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general and their administration, and we found that there were many cemeteries over which we had no jurisdiction, except from a sanitary point of view.
The REGISTRAR-GENERAL, I think Mr. Hooper cannot have read the letter. The applicant states that it is his intention to give it up as a donation for the use of his countrymen as a cemetery
Mr. HOOPER- Yes, I know, but does he surrender it up to the Government?
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Mr. HOOPER-I am quite satisfied if that is so The PRESIDENT - I move that the Board recommend that this offer be accepted on the understanding that this cemetery comes within schedule B of the Chinese Cemetery byelaws.
Mr, HOOPER-That is what I mean, but I think the donor does not want fees charged on the ground that he is presenting the cemetery to his own people.
The MEDICAL OFFI ER OF HEALTH-Sec- tion A of the said schedule is free.
Mr. LAU CHU-PAK - Before granting this application I think the Registrar-General should see this man and ascertain his views.
Members concurred.
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MORE WELL.
Correspondence was subwilted relative to the wells in the back yards of certain houses in Lower Rutter Street.
Mr. HOOPER stated, before the subj-ct was broached, that he had given orders to have the wells filled up, but his engineer pointed out that there were pools on Crown Land below Kutter Street and if the wells were closed the tenants would go to these pools for water,
This water was used largely for potable purposes and for making food to supply those who go to the theatre close by.
The PRESIDENT-That settles it then
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The PRESIDENT—'t is a recommendation by preventive measure, the Medical Officer of Health as a plague
compensation for the ceilings that have been Mr HUMPHREYS -Will the tenant get any removed?
The President—Yes. ·
The CAPTAIN SuperintendENT OF POLICE, Hare more rats been found in these houses than in ordinary hon » 8?
The PRESIDENT --I cannot say off hand. are
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The PRESIDENT-Compensation. I stand, is not given in these cases, be no doubt that if a plague-infected rat did get into the flour above the ceiling in all probability the food might be contaminated. That bein 2 ( so we cannot do other than agree with the recommendation of the Medical Officer of Health, but it is for the Board to recommend compensation for the cailing being removed as a plague preventive measure, I move that the until the ceilings are removed, and that com Board recommend that the licence by not issued peusation be paid when they are.
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from the official objections, that to accept the posal sent in would be impossible In additiou responsibility of being answerable for any pro- to storm water draius and sewers which were
impossibility, the passing of either under or over the other an found on such comparative levels a« to make the
gas and water mains often pr sented th· sime obstacles, and neither the comparative levels of either drains, s0WHLB here nor in any town in Great Britain ware or maius kept with such accuracy as to make it possible. The practice her- was the same sa at home, and architects were given every Rats, information possible on application, and thy were also giten every opportunity by permits for opening to obtain such information as is necessary for s .bmitting a plan whien cau be carried out.
on insufficient information, on himself, or on He considue d that the attempt ta saddle the eonsequences of sending in a plan 'any other official, was absolutely unwarranted, There were two remarks made by Mr. Hooper which required correction: he stated that à new drainage plan was being submitted, and that the writer had not given proper levels. In the case of the former remark, the tow lines on the old plan had been altered and the pian returned, and, in the latter remark, he had not given any levels at any time in connection with this plan. Finally, it was very unfair to officials that criticism such as Mr. Hooper's should appear in the Press before su official had halan opportunity of defending himself. He recognised that his had had an opportunity of defence, lif it was apparent to everyone that where an aliack and defence were not pab. bration at the same same there waA a tend-ucy fur falu impre« one to spread abrowd.
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Magára, on the merits of the case. Leigh sid Orange's re ly to Mr. Jackmau remarks
As to Mr. Jackman's that I have been unfair to bim iu eding the Burd «atten 19a to the matter, I regret to say that, as at the present time the Board has no authority over the of A of the deportaiat, të d 4. I did is the only bur effective way to procure proper insos igs iou, quite spree that fiusl judgment should be we had until au offer his hat an opp ir- funity to answer a complaint. If Mr. Jackman is still aggrieved, let the papery be suat
The motion found no seconder, ༢། the REGISTRAR GENERAL mored an aneudment that the Colonial Secretary be asked to consider applications for new licences in the same way as it has been decided to treat applications for renewals f licence,
Mr. FUNG motion was carried,
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MORE MODIFICATIONS. arrespondence was subiruitted
relative fo a modification of the require lents of sections, 153 and 188 of the Public Health and Buikling.. rdinance 1903 in respect of the house ou Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1,18i (Argyle Street, tro Man Tinį,
Mr. Lat CHU PAR minuted-This practically a plan of the type al houses, with slight modifications, which the Chinese build in their own villages. It is certainly better lighted buildings we have now amongst us.
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The REGISTRAR General - Before Board passes an opinion on these plans they whether they will be acceptable to the Chinese, ought to be referred to a committea to consider or whether any modifications are required to make them more susceptibl-
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Mr. HOOPER-I would add on to that, that I diseland any personal feeling against Mr. the system that I make this remarks Mr. souly to call attĝation to Jackman admite that he did not know of the The Medical Officer of Health, the Pigis. | existaues of a Governm sut sewer to K› Shing trar General and dr. Hooper were app intel | Street, and a sub-committee to consider the matter.
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PIjuma of sending in fresh plan< Mr. rather disputes that, bcause he ways sustend of sending in fresh pans the plans were sent back and had to be altørud. That * * quiblile I don't intend to auswer. The sooner the system that prevails is dous away with, the bolt-r. Che PRESIDENT
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Correspondence was submitted relative to the removal of ceilings in eating houses,
The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH minuted that the application before the Board was for a new licence which he recommended should not be issued until the ceilings of the konse were removed. As explained in a previous paper, the objection to geilings was that they harboured rats, and this applied more forcibly in the case of eating houses as there was so much food lying about.
Mr. LAU CRU PAK-The Beard has power to compel people to remove coil- ings where
no plague cases have occurred. In a business of this kind ceilings are most necessary, us they make the shop attractive and prevent dust and dirt from falling on the food! qudity.
· on a lower floor from an upper floor. floors, before the existing Pubuc Health and Chinese Building Ordinance
At a death ra « per 1,000 per anium, the peculiarly constructed that it would be imposs-
murtality statistics of the whole Culony for the ible to keep dust and dirt from falling thronghof 2.2 against 16 ! for the corresponding week! the position of the storm water drains thers
week ended February 1ith show a percentage | Jackmans statemeat that he was
With referencs to Mr without ceilings. It is a hardship on this class | last year.
unware of of shopmen to impose such a condition as that suggested by the Medical Officer of Health.tics
are many drains in thet ology that nu ode 14 The ceilings are the owner's property, which it
aware of qutil the digging up is commenced. is absurd to call upon the tenant to remove. is just the same as telling the applicaut that, unless he destroys and pays for certain property
Of the 629 rats caught in the Colony during belonging to his landlord, he cannot be allowed | infected. Returns for 1906 show a capture of
the week ending March 2ud, not to trade in the Colony. I don't see any difference between the case of renewals, and that of usw licences. The ruling of the Government should be adhered to as the ceilings have been in existence all these years.
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Mr. HUMPHREYS -If the Board bas Do power, as Mr. Lau Chu-pak contends, there is no need for discussion, but if it has I am not in favour of forcing the tenant to remore these ceilings.
Mr FUNG WA-ÇHUN-I am not in favour of these ceilings being removed.
The EGISTRAR-GENER · L-Those licenses are issued by the Colonial Secretary, and all wo are asked to do here is to give the Colonial Secretary the opinion of the Board on the subject. It has aiready been decided in the case of renewals that the Colonial Secretary does not feel called upon to ask licencees to pull dowu ceilings, and we might add that in the opinion
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The captain left for the Jackman in reply to Mr. Hooper's criticisms į on February 28th and reports tha' on arrival sexan of thin wreck on the Preach cruiser Alger wrote to the Board stating that he was un. | there **** *
of the position of the storm water | The cruiser first passei the sesue of the wreck gale of wind and very thick weather. drain when he approved Messrs. Leigh and and went to Hoihow where information Orange's plau, or he would have notified them. geined that the ship was intact, But he strongly emphasised the fact that it was
At Hgibow jaaks Were not part of the duties of the sanitary surveyor anchorage eight miles from the position of the engaged and towed to a sala to verify anything in a plan cubmitted to ascer. stranded steamer where the silvage gear was feasible or not. tsin whether the proposals it contained were discharged into lighters. When the steamer It was only his duty to see Hailan arrived on the sceqo the French oruiser whether a proposal complied with the require- c-as-d operations after discharging the salvage ments laid down in the Ordinance, aud Kear provided by the Dck Co. The wrecked approve if 80 complying. Moreover, the entirely on the architect (section 292). Ordinance specifically threw the resp usibility
appears to be perfectly uprighꞌ, but the heavy weather prevailing has washed her Jackman then referred to section 3 of Drainageable circumstances prevail, prospects of re- Mr. higher on the beaob, and unless more favour. Byelaws, and wished to point out, apart purely `foating her are remote.
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