___HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
A mooting of the Hongkeng Logislative Council was held on the 27th instant in the Council Chamber.
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Hon. Mr. A. M. Tuos/Colonial Secretary). Hen, Mr. H. H. J. GoMPENTZ (Atfurney (Leneral).
Hon. Mr. C. Mel. Messer (Colonial Trea- NUFF).
Hon Mr. W. Cuevas (Director of Public Works).
A. W. BREWIN
municated to the Goremment, I think in- formally, and it has received consideration from the Government. Place have been drafted by my bop, friend the Director of Public Works opposite, and copies laid on the table show ing how to carry out the scheme, sud- what tho bouses left woult look like. The adoption of the schence meant the pulling down of every third heute in a row of houses, which gives
open spaces between the HIS EXORI LENCY THE OFFICER ADMINI-honses, into which interal windows could be siso made by an officer of the Saritory Department, showing the houers propond to believe three models are to be seen in the be altered or buili ander this scheme, and I Medical Officer's
room at the Sanitary Board, where suy gentleman can pay a visit mad view then. I have pereously taken
faken some part in recommending this seems to the Govery ment, and had several interviews with Sir General).
Henry Blake and the Medical Officer of H. Mr. F. J. RAPELEN (Captain-up-in-advared to it at that time were two in Turtien
the abject. R
The objections Ton, Br. Ho KAS, M.B.. C.M., ('3.4. lur, and fh, chjections succeeded in setting Hen, Mr. WEI VIE
aside the scheme for the time being in favor of certain suggestions by y the medical exports, and which
suggestions Low fully bad in select the Baits Fiction Festerleave us that it involved a very birge of money, I think se eight million of dollars. It was and then that the Government would uci, and could not, sed such a large sum, not even a proportion of it. A third or u half of it Now these objections at that time semed to have a very great deal of Burnce with the author ties because they was given for the loss of cubicles. Under lat
tendent of Police).
Hon. Mr. E. A. HEWETT.
ill
therefore, to be discouraged. (Registrar-
Hon. Mr. S OSBORNE. Hen. Mr. H. KESWICK Mr. A. G.M. FLATCHER (Clerk of Councily,
MINUTES.
The minutes of the previous meiting were read, and entirmed.
AN EXPLANATEN BY HIS ERCHELÈNCY, HIS EXCELLENCY Gentlemen, before pro- ceeding with the business I wou'd like to advert. to some marks that I made at the fast meeting of this Conseil wher
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As to remoro tho,
upper third be, the scheme, as an
and of sestien the Bill for thought compta presion, they just that. ren if they accept the price of the very strong evidence that practical and benefi
said they would have nething to do with if Why should the Government pay compensation to kndlords who put up ilegal culicies on ils doors of their heater And if there cubicles are insanitary, they say, the
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Health and Buildings Ordinance. I said that I teught the Los, mener at minated by the Chamber of Commerce bed in lis wind a certain bitch of buildings when he was speaking on the Bill. I had that particular block of buildings
hard case
for the relief of which among again they asked why the Government should pay Now. Sir, in the first phen I uld remind be other, the Hill to mend the section was intrudat, and because it is the most imporinat of the hard cases concerning which the Sauitary Board has neked the Governor in Council to deal with. Therefore, this particular black of buildings had been, and still is, the subjtot of respodenco between the Sanitary Beard and the Government. It was therefore, I submit, act altogether uneascueble that a connection beforeen the bicck to which I have referred sad the Till should exist in the misd of the lou. member as it did in my own mud. It never secured to me when I made the remarks did that my words would lo construed as
in my mind because it is a typical should insist on buring themary Bord either a third or half of it, which would wount posing that with the introduction of interal expressed views with which I am in a'solute :
mean.
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proper molise to the bon, member, six together. Everybody knows the shape o sapital The Government $189,000 a year, and | recognised as being one of the principal building which existe in Hongkong, I do not s
There could be no question of axe grinding the matter, because the Bill was not introduced at his instance but awn initiative in
my order to give relied to various buildings and to this block in particular, I any say I bare taken some interest in the matter, and bed myself uly
The hon. member took my question. visited the block meaning up otherwise, and I eau only veure him that I had no intention to question his
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singleness of purpose, and that I regret that henges are get erally owned by separate at the same time I see from the repert stamping out plague alloget er, but in co-ink that we can take it that the cost to the
any words of mixy should have ben capable of such intel
› prefatica. And, gentlemen, while expressing get that I she'd, 4sin meil tentionely. Jare wounded the feelings of the Loz. mmler, uy I
I remind him that offesta bave feelingxico, and that the charge of wint of be nesty in leading with the empersation clauses nder the Public Health and
landlords will be very great and as the Director of Tablic Works stated the advantages to the landlords in improvements to the property would be very great that it would justify the
over Government in argely to this scheme. The present style of asking them to contribute very house acccumedates people but after the Government had pulled down every third house the landlord should have to contribute to the cost of strengthening the walls of the remaining
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ir, I find in the proposals of the Govern- follows therefore that their adoption in Hong- ment on the recommendations of the Banitary kong arises, not from choice, but from necessity. Commission, laid on the table at the last ment. And it is clear that on secount of the limited ing. & pote regarding the length of these areas available for workmen's dwellings, the Lenses. Now, Sir, in houses erected on general high cost of living and
hitherto Jand
unoccupied by dematic conditions prealiar to
Hoogkong, buildings, your proposal 10 insist upon three things must happen. Either wages must "Hard water bardeus the arteries; Soft Water helps to keep them olastic and pulse responsive lateral windows would be
all right I want to know in other cases, when contiguous whole Beer instead of sharing it with others, se TANSAN is the Softest of all Drinking Wators.
an as to enable the working man to rent a houses are being rebuilt, hew on earth are we he does nt present. Or some sich scheme as to insist on the provision of lateral windows that now under discussion involving as it doen to bo under- portion of the land in occupation of particular got millions of dollars, will andowners. It is the resumption of third during the last few years fine already laught
On houses, and that alone, that can give you then that local economic conditions will not permit means of insisting on intonal windows. You may wages to rise to such a level as to suable the insist but it could not he does otherwise as it working mau to hire the whole or even half a is phy.ienliy impossible, and that is why I say fat and any measure whick tonus to increase the sebemon for pulling down the upper stcrop the cost of labour in Hongkong will react of every third house is the only scheme which prejudicially upon the Colony's interests and is, promises to be frolice; in fact, the only
the possible scheme. And yet, I should be very proposal
storage be outside public, could point out a possible alan ia Arcadian, is excull:nt, but is, I fear, glad indeed if any boo, member, or any unit of
TELEPHONK No. 135, plan that would do away with the resumption byond the ephere of practical werk. No doubt
361 of property already in occupation. As to it would vastly improve the health of the
3 ori, resolution 4 That the principle of just
would
question as dealt with by the report of the other spheme having the same ару should be recognised in exaapenation seems, this is the crux of the question. The boring what tricaridess of und, but russen. slow west, remem.
Sanitary Commision and as to what reforms in the administration of fio Sanitary Depart. rejection of the scheme, te I stated before, was Council weating last Thursday, and more
mant should be carried out in the interesis of! owing to the Government's refusal te graut any especially in view of the threatened lives of so
the community and also what, if any, alteration ROBINSON PIANO Just cox pertation, but I have shown you, while large a proportion of our revenue by the should be made in the existing Ordinance deni speaking on the third resolution, that compn-bolition of Opinm smoking, 1 cannot share the ing with the publie health of the Colony is sation is not given for the loss of cubicles, int complacency with which the bou. the senior
I take it, Sir the proper way to approach for open space- io fact, for the resumption of a ficial member appears to contemplate and learned friend on my left should not have
bim subject, I
regret very much that wy on. certain portion of land thrown open as open space
er expenditure of eight milli ns of dolls con in order to admit air and igh into the surround
what is after all only an experiment, bich may r
seen it from that point of view iustend of ing heures. Now the Government may may
dealing with the comparatively speaking or inay vot prove to be successful, without some
smaller phase of the question. However we contribution towards the carrying out of this cial reguits will follow. Such evidence, I claim ių
have to deal with the resolutions as they are improvement, we have not the means of doing out forthcoming, or bayand more assertion and now before the hon, Couuell. The hou TALKING so The estimate is a vory large amona, theory there is no justification whatever for
anofficial member on my right bas practically 30, but the Government cald contrilate
windows plague will coaeo. My own experience greseal. I cannot at all agree with the hou. to about 83.600,000 or $4,600,000, How are shows that plague which in
certain block of
SPDior unoBcial member is this matter of thei the Goverment going to get that money?
heases where no cabicles existed war at one time section of the Colony or that the question of
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changed style of buildings throughout a large compensation for us removal of them cubi-
rampant, disappeared eles and the loss of them. That is mistaking members that the money is not required all at inuence of cloplin, to ant the destruction of eight million dollars the estimated expenditu our scheme altogether. We we tho werd zoni
price. In fact, the scheme requires a number of rais nd voyain, and as I have already pointed
tas boon satisfactorily solred. I am coudred pensation, or we wi, ht use the word contribuyears to carry out. The quickest time in which out. Canton, a city without exbicles, has suffered in my opinion by the remarks made by the hon.
lon. We were not, and are not asking the we could accomplish it would be fri me live to six equali with ourselves. There teing.
Director of Public Works The hon. xad Government to give compensation for that years, and the lo: gest time from sen to
ah reasonab'o purpess to landlorde. We only ask the Govern. twelve years. Then how much does it cost supposing that an expenditure of eight ernment paying compensation in the event grounds for learned member on my left spoke of the Gov- went to contribute a proportion of the mory the Government to surry out a scheme millions in removing walls will purobuso im.
of Spury bird house being pulled down required for the resumption of certain property which promises to put an end to a new manity from disence whilst we have every
but unfortunately he did not ge into details which will be converted into open space for the diBcult question concerning the easitation
reason to believe that cleanliness, which costs
to how that compensation should be nee of adjacent or surrounding houres. I will of this Colony Say we are to expend the must to nothing, will at ienst assist: largely to paid to the landlords of the first and third give an example, and then. I think, ben. mm- of 34 600,000 which we will assume to be a lonwards that desirable end, I think,
honses when the Government had enforced ters will be able to understand
what
at 35 per cent. for Bfty years, and allew cue per belter than couceurate all cur energies houses, it appears to me that this would entail
we cannot do
tho principle of pulling dorn the intermediate There area row or dock of houses of five or cent. to go to sinking fund (which I am told and
in the enforcement of och house measuring about 15 fost in width Chinese houses; they are long narrow hours,
would be sufficient in fifty years to pay back the greater cleanliness and the destruction of considerable expenditure how much it is in-
bond) that means 4 per cent. The ruts
aud hody vermin.
possible to say--but we all know the which it ersts
style of externally, and about 50 feet in depth. Inter-
SAY that is all. and in fifty years the whols of the channels by which the disease is conveyed to that they are altogether jerry built, but they are rally the depth will be a couple of foel fese, interest and principal will have been paid or mán. Notwithstanding what has fallen from not, of a very high standard. The proposal te ny 38 feet and the width would be about 13 Now gentlemen, is there any difficulty to find the line feet 6 inches or
of the senior stand on land carved out to correspond with whatever. Every gear the Government has te remain so
unffcial member take a block of houses and pull down every third 13 feet. Now, these houses This 180,00 a year? I say there is none in favour of allowing the cubicle honse would considerably weaken the others. It
constructed long as it is
in slen proposed to insert four or live lateral the size of the house, and that piece of land is spent something liks $300,000 on it of
windows in each well of each floor. It is very of a material that will not barbour vermin, gistered in the Land Office as section A or
or Sanitary Department. I have Dot
and
obvious that if you are going to out four or five I feel sure, Six, that with more effect Bor subsection A or B of that lot: These exact Bgures at my finger
directed on the liner ends, but
hara indicated, we
windows on each door in what has hitherto of shall eventually succeed, perhaps not in
been a party wall the probability is that the owners, and ench hcure is frequently the Commission, and also in the estimates for
whole of that wall will have to be rebuilt. I transferred and dealt with as
lef. last year, that the average is separa
a little under de
ducing
it to such small dimensious that this think Now, how could the landlords of two jacent tai gure. Now, if we make a final settle Colony in the future need suffer ueither fear houses who might wish to improve their ent of the cubicle question, and if we ran ner shame. (Applanee
pro. perly and introduce light and air do so without improve the lighting and admission of fresh THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS-Sir. It getting rid of the house separating theirs? tir into domestic buildings, then we have done is with considerable gratification that I heard Clearly they could dns nothing unless the Go- Tery great deal toward the improvement of the hon. sentar unofficial member of this uildingsvernment would step in and resume that Lause the sanitation of the Colony. We would have Council advocating the scheme which I inid Ordinance was ret end is not appreciated by could pull it dewr, citl er right down or to the year for disinfectants, sad what disinfectants ago with a view to overcoming the difficulties
alter giving full compensation. Then they
no need then to pay large sums of money each before the Government now nearly six years izen whe, under the leadership of astherongh and honest and straightforward a man as crer that cor, and provide open prce for the in the world are better than sunlight and fresh which had arisen in dealing with the cubicle. eccopied the chair I have now the beecy of houses en filler side. Of course it would be air.
1 eering ramely Sir Henry Arthur Blake, question whether the Government wond-in fact canitary inspectors, and we wouldn't want a was under some slight misapprehension when houses, and under the new scheme there would he
Wo wouldn't want such a large staff et question. I think, Sir, that the hon, member EARNEd a lii v justly red in partially between taxpayers insist that the bars or enhan
dition of the Colony. Isomit Stand that Ordinanca No1 of 1903 was 42 people in two houses instead of, 34 in three Lass the Jorinze, or all I call it infor- should coutribuls a proporiin- what propor could easily sare from oue querier to cus half Ordinance a previso was added to the effects on pi
large capital expenditure would be neces that feil members of this Cuncil urderthe--but s'proportion of the cost of resumingulat/et the anzust expenditure of the Sanitary that any enbiels in any existing domestic to alter these properties, ture, to have on interest in property. I say tion I don't want to touch upea jast at
windows Fury Board, and this saving would be enough to dwelling which had a window or Kadetip of the Governer 1 base mentioned bouer. 1 again, if the third house in a
meet the whole or the major part of the opening directly on the external air might be the Director of Public Works seemed to lag a Endrutcured to do their duty justly and block of houers is in the ownership of ons
of hous ames of ground
house 10 impartially betmen the parties I have a particular person, compensation in seked fox pul xpenditure that we will iueur. Sapinhabited. (Reads) That, Sir, was intended to certain sueunt of emphasis upon the lesser
Fosing the Government is adverse to the encourago the adoption of this type for
thres. The hou. member' deal
houses an against thee to be occupied by twe A great which he bee referred.
has be
been tioned when the compensation clovers of the simply to compensate the landlord
hen has it the ene th Fublic Halib and Buildings Ordinance were acridicing one henss in three for an open raising of a hau,
to have nuder consideration by this honourable Leute space. Fuch (pen spacenet only benefits his era carry oat thiarehema Isar yes, within a vary reid about the expenditure that will be incurred overlooked the fact that in order to make the
house, but the Colony at largeipatmuch as when reasonable time, about ten years or so.
Since
by its sdoptien bat if Lon. members will look lateral windows legal they would need (a) pisure).
the introduction of light and air into da mestie 100, I think it was in 1903 that it was carefully at the drawings wbish have been put 13, 6io. external air. The plan shows the width case you would have to allow 13 feet. Suppose dwellings is settled, the sanfiation of the Colony resolved by the Government to lay side in front of them they will so that while under of the house to be pulk d down za 1304, 6in. In any a was tas a piece of ground-big enough to of Hergkong heeems most sin ple problem, acrually considerable sum of money for the present law three bouses will occupy an area
of 3000 I inanitary propertive,
feet and will only accommodate n that objection to this scheme, 1 think, after the resumption of
build three houses upon under present condition a three votes amounting
g34 persons per floor, the new type of Lonse of certain consideration, cannot be trung. It is believe two or not to compensato loadlords for the loss of to over half a million dollars have been qual size will occupy 20 square feet and is called npen to buid two homses under the new scheme these two houses have to occupy Council and will accommodate 42 persons. per floor.
the es me area within six inches width of the enbicles, but it is to give a contribution of recommended and passed by (bia
the
to be returned is still It may seem a little caries to refer to existing building and the capital expenditare The area that is provided money for
resumption of land to
in the hands of the Government that is houses occupying different areas as being of the as open space. Now the second objection to
more or less to say the Kan. U Fong revuzaption. A large game size but that arises from the fact that the this chime formerly wa
They aid that the embor of houses at Kan Fong have been buildings are of identically the same dimensions by the landowners.
reeumed and pulled down, strests have been Int there is a diminution in the spaces requir. partition walls as they were built would be too weak when the intermediate houses were pulled constructed, and lots of land have been put up in the rear of this building. That being dew, and good deal of expense would have to to pablie auction but the Government did not if any owner of a block of houses should need to reconstract bis block there can be no hard realise the figure they expected, and I believe be incurred by the laudkrds of the houses on
the land still remains in the bonds of the ship to require him to build in accordance with either side to strengthen these walls. That is,
Now, Sir, I believe if the this new tyre. 1 I fail see in what respect he of course, an architectural question. I suppose Government.
uy a offers any less whatever. He can accommodate before, an architect will be employed, eo I car quarter of a million dollars, Ears lezey, bila peeking on the question of
ether technical or practical difficulty in reemption of every third house, or to con- space and can construct his building without cubicles, made use of the following words" I
the tribute towards am in great ingrs that the ecmanity these two objections, as I say, were so strong at strengthening the walle desired. However,
cost of resuming every muy additional expense or if there should third house and converting it into open space, be any additional expenso it would be
ery whole will uke this subject into their most these wo
arerpowered the rim.. the Government would be able to do it within sight indeed-I should say that the balance would be in favour of the new type of konge. Bericus consideration, anditry in arrive this time the time that they
ten years, and without spending as it were, ut grme method of dealing with this question mendation, and the result was that when the
will really settle it cnee for all." which
In Public Health Ordinance No. 1 of 1948 was anything extra from the revenue of the I confess, Sir, that very considerable difficulty have, Hamcord in my bend for of the ground necessary for the support of under separate ownership. It is a most trouble early 1ortunity to the members of this this scheme.
the revolutions. Resolution fire is simply some problem and will have to be carefully that from sa investor's point of view, and Loozeit, and aleo to be public at large, of the ssion 9, and I wish te quele just a
mins mide at that brought forward to have someone to take the considered. Certain of the owners must benefit that is the point of view we must considor, it is
It would seem
better for the landlord to continue this comes hat corsidering and discussing this question, and few Bues in
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Government
have dis. quotes.
matter into careful consideratica and to report at the expense of the others. of arriving at some definite iden regarding it,
vary considerable expenditure in improving for that I now bring this reseintica for werd. I regarded that recommendation and they bars to the Governmenter make known to the public only fair it at these os nors should be called upon unsatisfactory style of bone rather than incur a the public good his property, when he is not keys that after due deliberatien we will leable tried sore other provision. These provisions whether the scheme contained in rezolution to contribute very largely towards the cost of ach scheme. The senior tbros is desirable and practical or not. I may Heinl member made reference sleo to the foregoing to benefit by it,
out any
understand from the to suggest to the Goverment some method Ly have, after five years, been found to be
Пате to ask leave after the discussion ncmcial which the question can be dealt with in an inacions, and now some new method mast
to amend No. be found, and I put this forward, not beesha
1 because I feel that the of eubicles which would be entailed by any auch hos. senior uneficial member--as far as I can Bective enzer, and that we will not con-
chen
<me but that is not The plan shows that follow him that the landlord of the two tinue to thker with it, lat grasp it tumly it is a pet scheme of mine-pot at all, bees aselitaitation to certain members official or un-
I oficist, is undesirable, So, with For under the new scheme there will be 10 cubicles surviving houses would not apparently incur a and be able to make provisions in saw how to the scheme was conceived in the fret place, deal with the question once for all. Now, Sir, think, by my on. friend opposite, the leave I will amend that clause to read that in each floor whereas in the existing type very large expenditare. No doubt we will have
It Las been kil- the committee to be appointed should
care only nine cuticles in the three houses to the advantage of bis views on that point later on, I consider thereat
Bat. I cannot tell from his remarks in submitting with regard to rezolutions 1 and 2, which rend Director of Public Worke
That op recated by myself and several others, and I
empensation must be that there will be no less on that account. The
bis resclutions to thin hon, obamber
that the 1. Tlat in the opinice of this Council a rew TECH
awarded and
prin as to the manner in matter will require to be
very carefully gone law relating to cubicles in Chinese dwelling think Mr. Rumjabu, an ex-member of the which the ch me should be carried out
would be.mewhat rash to objection from the landlord's point of view 1 through and
these alterations in the style Loures is urgently
2. That it eatery Board, alec advecated something of
mek leave to strike out the w. rds three ficiala mbmit any scheme or proposal that would
< desirable that soch raw law should uclude this kind. Now, Sir, let me put the case for in
no practical diffenity la and three unofficials of this council. I do not establish the principle of general compensation house has been removed. The ben. member sme method of dealing with the cubicle question de prsite side opposing you disagree. which will be of a thorough nature and will Sir, to this third resolution, I would want to intoad, Sir, to occupy the time of this Council as in such scheme. In many cases buildings in said there was settle the matter orce for all. I will not dwell know in the peculiar circumstaces of this
very long because I should be delighted indeed the city will have to undergo reconstruction the reconstruction of these walls. I have to bave s fall discussion on this question, and to because they are old and in a very dilapidated ulready dealt with that point. Now, Your on these rezolutions at considerable length be Colony, and the peculiar way in which the
hear the remarks of hor. members on this subject. condition and if owners of these blocks when Excellency, the fourth resolution deals with the
Pills (Cocolate (led) to Purity the of just compensation. In your open- envee I believe that a few extincts from the riport ouses oro ccustructed, and the peculiar way
reconstruct their question to tlo Sanitary
point of view till I reply to hon, members. houses on this
of the word bouesty and cb of your Excellency delivered on the 13th solution of the difficulty. As hon. Formbers
With these remarks I beg to move the resoln. there would be any hardship spon them or any question made use istant in this Council will wake it clear to know, and the public know, houses of the
pointed out but the unofficial community canze for complaint (applause). Excellency, I appeared to be exercised over the use of the tions which I have read. everylody that the terms of these two restla Chinese type are far too long for their
and sunlight
The Hon. Mr. HEWETT The Hon Mr. WEI YUR-I have maab
would like to make a few remarks with regard word bonesty as having been au attack upon ticas are perfectly true, and will make them width, and air quite acceptable to boucurable members of this introduced into the house only from the front, pleasure in seconding that resolution.
is the after Council and to the public at large. I I beg Sir,
Hon. Mr. GSBOR XE-Sir, there is probably particularly to what has fallen from the senior yourself. That was not in my mind. There a great dral of diflcnlty from the lane oria quote from
9 of the Sanitary Commis back. In the front there is always a page
bas provoked so
so much hostility, now before this honourable chamber. In the honesty of the individual and any attack en slon's
report on the subject of cuticles, the publie rrad measuring fees to prono Fection of the Public Health and Building uncficial member in proposing the resolations are two forms of bonesty: remaks
more. Thus light mo be fairly so much bitterness of feeling or caused so much first place I trust I shall not be ruled out of order this honesty in very serious. There contained in paragraphs 59 to 69 feet or
of governments. As we all know that is
your Excellones I maintain that of the Commis. introduced into the front part of the building personal discomfort to the Chinese as itat in saying that I regret the question has been honesty which I may call political, the honesty that from your remarks but with all due (reads). This from the rep refer to your Then, after a great deal of difficulty : a great section which deals with cubicles. Conceived approached in the way it has. The discession, sion, and then, Sir, I
and address of the 13th.
beck (reade).
After these deal of
legislation we bays
in ignorance of the origin of onbicles, of their I trust, will be of very great beneat to all of us very looss term-perhaps not a very nice one where the Home Govorament bas provided for government you compensation I think I en perfectly justified to utility, of their necessity to the
working and assist in arriving at a proper decision to to have to apply to pillars of
old in drawing parallel between the Public Health feat, 1 extracts, Sir. I think it is quite needless for Jard to be provided varying felled a
elagues of this Culony; or conceived in what is the best possible in the matter of are criticising but after all it is a very old Act of 1875 and section 175 of the existing to insure
fest. When a back yard me to odd
acceptance of say, twelve or fifloes
roform
of the question. The term is used in connection with rm to be Darried ontia
1 the interests of the spoliation of the public which is a barning Ordinance of 1903. These two, Jesolations by the Council. Now, like that, or a bock lane exists, then agnes, this measure intended for the welllare Colony: hole question should have been dealt question at home. As I pointed out at the last
profered of the people is nodoubte in coming to resolation 3: "That the schemas certain proportion of light and air con for pulling down the appor stories of every be introduced into the rear: but the light theory but impossible in practies; andeo indeed that Act dealt more generously than our bob, but third house in the Elceles of heures in China will never be able to penetrate to the middle will be any new legislation on the subject which with on to these resolutions on the subject of badlord-1 uss the word not in its offensive oven if it did these are imperial sete subsequent Town and the provision of lateral windows in
These houses, 18 I stated ignores the interests and prejudices of the the upper stories of the adjacent houses is a before, have an average depth of Bfty feet persons most concerned whether theso persons cubicles alone. Important as that question is, I sous--as been more honestly dealt with by to that act and other municipal sets which hare
be of the labouring or the landlord glass should rather be asked to debate on the whole the Home Government than by the Govern-formed precedents. desirable and effective scheme." I have come with coly a narrow frontage, the internal
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more important question, as the greater meat of this Colony who made a mistake when measurement being about 15 feet, Lateral Cubicles, Sir, are not a condition of the and
In this case the cabiele this Ordinance was introduced. ceived some five years ago. It had been com- windows are therefore absolutely necessary in normal life of Chinese in Chias; there is, I includes the less.
order to give sufficient light and air. Tadeed, believe, nothing of the sert in Canton and it question is the less and a debate on the whole
FINANCIAL MINUTES.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of H.F. the Officer Administering the Goveru ment, laid ou the table Firuzeial Minntes Nes. 21 to 25, and moved that they be referred to the Finance Commites.
The COLONIAL TREASURER scecoded, and the revolution was egreed to,
THE CUBICLE QUESTION. Hor. Dr. Ho KA. Your stellency, I riss 10 mute the series of replations tanding in my name, 'ard A matter of can sentence, Sir, I would beg leave to more these resciations en bloc siree they are very closely connected with each other, and after due consideration and discussion they may be pat simply and separately from the chair. At the
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THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKs--I think the hon. member overlooks the question of the open space in the rest.
The Hon. Mr. H&WET-Not at all. I am going by the plea and I thick I am right. Refer ring to the definition of external air, windows to be windows must open into external air and have a width of thirteen feet. If I am wrong the Director of Public Works will correct me. I
right in this
Therefore, instance. thick I am Sir, if that be so my contention in that two bouses under the now scheme will occupy same space as three and therefore it does not appear to me that there will be any advantage in fact I am prepared to believe I'm open to to the landlord to pull down an existing house,
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His EXCELLENCY-That is not admitted. The Hon. Mr. HEWETI beg your pardou. His EXCELLENCY-That is not admitted. The Hon. Mr. H&WETT-No sir, I understood
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His EXCELLENCy-I do not admit that that