February 8, 1908.)
hon. member is thinking of fire and marine.
The COLONIAL TREASURER -The word marine was dropped before the first reading.
Oa Council resuming
the ATTORNEY. GENERAL reported that the Bill had passed through committee with minor alterations, and it was read a second time,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then moved the third reading of the Bill.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the Bill was read a third time, and passed.
HIS EXCELLENCY- Council will now adjourn until Thursday week.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
A meeting of the Finance Committee was then held, the COLONIAL SECRETARY presiding The following voles were passed :—
PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY, The Governor recommended the Council to re-vote a sum of seven thousand one hundred and sixty-one dolllars (87,161) in aid of the vote, Public Works Extraordinary, for the following
items:-
Hot Water Apparatus and Bathe, Go-
vernment House
Queen's College Latrines and Urinals Resuming and filling in Fish Pond at
Tai Po
Time Ball Tower on Blackhead's Hill,
Kowloon ...
Total,
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
The SECRETART stated that there was a re- galation which said the capacity must not exceed 100 gallons for domestic supply.
The PRESIDENT moved that the report be adopted and forwarded to the Government.
Mr. HOOPER-There is a minority report as well, There is a rider by yourself with which we did not agree. I believe the whole thing should go to the Government.
move
The PRESIDENT-I will
that the report be forwarded to the Government,
The REGISTRAR-GENERAL-Are we going to express an opinion on it ?
The PRESIDENT-That is for members to asy. The REGISTRAR-GENERAL-I think We ought to say whether we are in favour of it or not.
The Government is not asking for the opinion of the committee, bat for the opinion of the Board itself. Someone ought to move the adoption of the report.
Mr. HOOPER-I am quite prepared to move the adoption of the report, but I thought it might come better from another member of the Board who was not on the Committee.
The RRGISTRAR GENERAL- You are not in favour of the proviso?
Mr. HOOPER- No. CAPTAIN LYONS Reconded the motion, which was agreed to.
THE TUNG.WAH
HOSPITAL.
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Mr. E. M. Haz-land, architect, wrote to the 45 Board as follows: -With reference to your notice of the 23rd ult. calling upon the Tungs 7,161 Hospital to open out on each storey one half of
the entire space intervening between principal room and the main bick wall I bave the the honour to submit a tinoing showing these promises, and beg to point out that the app-r floors are provided with the required open space at the rear, and as the ground for is uued as a shop I trust that ar-mption from opening up the kitchen may be granted in this casa.
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of Nine thousand thres hundred and thirty-four Dellers (89,334) in aid of the vote, Public Works Extraordinary, Refund of part of Premium for the Pier opposite M. L. 198.
EDUCATION.
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of Seven hundred and twenty Dollars ($720) in aid of the vote, Education, Victoria British School, Personal Emoluments, Head Master, House Allowance.
HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD
A meeting of the S.nitary Beard was held on February 4th at the Board Room. The Hon. Dr. J. M. Atkinson (president) presided, and there were also present Hon. Mr W. Chatham (Vice President). Dr. F. Clark, (Medical Officer of Health), Dr. H Macfar- Jane (Assistant Medical Officer of Health), Hon. Mr. A. W. Brewin (Registrar-General), Captain Lyons, (Captain Superint ndent of Police), Colonel Martin, R.A.M. Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, Mr. H. Humphreys and Mr. G. A. Woodcock, secretary.
WA ER TANKS.
The report of the committee appointed to consider the tank question was as follows:-Wa consider it advisable that every facility should be afforded to (ccupiers who wish to have t nks or cisterns on their premises
(1) To enable them to store sufficient water in the dry season to thoroughly cleanse their premises which the intermitent system, particularly on the rider main districts, does not admit of.
(2) And enable them to readily obtain water in care of fire which, if taken in the incipient stage, may prevent wholesale destruc- tion of house property, and possibly life.
(b) It shou'd be optional for the owner to build the tank of brick and or ment to the satisfaction of the Building Authority, as iron corrodes, and if it is built in a yard, and thereby contravenes section 175 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, it should be lawful for the Board to grant exemption.
(c) This is governed by the first mentioned regulation.
(d) Each cistern or tank should be cleaned quarterly-limewashing Lot required.
This report was agreed to by Messrs. SHELTON HOOPER and LAUCHU-PAK, but the PRESIDENT, who was also a member of the committee, wished to add the following proviso-"I think for domestic purposes iron tanks are preferable."
The REGISTRAR-GENERAL minuted-The sise of tanks should be limited in order to prevent one flat storing water at the expense of another during the intermittent season,
and ground floors depriving the upper doors of a fair share of water.
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THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HALTH-The place is fairly well lit, and there is a scavenging lane in the rear of the first floor. I recommend exemption on condition that no cooking is done on the ground floor, which is a basement, and that the drain is removed from the basement, as its presence there is a menace to hea'th, and moreover contrary to the provisions of No. 19 of the Drainage Byelaws.
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"HE REGISTRAR-GENERAL-What is the objection to allowing cooking?
The 'RESIDENT moved that exemption be graud on the condition suggested by the Medical Officer of Health
Hon. Mr HEWATT seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
A TECHNICAL CONTRAVENTION.
Messrs. Leigh and Orange wrote enclosing a tracing for the erection of a bridge over the lane between King's Building and York Building, and applied for a modification of the require ments of section 175 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance to enable them to erect it. The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS wrote stating that he saw no objection to this proposal. It was, however, a technical contravention of section 175 of Ordinance 1 of 1903, therefore he wished it submitted to the Board for their consideration.
The application was granted on the motion of the VICE-PRESIDENT seconded by the PRESIDENT.
CHINESE CHRISTIAN CEMETERY.
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the Board now, Chinese Christians might be reconsidered by
Mr. HOOPER-I agree with the Registrar- General.
The DIRECTOR OF P BLIC WORK-A cemetery for Christian Chinese has been arranged for.
The VICE-PRESIDENT-The cemetery re ferred to for Christian Chinese is in close proximity to Kowloon Tong village.
The SECRETARY Wrola-In January 1905 the bill immediately to the east of Kowloon Tong village, and a little to the north of the boaring line, wis selected by a committee as a most suitable si'e for a Colonial Cemetery in Kowloon. This site was recommended by the Board in March 1905. In reply the Board was informed that It is a little premature to ear- mark so big an area at Kowloon at the present time." In August 1906 the Board requested the Government to reconsider its decision in connection with this matter. In reply the Board was informed that it was not possible to make provision in the 1907 estimates for the heavy expenditure which would be involved in the formation of a cemetery at Kowloon to correspond to the one at Happy Valley, and that the neo ss ty for such a cemetery was not being overlook d in the plans for the laying out of Kowloon.
The REGISTRAR GENERAL" "he application originally made was on behalf of Europeans. I think we ought to invite the attention of the Government to it again. There is no reason why we should lay out a site like the Happy Valley site.
shou'd mark out a big site, because the e will Hon. Mr. HLWETT-I think myself wa
be a bigger population over there than here in 20 years' time.
attention of the Governmeut be invited to the The REGISTRAR-GENERAL-I move that the
nee ssity of providing a suitable area to meet all possible requirements at Kowlona.
Hon. Mr. HwETT seconded, and the motion was carried.
SLAUGHTER HOUSE PEES,
Correspondence was submitted relative to the fees to be charged for the slanghtering of animals in the villag of Shaukiwao, Kung Ngam, Trat Tes Mai, Sbek O and Hok Tsui.
The REGISTRAR-GENERAL minuted-Are Text Taze Mai, Shek O and lok Tsui in luded? A Hok Tai sad Shek O man can hardly be
slanghtered. expected to take bis pig to Shaakiwan to be
Tue SECRETARY-The contract is for the sole privilege of slaughtering animals within any part of the Colony other than the city of Victoria, and other than those portions in the Na Territories which are not included in New Kowloon. The contractor, under No. 2 of the Slaughterhouse Byelaws is entitled to obarge a fee of 20 cents for cattle, swine, sheep and goats weighing under a pical, and 40 cents for animals weighing more than a pical. Under Bection 61 all cattle, swine, sheep and goats must be slaughtered and dressed within a slaughter- house appointed for that purpose under the Public Health and Building Ordinance, 1903- The contract is a yearly ons.
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The EGISTRAR-GENERAL-I should like this to go before the Board. Unless the aum. ber of slaughter houses is increased, the contract will have to be altered next year. This is aa- other instance of this order drafted to meet the oircumstances of the city, being applied to country districts and proving quite unsuitable. If section 62 is to be rigorously applied, section 58,the provision of a sufficient number of it and proper slaughter houses, must be carried out.
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The SECRETARY informed the Board that similar terms had been in force for a number of years, and the contractor had never before insisted on these payments. He understood that the contractor did not want the people to go to the slaughter houses, but to pay a fee. Strictly speaking, according to the terms of his contract he was entitled to soh fee.
The REGISTRAR GENERAL-Caα we make him provide slaughter houses in these villages ? The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH- There are appointed slaughter houses.
The REGISTRAR GENERIL-We should tell him to start slaughter houses in each of those villages.
Hon. Mr. HaWETT-He is not suffering any hardah p by not getting these fees?
The SECRETARY - No. Hon. Mr. H&WETT-No signed the con- tract with his eyes open ?
The SECRETAKY – YOS, Bnd I rather think he did it with the object of raising this question ma soon as the contract was signed,
The REGISTRAR ·Ɑ INEBAL —We should just leave the matter as it is,
The PRISIDENT - It's a case of spite I think. Hon. Mr. Hzwert — It's a squeeze. The con rotor's application was laid on the table.
MORTALITY STATISTICS. Based on a death rate per 1000 per annum, the mortality statistics for the whole Colony daring the week ended 11th January was 21.6, The REGISTRAR-GENERAL-I think the while for the week ended 18th January it was question of opening cemeteries on the Kowloon | 17.5, as against 18.3 for the corresponding week side of the harbour for Europeas and for last your.
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