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ed of the temporary staff under the Sanitary Board, for a further period of one year from the 1st January 1895.
2.
tence
Owing to the incompe of private contractors (see paragraph 10 of the Danitary~ Surveyor's report for 1894 forward.
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ed in my
my despatch W. 109 of 9th - 40% 6 April, 1895), the Sanitary Board has
recommended, in accordance with section 49 of the Public - Health Ordinance 1889, that ~ private drainage works be carried
out
out by the Public Works Department
on the
the requisition and at the
expense of owners _ and that the temporary staff of the Board be transferred to that Department for this service.
3.
I am
of opinion that the recommendation of the Sani- tary Board should be approved, as there is good reason to believe that the facility thus afforded
will, as in the case
of
the con-
struction of private Water services, be largely availed of by property
owners