
600
.7
6
Gilman's Bazaar,
600
7
7
.Cleverly Street,
600
7
8
Queen Street,
600
7
9
New Eastern Street,
400
5
10
French Street,
400
5
11
Shekt'ongt'sni Nullah,
300
5
...
3 Spare Boats,......
600
2
Do.,
400