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Sanitary Board Room.
C. O. 20851
RESTRICTED
GE 30 NO 94.
Hong Kong, 30th October 1894
Sir,
I have the honour to acknowledge your letter No. 1512 of 13th August last, stating that the necessary powers for the inspection of all house drains will be conferred on the Board when an Ordinance is passed to amend the Public Health Ordinance.
I am instructed to state that the Sanitary Board is of opinion that such an inspection—and in the first place an inspection only—should be made forthwith and completed, if possible, before the end of the current year.
The Board is advised by its Surveyor that an additional staff as follows will be required to carry out this work of inspection, viz.:-
One Assistant Surveyor.
One Overseer.
One Chinese Foreman.
I have therefore to enquire whether the Government is prepared to lend such staff to the Sanitary Board to work under Mr. Crook when the powers referred to are conferred upon the Board; or whether the Government will authorise the Board to engage such temporary staff at reasonable remuneration.
The Honble. J.H.Stewart Lockhart,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
I have, etc.
(sd) Edward A. Ram.