605
of
to Usort to the line of action reported above,
that the position. Assuming, of course, Government is to be maintained, a course which I consider absolutely recessary for
about 4 state the reasons which I am
3. The strike in Intirely due to the keepers of common Lodging Houses who have theted this influence over the Coolies with a view to defying the reasures recently adopted by the Government for the prevention of over-crowding. Those measures are smbodied in certain Beye. Loky attached Laws made by the Lavitary Board under 23/5/91. the Public Stealth Ordinance 1887 and
Under Ordinance ho. 26 of 1890, providing for the registration
of
Common
Lodging Houses, and bearing date of Approval by the Legislative Council
Owing however
he 2220 hay 1891.
to the great outery raised at that time against the provisions of the Bye- Laws si question, the Sanitary Bourd Lassed a resolution (to the absence of any special recessity for his mediately Enforcing them) postponing their operation lentil a date therr after to be determined, and the Legislative Council accordingly
adopted
Malosure 3
Adopted hat usolution, and the matter
tas temporarily allowed to stand over- 4. In his of the terrible
which was
Experience of last year,
Aggravated by the puricious system of overcrowding hi the Common Lodging Houses, the Sanitary Board, my brokerly, Recently Lassed a further resolution to the Effect Kat the Bye-Laws previously made by then should come histo force On and after the 1st January 1895, Which Usolution was unan in only approa
ke 16th by the Legislative Council on December last, and the Bye-Laws have been in force from the 1st January last accordingly –
5. From the first considerable
Kouble has anticipated by the Registran- General in getting the Cookie beastive to
Comply brick to provisions of the low him
with he matter of Registration, and kis anticipation has been fully realind- In spite of the Effort's made by the Registion Emeral, in thich he has hided by Chinese Exxidents of influence; he Bye-Laws have practically remained
a
ceast