It should really have boar $2,910. Be said that the amount of $241 for repairs, &o, was greatly in means of the setual charge.
́remember the amount.
naded to it.
in arce93.
bouson-T do not know.
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Hongkong Governl Chamber of Commerne,
1st Jur, 1887, Sir.-The Committes of Quis Chamber and
TH BANITARY BOARD'S ""JOINDER. advised that in the matter of compensation, the cordance with Western byrianis rules require. THE USELESSNESS OF QUARAN- torost I am bound to protect, know nothing of are willing and even anzinas to got their 10 or
Colonial, Government should follow the line of backwards at least twenty-fivo fret wils. The Sanitary Benet Room, the existeses and progress of the serious measure 20 conts a day. Those who stick out for
notion adopted by all English Municipalities of sand howazer has not been able to recommend H41 June 187. that threatens to interfere with their rights and higher wayor pa socount of increased ront an
Sir-In reply to ytter, No. 111, of ludo years, in their endernors to improve the for the rouson previously given any bank-yard Mr. Johaton-What in fun at of rapuirs Pinterests in a most arbileary manner. I at Loss house nogommodation will be supplanted
by those who will be sostent with less. the 9th altimo requesting to be furnished with dwellings of the people. Whatever the polioy wider than ton fost oven for thres storied houses I have not spent $50 in repairs during the last aware of some of the reasons which lead to the twole months.
consideration of this Bill in privató and conFor example, it a man gots, muy: $15 ha obsaarentions of the Sanitary Board on Dr. of English Muncipal Authorili qay be we intended to be raconstructed. This width the Hongkong amber of Com nurur to the What is the amout of insurso?I do not fidential mittags, the chief bing that it was month and has to pay $5 per month for two Ho Ki's Protest against tho. Pablis ITestth Bill, are sure that in England law and equity are ant than ne balf that laid down by English waai. inadvisable to greito munerary pablic feelings all rooms for his wife and children and $10 we are the konour to inform you that sitbough set aside and indiginal interests merilesd for cipalities natwithstanding that the tropical
generous provision of air space. What is the amount of Crown and adverse criticism and discussion on the pro for food and clothing.&o, but on soronatof higher none of us were able to admit the carrostness of the publin good without das indemnity for ao-climate of Hongkong would soom tocnet a more
12-Wo next come to the expostulation ngalast Something like S-i, bat I think you have made visions of a Bill which might each or all be rent he has to pay for the same two rooms Dr. Ho Kai's alleged feats or dednotions, we did til losses en Fared.
R-Bat with regard to ench antirely now a mistake as to Crown rent, If you look at modifiod in Ita passage through the Sanitary femaller than before an account of the storitics of not consider ourselves called upon-is forwarding the copying-for appliantiva at Hongkong-of | houses na may be erected on vacant lands resuntly had its attention drawn to an article the Ordinance you will and tho Crown rent Board. But a little careful consideration will building for backyard and other spaces, he would, yon his Frotest-to entur iuto say ontroversy bas to come off the amonpt and is not to be show the absurdity of this position. As far as according to the lue laid, down abovo demand with a colleague, as we apprehended the Govern the Sanitary legislatias Bf the mother country intended to be lewed by Government for which aggers in Whitaker's Altasunek far th
this Bill is concerned, the Sanitary Beard has $16 por month for his sorricos. He would
idiosynoraaiea of the Chice.
"AH a set-off to these startling trots, Sir There might passed into law, the Board see no reason why from which the fallowing is an extru
Joseph Fayrer slated that in the case of Than I may say that there is not very much bean, constituted or has cous:ftated itaalf this falaly succeed in this if there were no one to takement would readily form its eva opinions after without regard to local auditions and to the building purposes after the Bil: skall have survvat year, page 189 and entitled "Epidemics"
2-a homever you now intimats. to us the bare been grounds far this remonstrance had it the minimum of open spoo for light and
cholar, the theory that it was communi- wrong in my statemoul?--Yes, it is greatly adviser of the Government, and in order to be his plan for lesz, but let us say there are plant the feet porusal of the document.
sable dismass was now exploded and that the better enabled to advise it should receive advice who will take it for less, thon what must the wish of the Anting Governor to have our views hean a fact that we ind recommended for this ventilation adoptail in Esland should not also an the statements advanced by De. He Kai, we Colony English legislation pure and simple, but be lopted in this Colony, provided of course
Indian Government had discontined all But you yourself maced $240 as being about from the rmblic at large, otherwise its recom-poor man do but to pay the 86 or resort to over-
quarantine restrictione, and relied solely on the sam for those charges-Ys; bonus I was mendations may be unsound and against the rowding or to stinting himsolt and his family bar in response to His Excellency's desira, to such is not the eas; for the Fallie mit Bil that at the laul ales this condition is mute
Haultary unsures such as one in dietary, tador the impression that the charges were upon pablic interest. I do not think that the position of food and clothing. Now, allow me to na mbmit the following observations which will bass bon framed by ce, by the light of our incal ofear to intending purolasers who would t afental of $2,400 inatent of 22.040-
ventilation, and the avoidanon of altuetrees of a pablic body is anything tha worss by having whether building four feet away from retaining limited rather to the pointing out of errufs l experiononta most lotal requirements. Hol we acquire their sites with their eyes open to the
of beat, old, or excessive exertion.” Supposing you had been paying a reat of free and unrestrained public discussion on ite walls, the leaving of a ton fast wile backyard and inconsistencies than to any discussion of the spe followed English angitary anaotunts mos requirements of the now law. With this view $2,400, would you think 3410) excessive?—No. proceedings and deliberations. It lees nothing the establishing of a 3/8 feet brick privy and enlations and predictions which rosnr in the Pro- strictly the sttiuguney of our recommendations By-Law has been added intended to apply to
The exod question of Quarantine has been 9-As the City of Vistoria has been built on the subject of a lengthy corresponen between What are the occupation rents of the two but may gain a great deal of useful information apacious kitabon, are more nacereary than food and test unsupported by facts, figures, or arguments night then possibly have warranted the Protest fatare ertensions of the town.
3. Dr. Ho. Kai begins by stating that the mador reply. and wisdom, aclass it thinks that its members are clothing, or more desirable than overcrowding?
13--Dr. Bo Kai then proceeds to stigmatizsa strouvly marked declivity, the housse rising in I shall peak briefly of the neonatitational Bill will encrifice property to the extent of rail- infallible and ite wisdom suprarios doctrino. worthy of the Grand Inquisition of the dark middle and arbitrary way in which this Bill seeks to eu hons of dollars, that it will greatly interfere the Bill as "annamastry and faofficient. Pre- terraces or aters one above the other, have had this Government and the harbor, and I am ugo. Public comment and criticis u, I submit. Ieros its various provisions and Dye-laws. It with vested interests and shake public confidenco viously the Bill was assailel nr. the score of its to here thair foundations excavated out of the directed by my Committou to say that they will recessary in this cars as well as in any other does not procido for lequate compensation in tal its foundations, but as a carefni perusal of Lia allsad severity, now it is denoxxoed on the seara ateep hillside, and in many cases the back walis feel much obligad for any information it my he I know that the two houses are let with case, and those who dread these atould not bearery Base, Surely if the public is te ha bene paper fails to disclose how these disastrous con- of its Inofleiency. One or other of thesa enn-of the Darenat storica have been built in juxta in your lower to furnish them with a view to ascer The exception of the rooms rooently occupied by one the Champions of the Bill and moreover. Hied by a large sacrifice of property, the shorinquents are to be brought about, this state-tradictory charges must be fallabinus. If there position with the earth er with soarp walia that sining it the abure-quated statement is correct.
may experience as a member of the Sanitary for should not fail on the shoulders of partionlar
be found in the charge of neotency, fi wo hillside in place. In-sama-instances then fi zent froni Ma. What do you think that the rooms would lot Board eeaviness ma that in many, instances individasie but on all alike. It is always easy to meat, being a mero assertion, call for no cuore auy trath in wither it wont most probably have been thrown upon in order to retain the 4.From the statement which not follows freely admit that we have preferred, if anything taining walls themselves are found to form the for? do not know. I did not take them for public opinion and testimony aro argently remake free with other people's property, but when
being many fest below the surface of the ground speculation. took them for basiToss purposes. quired to correct misunderstandings and indiel the thing touches our own packets te way not be the reader would infer that, the Public Health to orr on the aile of wildness in order to inter back wall of the ha:288. Such basement Boors Secretary Bengal Chamber of Coméros, Cal-
Parkapsyen can tell the antire rant I think da cantictions and beliefs. I fancy I have quite so rady to carry ent our best intentions
14-The Protest art recommends the super outside ure it is needless to add extremely damp Council and relegated to tas Sanitary Board it is acman bere about what you have assessed, beard mentioned more than ouor that the Seafsni seibatilo viamo re not think it in wes Bill had been withdrawn from the Legislative fere us little as possible with private.intoreste
view to imparting to the measure sume cossion of the Bill by firteen different pro- nisl during the rainy season the meistars is in THE DATE OF SAILING OF AMER
(some instanoss even found to percolate through je I think the amount served would not be tory Board is a scientific body, and all it has to policy of any Government, specially when it with
1-Eficient public drainage.
the walls. They are also as a rale o duck that far out from what I received if the whole were consider is purely a matter of Sanitary science, is not of a raproueattitive character. to legislate element of panlarity. The statement, which positions, vie-
indeed I have toan asked repeatedly abou offer arbitrarily concerning the propertrofits subjósta searosty caupoetical to the Legislature, appears
the inmates are compelled to bura Highte even That is 3168.20 per month -Bat on monthly Ting some opposition to a cisate in the Bill, whe-and particularly when such measures involve so however to be levelled more at the Government thor as a medical man and a scientist, I did not large a surities of property. It shakes publican at the Sanitary Board and we leave it tonancias they rery rarely new all let.
Hi Lordship-The valuation is not upon the onasider that such and ench a thing was desir vondence and drives av capital, a state of therefore to be met by the Government, but se acteal holding, but upon what you may be able and even necessary. My answer has always thing which may not affect those who are eagarda the Board we should state that when we baen and will war he to this feat-Is the Sani- no parimanent interest in the Colony, but is first addressed ourselves to the aideration of reasonably expected to get.
Mr. Johnson-How Inug have you been in tary Board a soientific as well as practical body outficient to excite alarm in the minds of those the Public Health Bill, we were well aware that prissasion of rents-Since the lease begins of men? Are we met together to discuss mat who are permanent residents and have the the latter had formed the principal portion of a larger and more comprehensive Draft that in- Biana Nocember, 1985.
tre of Sanitary seisnes purely or practically P future walfarn of the Colony at heart. What does Mr. Holmes pay P-I think he pays
eladod building technicalition haring no rainliou
That is for the first fear front only, in itnot
Are they let P-Some pertinus are not. They
coming and going.
zre lat to monthly tenants who are constantly
Is the ground fleer of No. 39 let now I can
not say
Mr. Hutchiscu.
let.
$60.
Yes I think that is what he occnpias,
Masura. J. J. dos Remotos & Co. have rooms
do at kany
If pandy, then I agree with orare proposition connection with the quetion of compensation
11-Encisof house drainage
patta.
I have the bonger to be. So,
H. U. JEFTRIES,
---Secrotary.
ICAN MAIL SUBAKERS.
The following correspondence has been for
III-AD ont-fall at Sulphur Channel for the at Rood-day. Unquestionably basousont davell-warded to us by the Chamber of Commerce for
sewage of the city.
IV.-Sewer ventintion.
fars war thorn conditions are not 11 for hn-publication :-". mau habitation, and a no sanitary authority Gold passibly donutemanna their perpetuation in houses to be newly built or reconstructed, the Bosed have provided in the Bill that in now buildings or recountructions n alear intervening pase of four foot open to the sky shall be left ex-between the hillside and the house
V.--Joernaand water supply. VI-A flotilla of steam dredgers. VII-Provisions against earth euiting. VIIL-Reclamations and, tree planting. IX-Surfona sasvanging. -X-Abatement of overcrowding by the
tension of the town. XL--Prohibition of the main of unwholeson
food.
THE POSTMASTER, GENERAL TO THE ACTING COLONIAL SECHSTART.
General Post Offico.
THE ACTING OONIAL SECRETARY TO THE CHANNst of Cox HEROR
Colonial Sagretary's Offics, 9th May, 1887. Sir-I am directed by the Oder Admin- latering Cao Government to branebit to you, for the consideration of the Chamber of Commerce, of any scientific importance put forward to the one onrious argument was not infrequently to the Public Health, and thus the reason thess
10-For the paroons of adequate ventilation the waxed copy of a letter trom the Past mater Gomeral suggesting a change in the day and for the arrivst of damp.so narrow a space as docting, and further I would add mash to the advanced, viz, that since laud bas lately rises building clauses were withdrawn and rocast by unmérens provisions in order to ronder them greatly in valus, it is but just that the landlords themselves as a separate Bill entitled the Built
four feet might not perhaps be deemed saftcient of departare of the steamers of the Pacifo Mail XIL-Market improvements.
by a rigid sanitarian, but again in the enasiders-Steamship Company, and the Occidental and are perfect sad more scientific. I would ad- who get the beneft of the rise should sortioning Art, was beonu it was intended that th
XIII-The sproud of sanitary knowlelre. tion of this question the same diffenity which Oriental Stem Narigation Catapany; and to at the back. I believe; what do they pay-Ivocate every poor family to have its the ares something for the public good. On on lace of Public Health Ordinance should be limited pare and aww, a gardes, a conservatory and what it this seems reasonable enough, but is it.uly to matters relating to Health and be worked
XIV-Efficient sanitary administration. beast that of the minimam width of back-yards state that Ife Fixuellency would be much obliged About $60, or $70?- Less than that, I think. nat, at the expense of a state or the primaly Are there no landlords who paid the present ender the spartion of the Sazitary Board
It is asserted that if the foregoing propositions stoppai in, and in view of the andas sucrifice of the Chaoth would strongly support Mr. If the first floor brings in 800, do you not think merchants and riol landlords But if practically pries for their land with hard cash? How many while the Building Ordinazos was to be worked
at prasent to the public-5 have the honour to that the whole house would bring in more than as well, then I would oppose the many provisions landlords are there now in existence who have noder that of the Pablic Works Department are adapted the health and prosperity of the property that would have attended the adoption Lister's endation, in case it concurs in 5-Lerret a ozprossed by Dr. Ha Koi thar Colony will be secured. But long before tuis of a wide spass, the Board after carsful deli-ie opi-inus to the great inconvenience caus Protest was panned, the Bill which we have beration wora constrained to adopt a narrow a 12GF-I do not know. I am etenrather which in my opinia are necesary, aneconcheli laud for twenty years on to stretch? Even
FEDERICK STEWART, Mr Holmes pays as much as $6.
mical, and anonnstitutional Some Sanitarians with those, ure the riske they have ean and the tho consideration of the Bill should a
rafted had already provided either directly or margin as lour feat for the minimum width of bo, Sir, your most ubediout sorvent
Acting Colonial Secretary. His Lordship-Had you not latter wood ferara constantly making the mistake of trasting services they have rendered as pioneers of this been left to the proposed new elective Eard your banks -I will bring any information your Chinese as it they were Europans. Thng settlement to go for nothing? Why should be formed under the provisions of the Bill, but by Bye-law for u realzation of arly clear ar to baleft between the house walls and
-The next question that cams nader con- H. U. Jeffries, Baq, Sacratary, Hongkong
Chamber of Commerce. Lordship plansen,
appear to forget that there are wide constitu- their profits be lessened more than any other as one of the profaseed objects of the Bill is to the whole of these fourteen propositions the hillside. His Lordship Did you give Mr. Humphreys tional differences between a native of China and These are questions one has to answer fore ece create this new body, it is sot clear how the elec. or sach of thom as require legislativa s notice. Mr. Johnson, të prodane bis hooks? one who hails from Europe. They do not allow can recommend this Bill for the gonsideration tire Board could have ensiderat saything at tion. Dr. Ho Kai assisted at our meet sideration was whether soch landlords as would
Air Johnsion-No, say lord. I thought be for the difference of habits, usage, mode of liv. of the Lagislative Council.
Bware that we sought to give elect ander the strcoting their hoones against the hillside, that I come now to the strongest argument in all until it had first been brenght into existence ings took part in our discussions and was he debarred koronftar from building, or recon-
by the passage of the Bill into Law. would be prepared to cow his own route.. I ing and a host of other things between the two.
Razrat is also expressed that the dolibe-authority of the Bill to the programme which is to say, sneh landlords as cautemplated the por-
Hongkong, Jang, 17. did not think the books would be required a They insist on the theory of treating all oa favour of this Bill, with its numerous Bye-laws.
Gir. I have the honour to sigrist that a canposed he would have such information as we tionalities alike, however mash they may differIt has been repeated oror and over again that rations of the Board should have been condasted ke has reproduced. Practically therefore we petuation of dwellings manifestly unfit for h required at his finger and.
from one another physically, mentally. and son-in some large English towns amilar Bills have with closed doore, It will be obvions to His Ex. may say that the Frofest winds up by advocat un habitation, should be compensated for the Mr. Humphreye-I do not see why you shanla stitutionally. Henco arise the several provisions been passed, and that this is an almost exactalloner, however, that the drafting of legislative in the notion of the self sums provisans so loss of ares involved in the new rule, and before communication be added to the Agent of the Board cand au examination of the City to to Navigation Companies, requesting hire to take think I should come here prepared with lyform-in this Ordinance and Bye-laws in question copy of them, most provisions having haan rapled enactments would become an impossibility, if inconsistently condamned in the preceding arriving at a final decision on the point the Pasitie bal and Osidontal and Oriental Stean ation tó assist your age.
which I have no hesitation in characterising as word for word, and therefore it must be just the public wars taken into collaboration in the sentences.
15.-Au inconsistquoy still more glaring is made with a view to ascertaining the number of into consideration the great and neodices insan- Lonass actually built against the hillside, and the veniene inflictal, on the public here by she His Lordship-I take if you do not know the wholly nonosassary. One might as well insist and propar-going upon the principle that what task. To us moreover it appeared that the pro- occupatica rents-I think they are somewhere that all Chinese should sut bread and beefsteak is good for the goose is good for the gander. In per time for the public discussion and criticism involved in proposition XIII. After having
of the Bill would be when it bad reached the been admonished throughozt the Protest for aggregate bros which woald oventually lace custsat despatch, of the steamers of the two. framing a Bill in acvariance with modern be relinquished if all such houses when their Companios ou fe days fixed for the spurtures about what they have been assassed at. At least instead of rics and pork, just bonnes the two effect whatever laws they may pass at home, we
time for reconstruction arrived, were to be set at the mails for Grope. I venture to recom the route that the sub-tenants pay 3-8 nonely formar articlos agres better than the latter with must also pass bere. I protest londly against bands of the Logielstare.
Next ensue a desquisition on practical as mediorfand anitary kanwledge instead of in
mend, that Mr. Harmu bo askod to bring what they are assed. The occupation rent is an English stomach. One favourite argument this kind of ladisoriminate and servile legisla
The examination revealed the fact that the subject under thynotice of bis directors, with, What I pay.
manat bere ber stated and refuted. It has boyu tion If we are to adopt all Kuglish local Aclarainst theoretical publia sanitation. From a secordance with Chinese ideas we are now nd- bank four feat.
in Victorin there were a large number of housse if possible, a favourable representatio Trondheim De you expost to lot these rooms for the stated by some advocates of this Dill that the of Parlament as our lay, deed we a spa thanretical point of view. Dr. Ho Kat says that vised to spread melical-and-conitary knowledge. ensuing year -Yes. I suppose so, my Lord.
Gorerament is always adverse to anything like rate Legislative Council There is no doubt in framing the provisions of this Bill, he would among the public.
19-Dr. Ho Kui objects chiefly, as we have circumstanced, that the area to be ralingnishl My Johnson said that after the aridenss class legislation and that say recommendation some English Ants which we shall all be glad gone further than the Board: yat in tha which had been given he thought his Lordship of the Sanitary Board to that effect would not to have introduced here, such as the Press law forest breath, ho adds that the provisions of the said hafore, to the provision of adegaste opened would be 118,642 aquare feet, and that the I would also commend that the master beve yon its way to supporting the views oxpressed would congs to the conclusion that the valuation likely be entertained. This must confess does example, still scary new law should ha modilled. Bill as framed by the Board ars necessary, space about buildings in order to sasure the compensatica to the owners for ench relinquish forrod to the Chair of Commucen, which may
We bare free oireetation of air. This provision has, ment assessed at enrrent Inaseloki estate valdos
balow. & just one. Taking the rent at 8450 and add-rowind one of old times when all class legisla and adapted to suit, local anerondings and reconomical, and reconstitutional."
12-After protracted deliberation the Board
It cannot surely be absolutely unavoidable that ing the amout of chargos this eams to $2,500. Lien was earnestly sought for to be abolished, quirements To say mind the very fact of the hot, as may readily be spaceited, soras difficulty however, bea andel by aim as necessary would come to $791.090, The houses were three alorsyad ones with frost but with what results I need not mention. present Bill being copied from the local law of in following this line of argument, but whatever in respect of any new building lote which any and back rooms on each fror, and if Mr. Holmes Lock cror our loral Ordinances, how many Eaglead is the strangest argument against it may be intended to ba conveyed we bag to refer be sold by Government in the future, and we have arrived at the decision that the question nearly each alternata rovare of these trans- paid $60 for the first Boor frost, the whole house there are still in foron which make clear distine. being passed here without a grast many impart you to paragreghs 5, 6, and 7 of the letter of the hare his approval of the principle. But if he of compensation for loss of area was one that Pins Steamers should be timed as to siu might surely be expected to bring in more than tiens betoon Chinese and Europeans. It would ant madifications and alterations Just compare Bourd dated the 2nd of last December, wherein approves of the provision of adequate air space must be left for settlemont to the Executivo odide erretly with the departure of a Frach or it 90 necessary that, when the two lines on $12) Taking this as a guide he thought his only be a wasting of time to quota instances, this little Island with England, think of the vidi- it is set forth that in consequence of the bigh for new building-lols, as a hygienic assity, is verament, and the Board therefore desire to li English mail from Hongkong. Brill 1994 would Surz alter their day of d-parture, the tw Amer- Lordship world apolade that the assess As long as we gotero the Chinese according to culously limited space at our disposal, and then say vale of building laud and for other reasons we not again fuconsistent on his part-ta donounce mit fhenisalvas to the recommendation that had had to take a praction view of the roquito- this requirorgent in respect of daw konses to bo whatever policy ne lias of action has been fol
lowel at home of late yours in the improvements can tines shoull immediately altas chairs to the ment oude was a just and proper one.
our promise given while thi Colony was yet in can wu really spare the comparatively vast and Hemphreys and that it, as stated by Mr. its infancy, riz., to govern them se much as pos.ber of feat for backyard parpesos capoially with mants of the people, rather than a theoretical built on old Jatų ?
17.In conalnaion we desire to avall ourselves of the dwellings of the people shoald be obser.me day Yet this is what has this place Johnson, that the rate of exchange might go sible in accordance with their annars and a rapidly growing population? Again, eansider one, and that we had therefore bad to mit our
reconsideration of His Excellency the Acting ovalent that in following the footsteps of Eng: threagh the winter, as Aurrican mails fre- down this year it only strengthened his argumentousions, and to respect thair religion and pre- the hilly and rocky tatare of Hongkong, halves to recommendations which fall very far of this opportunity rary respectfully to buy the rod in this Colony, and they tender this advice The mails for Eucops left on Tulay all that they could not get a fair assessment unless judices, we must of a necessity modify our laws nearly every house is built as it were on the top stort of English sanitary legislation.
The next ceascks indirectly accuss the Governor of the expediency of passing the lish Municipalities no injustics will acorne taquently loft on Tuesday too, the mail day has now been alterol to Thursday, and on every they knew what the rata of exchange would be in order to mest their peculiar requirements of another and bow many high as well as low ro
14. The Board find from the Returns prapar- Thursday fixed for an English mail, cu Ameri- for the ensuing year. The culy plan was to go Besides, does not common sense alors indianto to taining walls there are; is it necessary then that Sanitary Board of the error of legislating for Public Health Ball with its separate By-laws invested interests. upon the Government rate.
is the advisability of logislating specially in almost every house should be built four fest Chinese as for Europos. The accnsations we the form in which we had the honour se submit.
presame afar to the provisions in the Bill for it. in lieu of in its presont shape with the Brod for them at the Land Office by the courtesy of can mail steamer is drapatelier also.
It has not anftegnently happened that the day many cases to sail circumstances and surround away from its neighbor, and does not after all inge?
my proposition to locisate against inhabiting light and vaatilation, and for the limitation of lows incorporated in the Bil. Our rouenda. Mr. Brvice Shepherd that there are about 2,200 Frets an economical point of view, the idea of oellars or bagament floors aizlergend obviste over rowding. In respect of the overcrowding tion if adopted would not retard sadly the landlords, of whom one third are, either Boro-on which this and invenient conearrence ef orificing the millions of square feet at anal diffenlties? Once again, the original rede lauses we desire to explain that the minimum passage of this most necessary moara throneh pean permanent absentues or natives resident on ontward mails bus takea pince has also be the on with him on taat point. In his opinion it average price of 36 to $7 per square test ia avan of building in most of the English towns ia dil be of 310 fact for each sunle person was adopt. the Legislature, for so far we understand that the macland of China, who have invested their day on which the French zuil from Hurope ar-
two of the Byelawa, and these might be dis-purposes of personat profit hut who have not work can be erried an. by a limited laff, in had a great deal to do with the matter. Mr. more ridiculous. What is this enforced sacrifice fereat from that adopted bare from the kind by us in view of that rudimentary principle any opposition there may ba, is limited to one or money in Hongkong building oporations for theived. It can hardly to exported tant pestal
With or without prohibitory law sod of anitary wissen which lays down that a mini, for Stoply for the sake of a theory that thening.
tenance of the bath of the community as the proper annat of car and ökadlítude under such as to the reats paid by the amb tenants Chiness public require all such Stuitur im-sanitary considerations most English houses murs of 2,000 cubic feet of fresh air per al gussed with ample deliberation at any convenient otherwise the same direct interest in the main-avercrowded building, with anything like the
regylar inhabitants of Victoria. from those tenants themselves, and no doubt if rovements to promote their health and welfare. were built from the commencement with a front must be provided avery hour in order to present Lite after the passage of the Bill,
1-I am to transmit you the enclosed pro- there had been any great discrepancies between But I ohallerge the soundness of that theory. I and back garde, so that the innovation in 20thu air from becoming femiod 85 petrascoot or
test against the Bill from the pan of Dr. hair statements and his (Mr. Humphreys') they say thaChinsssing onoral do not require thissneri at great to the great majority of the people.ganic matters exhaled from the lours and skin.
Kaimombor of the Board-I have the honour should have heard of it. But Mr. Johnson did Ees or even desire it. Lat the Government a The differences of habits, constitutions, require of the persons living in it. With so reduced at
tove, Sir, your must obedient servant, dot take into consideration how nacertain those certain the views of the Chinese public in this mente, &c., between the Chinese and English are allowance a 2,000 cabin font par hour it bogenies monthly tenants were. Very often reams were matter. I have often been told that I was almost also very great arguments against the adoption nosessary to change the air at least use te lot. for three or four months. One right just always in a minority in the discassion of the of the English law here without groot modifica-story hour in order to enable it to support as well take no a guide the ranta paid by a lodger varions sections of this Bill, but I was and amons. Thery is yet another point which has to if health In these cicoastangos less than In a boarding house as this case. Mr. Johnson condent that the public at large, without dis be autood, and that is however sweeping a lur 300 cubic feet could not bo prescribed by any had also said that charges must be add d for in- tinction of racos, will sapport me in most of my is in Bagland it is passed by the people through Sanitary Authority. We smbit fartiurmore
The minority bows to that no home, whether European or native, ca surance, repaire, and Crown rent He thought contentious. I was often charged also with look their representatives. Mr. Johnson was in error there. He would anding too exclusively after theinterest of landlords but not rules the majority, and the people are be a healthy home without the light and the that the Crown rant had to come off the gross but I always denied that charge. I do not only re- cerivolted before any measure is put forward and
present the interest of landlords, and personally carried.
am not a landlord, I cars for the tonsubs as much
His Lordship said that he did not think the rats of exchange had anything to do with the matter.
1. Humphreys said his Lordship was not at
Johnson, he beltered, had the information
rectal.
Mr. Johnson said that there was no mention
of it in the rinunce, bat as a matter of fact
he thought Mr. Humphreys was correat. It
was the usual custom.
In uouoinsior. I beg to record my stronges
as the landlorde, nad the poor as wall as the rich objection against this Bill and its Bye-laws as a
Mr. Humphreys said in conclusion he could only say that he believed that bis Lordship threw the question of exchange over altogether, His Lordship-I shall decide the question of exchatige. 1 shall not throw it over.
Mr. Hampbroys said it appeared to him they would have to throw the lease overboard also, be case they were assessing it according to a rate fraland perhaps which will compel landlords they ware not able to get, that was, the eats of to lower their rent to an equitably low amount exchange for the ensuing year. They could ar. Perhaps such low will be enacted here, but for rive at the correct result by taking the Govern the present at all events all landlords, like ment rate or some fixed rate. Mr. Johnson Averybody else, will want to get from 7 to 8
knew
We have the honour to be,
Sir.
Your obodisat Servants, J. M. PRICE. PATRICK Mansox.
Fa. B. C. AYEES.
A. P. MOEWEN.
T. C. DEMPSTER.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART. HUGH MCCALLUM.
Honourable A Stewart, LL.D., Asting Colonial Secretary, K., &.&.
BANITARY BOARD'S LETTER SUBMITTING PUBLIC HEALTH BILL.
Banitary Board Room. Hongkong, hid December, 1886. SIRI sa directed by the Sanitary Board so transmit you for submission to the Governor in Council the enclosed draft of a proposed Public Health Ordinance, and accompanying By-Laws which the Board have bad under consideration for some months past.
cire amsinaGTON,
The despatch of the Amarien parket on the esame day as the pinket for Europe deprives the business community hero of the advantage of having a supplementary mail made up on board till the last moment, as this affic is unable to detach an officer to perform that duty.
Buon MCCALLUM, Secretary. The Honores bla E. Stewart, LL.D., Aoting
Colonial Secretary:
The inconveniense to mercantile bouses chisty consists in baving to write for two muils at the asto tíme, but there is a large eines of people, who interests this office has to sensiner, who,
PORTS OF HONGKONG. FALUE OF THE IMPORTS AND EX instead of suling to the Post Office, as mer
sams sabject:-
Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, Hongkong. 25th September, 1895. The Secretary London Chamber of Commerce.
& day
obants and most residents do, come themselves," facilities for ventilation sought to be scared by The the Bill These we reiterate fall far short of
sither because they have no servants, er mons Buropean sanitary provisions on the one hand,
With reference to our article on the talne that they cau trust, or because they happen to be while on the other hand nothing has boen
of the imports and exports of Hongkong, passing, and profer to utlead su flair basinerg It is set for the wolfers of the poor to have the whole se unenessary and inefficiant. I submit adued to warrant the asumption that the
we have bean faroneed by the Secretary of tersenally. Talnable space ocupled by their small rooms that there are batter ways for providing the constitution of the Chiusion is so far. Efferent
This class consists of skip-captains, their the Chamber of Commerce with the following narrowed. In order to provide for a model of sony with sanitary improvements without on the from that of the rest of the human race, that
copy of a letter addressed by the Chambor to the wives and families, sea-faring people generally. privy, a superb kitchen and a saptanus back- one hand baking public confidence, aut on the his dwelling may do with less light, less air, and less ventilation, than the minimums provided.
London Chamber in September, 1985, on the residents who keep bnt vary small establis
mente policemen and soldiers and their wives yard of 10 foot wile, while at the to time the other securing unanimity and Bucovs.
1.The Grst thing I enbait is to overhaul.al in the Bill. Noe has the question of class wicked latidlords continue to charge the same
travellers passing through, and others. All there the public drains, trapa, e, and to put them legislation at all proonsnpied as in the framing
persons coming to the Post Office on ront or even a higher one for improvementy bad
in an offcient and sanitary condition, so of the measure nacer critisism. We have
when the American mail is leaving, fad it near increased capital necessary to effect such im provements. I am not aware of any law, exospt
that all who connect chair ouse drains sinnly recommended, after the most careful with them may have no reason to repent. onsideration of local conditions and peculiarities,
DEAR SIR-With reference to your letter of approachable. Every window is besieged 2. Next we abould insist upon the construe the least onbe of space and the last ventilation 2-Tas Board regret they should tavo boon the 10th April last, covering copy of a lotter ad. by Chinese buying stamps and posting their tion of goed drains in every house and pm which any habitation may bere without becoming unable to place those documents in your hands at dressed to the Secretarios of State for Foreign letters, and whilst the soldier ur sailor cau elbow. par connections with the public drams: unhealthy under normal cironmstances or with an earlier date, but the length of the Bill, the Affairs and the Colonies on the subject of his way through the crowd, the sallier's or npon the speedy execution of the scheme toont becoming a focus of infection in times of varioty and importance of the subjets sotuing proposed direct telegraphie acmauunivation be policeman's rife or the sasionaf lady wi earry the sewage wattos from the drain-epidemic dissaSE.
nuiter review, and the caution and deliberation twoen Hongkong and Singapore, it is stated in makes enquiries at the Post Office personally, vallets well ont into the Sulptur Channel; -Reference is next made to the absurdity which it was necessary to observo, more partica the regalation, copy of which is embodied in that finds it almost posible to get what she was. No organisation will ramely this lu the existing and upon the immediate exstruction of of sacrificing millions of square foot of lant larly in the framing of those provisione likely to letter, that the yearly imports and exports of this building, and with the prezent, staff, for there is
Colony exoned the sum of £1,000,000" sterling. ventilating shifts store the drains cu the averaging six or seven dolars a square foot" affect pirate intecosta, have made the delay on- hill side, suppliar with proper apparatus to for the sake of a ton foot back-yard. It is to avoidablo,
I am desired by my Committes to state that no room to establish_separate approaches for destroy the ascending foul air. "The provi: the provision of this back yard that we unter- 3-Even now the By-Laws proposed to be the annual exports and imports of this Colony fae Europas, sad no officers to attend to them if
there were room. alons respecting drainage in this Bill should stand Dr. Ho Ksi chiedy Lakes ecoption. His made under the Bill are far from completed, and exceed in raise the sum of £1,000,000, their
"A simpler romedy would be that the two certainly be enforced, with a few alterations, objection appears to be based on two separate the Board will do itself the honour of snbaiting aggregate value atuonating approximately to
American Companies should defect some cay of 3-Lot the people have a free and abundant gronds: (1) that the Chinees do not require from time to time in a supplementary form, the 235,000,000 or £40,000,000 sterling.
supply of water, without which no cleanli- the houso ventibtion and light which the back remaining By-Laws still to be framed in one-
In so this important question should agais departure which is not the day xod for the de nais is possible.
I have. &o.. yard is designed to secure them, and (II) that tion with the carions subjects set forth in the sub-some under the consideration of Parliament, the parture of the tail for Bope.
Committos fael that it is desirable that an inad
(Sd) Lat the foreshore be thoroughly cleared of the tenant will be forged to pay the landlord a sections 7 to 27 of Article 13 of the Bill, but pa all rabbish and decayed matter, nat hy only cormona" rent for less space. In the prdthessadditional By-Laws would not be of a nature equste estimate should be Zermed of the commer
onenessitate any postponement of the consideranial Importance of this Colony.—I am, &, one small dredger bub by even half-a-dozaning paragraph we have dealt with the fil dredgets if necessary,
jection, and with regard to the second we bag tion of the Bill, the Board venture to hope-in
(Signed) H. M. BAILT, 5-Let building sparations where the turning to call your attention to the opening asatence row of the prasing nood of sanitary reform in aver of virgin soil is necessary, be confued of the Protest, wherein Dr. Ho Kai states that tho ventilation and drainage of private dwellings to the few old and dry mouths in the winter. the Bill will escrifice millions of dollars worth in Vistoria-that the measure in the shape now 6.-Let all low and swampy grounds be filled of property. This orifice of landed property enbmitted may recaisa the early attalion of
ia and planted cvor with trace of euch a kind
way to have been enffered by the landlords, but Government
bad taken the rate for the past year, He per cant net interest on their capital. What is af on custom or. Ordinance which the price of land now per squars foot? In the justified him in doing na He had hard sentral and most populous parts of China-town, of the average rate for three past years bain like Qassa's Road Central, and Bonham Strand, taking in a disputed pass but he never beard it is something like $9 or 310 or more, and gestion of this natars decided aponerea in the more distant and less valuable the rate for the time being. He did not think garers, it is something like 33 or $4. Just Mr. Johnson would have bean raided by the rate fancy the position of the poor tenant if this Hill He would be formed to pay an of exchange it it had been somewhere between broom le 4/10 and 5/5. I contended that the assessment ormous ront for less space than before, plus cu 82,800 was $400 to excosa, and he asked that all sorts of Sunitary improvements which, how- it b rodnood to 92,400,
erer god in themselves from a European His Lordship aid he must take time to con- slaud point, they do not vare for, and which sider Mr.mphreys' arguments
The case they think at least their constitutions do way & very important one and there was anot require. They may say that they are appeal from his decision. He should therefore habituated to such citios like Canton, Kow [long city, du.. compared to which Hoog. reserve judgment.
kong as it now stands is a paradise, a model of oleanliness, a perfect. Banitarium, and that if any THE PUBLIC HEALTH BILL. more improvements are required, let those who advocate it pay for them and not they. Hora Dr. Ho Kai'a protest against the Public two adverse arguments must be noticed. The Health Bill, submitted to the Government by first is that the Chinese are so ignorant of what tho Sanita y Board, and the Eoard's Rejoinder je zool fer themselves that they must bo thoata, which were presented to the Legislative taught, and forcibly too, by means of eevore le- Corucil on the 27th May, have now been cirea- gislativo moscuros. I hardly expected to hear of such an argument, if azch it may be terraad,
lated:-
DX. Ho Kar's Prozzer.
e
Secretary.
THE REGISTRATION OF IMPORTS AND EXPOETS.
A LIST.
Postmaster General The Hon. Frederick Stowart, LL.D..
Acting Colonial Secretary.
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO THE ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY.
Hongkong General Chamber of Commeren, Hongkong, 30th May, 1837. Bir,--Your despateb No. 613, of the th May, and ite anulosure, was fally discussed at meeting The following latter hus he addressed by to the Committee held on the 20th instant, and I am dosired to sub, for the information of His Chamber of Chromorao to the Gavarniert-
Hongkong General Chamber of Excellency the Officer Administering the Ga
Commerce,
Lat June, 1887-
verament, that while the Committee appreciate and regret the inconverfanes caused by the no-
as to permit the rays of the sun to ponstrate now-from the theory of enormous rents for 4-un to point out that many of ita more to the ground underneath their tollnge.
foen space to be paid by the tenants--we gather important provisions buvo benn datachal from Let a stricter system be established for that the landlords are to recomps themselves the boby of the Bill, sad have been grouped to.. the removal of 6lth and excreta from the from the tenants and that after all there is to gather in the form of By-Laws, because it was Colony, sad let the work mon engaged in this be no saorifies of millions on the part of property acneeived that in this form their amenduent work be placed under more numerous Euro-owners. The two statements are clearly ants from time to time se future expericare might. paan killed supervision.
gonistic, and one or the other must fall to the diotute, would be more easily offested than by 8.What is more important of all is the pre ground. A roxy great rasny Chinese tenements any partial repost or amendment of the Ordi reation of overcrowding not by compulsory in Hongkong actually have back-yard or smoke pance itself, and I um to express the hope that
Sir-I am requested by the Chamber to bringensional departaes of the European and Ameri and a bitrary legislation hub by the exten hier as they are called, five feet wide. In many the course adopted by the Board is this connee- sion of the town out and west. Fat this louements these places are air feet wide, and in tion will omenead itself to the jade ment of the to the notice of Gurocument the grant noooenitsa maile on the same day, they are of opinion purpose let us endeavour to procure a con- some they are actually seven and sight feet Government inasmach as it is justified by ample that exists for providing some forra of legislation that it would be a matter not only of some di- tinuous road along the Prava, open new wide. The provision of the minimam of tea fost, precedent in the sanitary onnotments of Parlin to ensure, a the absence of a Custom House, culty bat also of much lalicuer for the Cav- building sites, freilitate the requirement of for the width of a back-yard is not therefore ment, as may be scon by reference in the Publie the Registration of the Imports and Exports of bar to lend its influenes in prafering the small lots for building purposes, and coa of the sanrmously exaggerated importaco mace Health Act of 1975 (38 and 39 Vic. 0.55 where the Colony, and the Committes feal that the inquest of the Postmaster-General, to the effect Dect the two extremities of the island without by Dr. H. Kat for the extra mi prs by it is decreed in Section 157 that stery arban portanes of the measure to those interested in tis that the Companies siguin tears to mories a tramway. By those mears people will scribed is shly five fost mere than the minimum authority may make By-Laws with respect to trade of Hongkong will be accepted us suffofent should be asked to alter their schedules sons rot
of the European wails. not ovatorowd as long as there are quick, dimension montioned above, and two or three the structure, sewerago, and closet accommoda-sause for their suggesting this subject for the ta interfere with the dites Exed for the ling
The Committes bear tatil that the Com easy, and inepasive means of commant fest more than the maximum dimension adopted tion of dwelling boases, to the sufficiency of sprea consideration af Government.
The Couaittee desire me to say that, in Or cation with the centre of the tou by the Chinese themselves of their own initia: about buillings in order to soura ventilation These and many rare, such as the preventiva, anil the certainty is that the landlord who and a free dirontation of air, and to the closing-dinance dealing with the entry and clearance of panies which carry the American mails are not goods is now in force in tao neighbouring free subsidised, politis Brident-from-infection tion of the sale of nowholesome food and has pulled down an old house with a five foot of tenements qaft for banan ocupation. auripe fruits, the enlargement and improve back yard and subatibated it by a new house with 5.I am to'xtale briefly that as rogards the Port of Singapore, the chief points of which are with their knowledge that not only were the ment of markets, the spread of medical and ten foot yard, will be no loser by the alteration drainage and sewerage of tenements, the Bill that, the Governor in Connsil has power to make arrangements for the da patch of their steamers eznitary knowledge among the public, as regards rent, inasmuch sa the marked im- has beex drafted in the goueral lines of the vary, sed roroke all regulations for the Ragis muds sutirely irrespective of the movements of are worthy of the immediate attention of provement in the shape of the additional light municipal sanitary legislation of England, but tation of all gonds landed, shipped, or tranship the subsidised European wall lines, but that the Sanitary Board and the Government, sad ventilation will make ap for the loss of the that under the important hasd of space and ped in that Colony: it provides that the Regale pecaniary loss would be iscurred by a change in and which it properly carried out, would five feet now rauferred from the depth of the ventilation in dwalling-houses, the Bosid re-tions (ander the Ordinance) shall be published their states of asiling. beours health and prosperity to the Colony, house to that ofthe yard where many domestic grata to have to report that it hae bona debarred in the Government Gazette, and it imposes a per- Finally, but us slag sea to pwopar currgins datios which are at present eseriad on in the by the afavourable peculiarities of the site on atty for each breach of the Regulations. out of our already innumerable sanitary pabio street old then be performed. Shoula which the city is built by the small depths in
at the eul of tha ninatwith century. It re By this Ordinance and the By-laws msds minds one of the Star Chamber and the Inquisi berander, landed property in this Colony to the tin. Those who advaten this argument but extent of millions of d lfors will be aortficad. better take care, lost some wiser heads might not vested interests greatly interfered with, and upon the sune principle and saferas something public confiisace shaken to its foundation. This unpleasant upon themselves. Let me give a few Ordinance together with its Byo-laws contains illustration of this dangerous bat with, nearly all the important provisions of a Buildings mest plausible argument. 1.) The osta- Ordinance song, to be introdnend inst your into blished religion of England is Protestant Chris- the Legislative Connell, and which as soon as tianity, the Chices are mostly heathens, bat s was known, created quite a sensation in thus they are ignorant and should be taught, let na Colony, This self-ene Bill without melifion legfilate for enforced Cbristianity, (2) The Chi tions of any importance is now placed under the nese doctors do not-kaus-anything-about the zighty patronuy of the Sanitary Board, Darupeau practive of medicine and the Chinese through whose rast influence and recommends pablic constantly go to them for advice: tion ita promoters hope for belter rusvene,
at then they are so ignorant-letna l' of Chi- As a member of the Sanitary Board, I regret : gislate for the total palsion that the Bill abould have been considered by the nose trained practitioners and forbid all present. Board and not reserved for the now Chinese under heavy penalties from consulting Board the Municips! Board of Health, the com- anyone but European doctors. (3.) Many Chinese position of which is te same implies) partakes are invetorate opines smakers, that if long con- of a more representative obaracter. "I further incud, must be injurious to their health as well regret that an eminently important masure like as a waste of their money: het they are so dread- thin ahould be considered by say public body of fully ignorant-let as fogialute and foros every men, bewovar inflnantial sul sentitie, with one to sustain from opitim smoking. I may mul closed doors and under strict confidence. It is tiply examples, but these will show what I mean, tree that the Sunitary Board consider this Bill No Enropean will deny that the Chinesa urgent- with the view of recommendation only, and not by read reform in their religion, their system of of definito legislation; that must rest with the medicine and that oplus smoking babile, bat Government. Still if one takes into count the who will advocate that such reform should be enormous weight and importance which the wrought by means of harsh and sweeping legía- publio as well as the Government attach to the lation? Thefr lgcorance should be enlightened recommendations of tim Sanitary Board, it dors no doubt, but not by penal law. The second seem strange, that the discussion of an Ordinauge argument is more reasonable end it is this, that of such a sweeping oharacter and paramennt in as habitable rooms gut smaller and rents go portance should not be made pubile at onna, sa higher in directly opposits proportion, wagos will that its progross from the ocrmanseout could get higher too and that will compensate the poor be watched by supporters and opponents alike. tenants. This would be perfectly trae, I achait, As it is, its opponents are placed at grant dis if Hongkong were hundreds of miles away from! advantage. and as I ne only spealing for my.. Chias. Bet fortunately or infortunately, way-Dated this 2nd December, 1886. self, T most confres I felt oftentimes my ex are close to the mainland, where thousands of tremely difficult position of being isolated from poor Chinese ora straggling for a bare emosis. my supporters outside the Board, while those tence. The labour market is always in excess of Barrister-at-law, and a Member of the Sanitary
Board whom I am supposed to represent and whose in the demand, and there are many able bodied whe
·
On reference to the Companies published
schedules. it appears that front the 10th August, Under the Regulations, written declarations 1895, to 1st June 1987, a period of butte relas and regulations, and be contsat, to there however in certain cases of extremely emel the dimensions of existing lots, and by the gear according to prescribed forms are required to be months, the departures from here were to work these and the fox points I have juat late be actual loss by the provision of a tea foat vity and high rains of building ground from made within a fixed period to the Iegistrar of Europe against 38 to America, of which only 12 Eagarded by the light of the wria principle pointed oat above thoroughly and in detail back-yard, we bare given opportunity by Chase following as closely as they could have wished, Imports and Exports giving details of all in. were consident. and not waste cur time over annecessary79 of the Bili for the special consideration of the wise provisions now adopted by all Munisipal ward and outward cargoes, and the one of mine. sanitary provisions, which look wall po such ossea on arcoptional growHIR.
Authorities and Health Beans in the United lug theso returns is thrown upon the Importer that the Post Ofles was organised far the Public, the Committee is of opinion that, the true re dont on naper, but are utterly impracticable 10. W next come to the objection raised in Kingdom under the guidance of the Local and Exporter
Ia the opinion of the Committee, a similar medy for the insafloiener of the Postal depart- and would take yours to accomplish. Let the Protest to the enforcement Publia Order vernment Board. us work at the real, the probable, and not and Cleanliness by legislative macaus, and to this 6-The By-Laws of the Local Government ashers would be practicable here and as it is ment complained of by Mn. Lister must originute strive after the inginery and improbable. we beg to rejoin that there are no known met Bourd proscribe that every tenement shall have erainently one to be initiated by the Government, with the Post Ofoe, as it appears from his lat I think we as members of the Sanitary Stato sanitation. According to recent reports and sompialata ds other than the Law for giving affect to back-pard ten feet wide in order to secure the I-am desired to respectfully request that, theter of 6th May that there are not the necessary fight and ventilation necessary to the health of Draft of a Bill and the Kules ander it may be facilities at command to ment the exigencies of Board have quite enough in hand to dor
For those revene, I am requested by the Com 11.-The Protest next condemns the Bill as the inmates, and it le farther provided that if prepared and submitted to the Chamber, in order the Public service.
mittes to say that, after a careful review of the' without this debatable Ordinance and aqueonstitutional and arbitrary," because it does the tenscout be Altann fast high the back yard to afford the members an opportunity of offering. Bye-laws introduced and considered in our not provide adequate compensation in overy one. aball he fifteen feet wide that if the tensument muggestions on points uf-detail.
question, they find it impracticable to adronto I have, o., various meetings.
The Protest done not specify what the compen be twenty-five feet high the back-yard stall bo
the riewa expressed by the Postianster General.
1 kare, &o, sation is to be given for, but we gather that twenty feet wide, and that if the tenement be
(84) H. UJEFPECKS, Segretary. again the tea foot hook-yards are referred 1o. thirty-five feet high the back yard shall be at In this coanerlog we beg to refer you to para-teast twenty-fire feet wida.
Hon. F. Stewart, LL.D., Acting Colonial Se graph 13 of the letter of the Board addressed to
(Signed) Ho Kar, M.,
CM." (Aberd.). M.R.C.8. (Bøg.)
7-In Hongkong, native topements are gene Hon. F. Stewart, LL.D., Acting Colonial Sacre
Lary. you on the 22nd of December Just wherein we rally three storied and would therefore in so
A. P. MAGEWEN, Vice-Chairman.
cratary.