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No. 5958.-SEPTEMBER 11, 1880.j ther he was to design houses for the Arala!- ant Masters upon the School grounds themselves, as recommended in the last paragraph of Mr Stewart's lottot. The anolosed correspondence, which would be laid on the table, consisted simply of a tes ter addrossed by Mr Price to Dr Stewart, making what number of pupils the school should be designed for, and the reply. Now, 500 papis was the number men- tioned by

Arthur Kennedy and approved by the Government, the number time to time said this place of ground which for which the Surveyor-General had from had been secured would be sufficient. Seeing it now raleod to 700 he had to con adder bow far that increase wou'd interfere with his minuta that the plans and eatlmates should be prepared at ones as ho the matter he wrote, May 9th, aminate, which was as follows

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done and the ordered. Having carefully that Institution and how far the five ele

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No doubt, to provide accommodation school; and they would report on what the Smoitariam, to which the Governor went to cousidor they would be in a portion ric, and had got so far as to say that it gave question, as suggested by the Secretary of of Mr Ruttonjee, was referred to In

IV. --FIRE TANKS,

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VL-TRE ACCUMULATING SURPLUSES.

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not seem of and deal with it. He said in conclusion that foreignore, but the Chinese were insulted Involved which Chinese should be treated without diating take part in the discussion,

tion was one which it would il become this Chinese subjects of unusion, and then Government to abandon by associating it proper to make this complaint and in maks self, as it would do by continuing the granting that complaint to respectfully urge that with the only body who continued this dis-it be laid before the Queen. It was laid

before the Queen. The meeting in ques tinetion. The

Acting Colonial Treasurer eald he tion was got up by the hon. gentleman (Mr Keswick) who moved the first resolution. had taken great interest in the Mossum, and from time time had given small It was resolution charging the donations as ble means allowed. He nevernor of the colony with undue leniency. question between the Committee and the ariminal community. The second resolution When the pamphlet issued by was moved by Mr Forbes, and what did that Governor. the Committee was sont to him he wan say? That there was no necessity for any naked bis opinion on the matter by a change in the law or the police regulations friend. He asked whether all the papers of the Colony, and that logging was the before the Committee were there, and he only really

deterront

punishment. And Mr was told they were; on the other hand, he Ruttonjee proposed the third resolation, was told they were not that there were which disapproved of what he called the more documents; and be reserved his de. Governor's feelings in respect of the effect of cision, trusting to hear the point discussed the oat-o'nine-tails on the backs of criminala, That was in 1878. Whether the statements of the Chinese were right or wrong

Mr Keswick denied the statements, The Governor continued that whether the statements made by the Chinese were right

Another question he had to deal with in

His Excellency next dealt briefly with connection with sowerage was this In the objection the Hon. Mr Keswick had September, 1877, plaas for the proposed takon to the Accumulating Balances. His hospital were prepared, and in spite of the hen, friend thought a small accumulatod orders to had given, which were perfectly surplus a good thing, but did not like to general, that the dry-earth system Abould see a large ano. Well, what was a large should there be at the Museum of all at this Council. Now that he had done this be Introduced into all public establishments one, and what a small one 1 What was our places? That apprehension was without so he thought there could only be one anything.can be done; and I suppose the papers that no time had been lost in the the bad before bite the es imate of the surplus 1 Why at this moment it was Bot the least foundation wliover. Somebody opinion that His Kollasey's action in

to bare in the Colony.

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Central School would not be far short of and another gentlemen, one of the Visiting samforit, and we would have the same bera late no respectable man had, as a matter of who broaks aith with those with whom he actually occurred. The matter was reduced Justices, made a record in the book that That would require water. We also require faut, been refused admlitance execpt during makes promises; and if such a document now to a single point and a very small 401, It was manifest in fact that the time

was put forward, good faith thould be kept point, but at the same time, na Mr had coms to reconsider the position of the bis instructions were not ourried out, and water for drinking and certain washing the time reserved for Chinese females. He

a matter of Contral School. He did not now greatly that a considerable portion of the night acil purposes, but one thing must be thoroughly did not see why the sum of $1,300 should with the publa. The public should have Aobay had said, it wis regret the delay that bad taken place, as it was still dung down the open drain, and understood that he could not give his cau- be kept back from being expended in anah boon sold what materials, what surmises, principle sad a point of very great import

more what facts there were before the Commities ancs, It was the inet little remnant, as he had spabled him to issue Commission that the dry-earth system had not been sent to any scheme whatever that would a useful manner upon ach

of distinotion of addressed to all the unofficial members of carried into effto, notwithstanding the mix the question of water supply with the matter as this mentioning of nationality, inducing them to come to the decision that had already pointed out,

The house On principle be had the same objection seit was desirable to hays auch a rule as this nationality. When the hoa, member (Mr Council, the Bead Master, the Attorney. peremptory orders he had made for question of house sorage.

On this the best sewage must be removed in accordance with His Excellency to any distluation being to prevent a conflict between the lower strata Keswick) spoke of this ea the first time blint General, the Surveyor-General, the In- its introduction.

Then the question case to be of Chinese and Europeans. When they anything had been done to create antagon- spector of Schools, and Mr Boillion, who minuts the Governor had to write on the Chinese custom, which was a simple drawn.

who was to give way I Was it to be the came to a decision which brought them into ism between Europeana and Chinese in this That each subjects was written, and he took and sensible cunten. recently endowed a scholarship.

The question than would be what estual Committee of His Excellendy Hit opt collision with the Governor, and he appre-Colony, the hon. member's

wemory commission would consider whether the steps whereby to have hiswishes car stitution or an Institution of a somewhat on, reported that now the dry-earth system the Surveyor-General in vlow of what he way. His Excellency was the head of this certainly with the clearly enunciated opt his own experience. What was done by time had come for having a Collegiate in ried out. Dr O'Brien and Dr Wel, later reduation could be made in the estimate of nion was that the Committee should give hended with all right-minded people, and surely at fault. He would only was said. Some time ago the Surveyor Colony and the representative of Hernion and modest suggestion of the Secretary the hon. gentleman, and by Mr Forbes, and moro Academic nature than the Central was thoroughly carried out in the Gaol. bad School for teaching English and Solence to He was bound to say there was not now General was asked to state the number of gal Majesty the Queen; and on such a point of State, they were bound as appealing to Mr Ruttonjeo, in this matter with rospect tto the Chinese. They would be able to give anywhere a cleaner or better conducted loss per head per day that would be required as this, where almost nothing, hardly the public, to men of common sense, that community, the Chinese? He had be- forward some matoriale for fore him a petition to Her Majesty the the Government very sound and useful gaol than that under the unperintendence for this community. He did not know that anything was involved, he thought the to pat

do with of Mr Tonnooby.

he bad

d yet received the reply of the Sur Committee with a good grace might give their coming to each a decision and in- Queen From the Chinese shop-keepers of advice as to what they ought

But it was not merely in the Gaol that vayer General. In a short time he would,

sisting on it in spite of all that was agaton Hongkong. In that address the conduct of There was in this no doubt, receive that information, and

Air Keswick was about to follow Mr Rg. By refusing positively to reopen the the hon. gentleman, of Mr Forbes, and mentary schools would be likely to take this question aroma. away the lower clause now attending that Colony what was called the Government when they got it:

question of the water supply bim great atisfaction to find his hon. State, the Committed had put themselves in that address he found the Chinese com-

friend-when

one respect in the wrong. Some mora re munity approaching the Stops of the for 700 instead of 500, and to build bouses effect of the Increased fos was. The average for the benefit of his health during of the Colony. They would all admit that

He found members of | file first duty was to sweep away any idea The Governor stopped him.

ful attention then they seem to have Throne to complain of the conduct of for the Assitant Masters, will not diminish attendance in September, the Acting Head the warm mouths.

Master Informed him was 401. The ques bls own household, on taking up their that he was to allow the water alenet system Mr Ryrie reminded the Governor that botowed upon that letter would have been certain foreigners. The honourable gentle the cost of the new School, but a 1 all Most borbe Commision wore simple; abode there, fell ill; and the illness, in the to be continued or intrudinged into Hong. the Council was in Committee; but becoming in any body of citizens in this man was the leader of those against whom anxious to meet Mr Steward's views in all, arrangements relating to

His Excellency stuck to his point and Oology. The coume which appeared to him that complaint was made to the Queen. the Central they would soon commence their labours, opinion of competent medical men, was kong. The question of the water-supply

traced to

1 to Imperfect

He directed was engaging the best attention of the local safd it would be more lu order were the clearly open to the Committee wa, unless The Chinese stated that while the Governor School, let the Pians and Bathmates be end, he hoped wounded on a store the the Surveyor-General to send one of the Government and of Elex Majesty's Govern- hon. member to reply on the whole. Pro- they had some substantial reason for insial desired to treat Chines and foreigners as prepared in accordance with his wishes. conclusions they desired to lay bafore

Government.

Inspectors of Nuisances to mako a report, ment. Even if a scheme had been elabor- bably some other hen. member might wishing on those rules, on This was minuted by Mr Wodehouse on

alone, and one community, making no distinction not only on his own houso, but on every ated they could not, owing to the pressure to speak, bowing towards Art on esid,cretary of Stato, to reopen the question now meeting was called, for both Chinese and Choy. having regard to the 890 the Se- whatovor of nationality, a certain publis May

9th to the Surveyor General for his

With regard to this subject, is Ex-house at the Peak. That report he would on the Department to which the Sarveyor Mr Ng Choy being thus called guidance; it was noted by the Surveyor General. He (the Governor) left the Colony cellency said he would iny before the bave put in type.

He was sorry to say it General bad called attention, have gone on this was a matter who really one in it appeared to him that the principle that the | and were excluded and were not allowed to

much importance, but was on the 31st May for Japan. Nine days Council certain correspondence which would showed the same larity on the part of the with the work.

He might mention, speaking of that which a after proposed

Officers of this Colony of the com- to the Administrator, Mir Matab, to revone would remember that a deputation waltai monest precautions. He then gave in- of work, in conusetica with the frays Wal, must be rundiested. The referred to the his decision. He made no remark on the on him some time ago on this subject. He structions that not only in his own hanes that before he went to Japan ha informed different notices and to the fact that it was course Mr. Marsh took except this, that he speedily sent to Her Majesty's Government and that occupied by the police guard, but the Surveyor Chevern), that he would be how admitted that any respectable Chine that is, a man well behaved and pro- bad no donbi ho did what he conceived to the observations made by the member of in every other boose at the leak, the dry very happy, as there was this great pressure, wa be his duty. Although he (the Governor) that deputation and certain reports be bad oarih ayates should be carried out. And, to give him at that time another Assistant parly dressed, should be admitted or ap- had twice dieseted the plans and estimates obtained. Ele would lay before them a when one gentleman grumbled a little, be Surveyor Goueral or any other assistance plication to the person in charge at any to be prepared before leaving for Japan copy of the dispatch be addressed in ep told him that be would exorcise his statu. he desired to elaborate these plans. They time, eave during the hours reserved for If this much we conceded where in one minute saying, "Let them bo pretomber, 1879, to the Secretary of State;tory right to reclaim the land, giving the would have before them the correspondence tenisica.

was the necessity for a distinction at all pared at once"nevertheless when in the copies of various minate addressed to the value of it rather than allow him to build in which it was shown how those delays bad

occurred, Bod

he was inclined to think that between Chinese and other nationalities. month of June during his absence, an Superintendent of the Fire Brigade; the nnless be undertook to carry out the tin this, es fa the case of the Coutral School, He had travelled abroad, and never fly took considerable interest la the Undua leniency to whom? To the Chines

his own earth system. Be certainly Would application was made by the Surveyor report of the Surveyor General General Le Mr Marah to postpone the minutes upon that report: a subsequent allow the sewerage of any house to go either the delay having led to further consideration England or elsewhere had be seen any such noties as this. If the principle was neces ober, Into the Pokfoolum Reservoir or down the of the whole subject, had not on the whole Central School and the Grol on the dispatch addressed by him in October, face of the bill through the town to the been so very unfortunate.

sary of wise at the City Hall why wan is separate system, Mr Marsh a proved of 1878, to the Secretary of State; with

not necessary in the Gardens; why should that proposal. Dr Stewart, thon appointed report by Messrs Price, Byrie, and Creagh, harbour,

not Queen's Road be open for Chinase in the forenson, and Earopeans in the after- Acting Colonial Secretary, saw the letter to whom the matter was referred, and the and made the following very sensible memo dispatch of the, Secretary of Stats of 19th December last upon the subject. From these

noon! The exause as to danger of a colli- Speaking of the Contral School, as the they would learn the views of the local as

sien he ridiculed. Whan had there been any Plans would go home for approval, It will, well as the Toporial Government on the

collision at any other pubhe place? Why find from these on this proposal, be next spring before subject, and they would find same holds good for the others."

important matter. The remark made by the Surveyor General when her desired to Surveyor-General as to what the cost would

one year's income. Surely be tight allow had raid the Chinese had not complaited the matter was perfectly justified, that Els Excellener then resd portions of

Well, in the only onurse bad boon taken which may the letter of the Surveyor General above postpone the Governor's order with regard be in connection with introducing it into

a Colonial Governor to have a surplus of this invidious distication. referred to, remarting that although the to the Central School and the Gaol, uamely all public oalablishments) he found in the within one year's income. It was what auy the first place the Chinese were too good-legally and properly open to him. fle did or wrong they made these statements at the

natured that bis Department sustained ud erica report or memorandum concerning the pro

man of business would like to do.

good people. They suffered a

at so how anybody having the facts be foot of the Throne, The answer of Her Administrator thought 6e to revered the ordinarily heary stress of work owing to posed converation of the Lock Hospital there were teasons, which is need not dwel

Well deal and said nothing abut it. Complaints fore him could come to a different con Majesty was published. The answer of the decision, the Surveyor General stated the

of this regulation, had however appeared inclusion. the Praya Wall, applied also to this ques into a General Hospital, the Colondal-Sur- upon, but which he was auro his hot.

The proposals of His Excellenes Secretary of State was that Her Majesty the C450 very strongly indeed,

the native Prose in the correspondenes and the Secretary of State were most Queen had received that address very graci beary press of work under which the Public every ather Public Work that they desired they bad, as to the construction of this have a fair, moderate and reasonable sur lames. The Guious on the principle that reasonable, the objecti na of the Committee quely. Therefore he asid that this was st began by referring to the extraordinarily tion of the fire banke, as it did in fact to geon and the Surveyor-General stating that friends appreciated, why the Colony should

building, come this condlusion,

to them were most absurd. In his the first time that a distinotion had been they paid the large share of this yearly pay - plaz Thore were the works he had re- Works Staff was labouring at the

present

that the present empty rooms adjoining ferred to.

ment from the government were entitled to perience he found the lower class of Chi attempted between Europeans and Chinese, But there was a larger question.

He nex be anbdivided into fobbies, bathrooms, What bad been d no before his arrivai in moment in connection with the Praya works,

equal prisileges with other nations.

or that class feelinge had been raised. And which heavy press of work ho felt it hin

it this subject should awaken any class feel- daty to meation with reference to any

His hon. friend had referred to the elusets and stop sinks, of the same construe this Colony for the defpace of Hongkong friend, Mr Keswick, would he. if he/Committee only adhered to their own rule, ing, the hon. gentleman and Mesure Forbes,

Since be bad on, under the that might pot arise, during this monsoon, he would have liked to have before him the and reutilated in the like manner." The instructions of Hạt Majesty's Guvernwat were a Chinamon, like this distinction made and admitted only respec·ably dressed and Hoppits, and Buttonjeo wore the responsible dely that might have lately arisen, or medical estimate and he had remarked that thou as those already described, and trapped Nothing

Governor then read from another portion of certain ataps had been taken. Now, Her Mr Chay en ouded by remarking that be all its strict as to Europesus, there would between his outionali y and ovary other. well behaved people, applying that rule is in the despatch f public business in his report of the Colonial Surgeon.

Mr Keswick asked if he would be in order That the report to show what the phrase weant, Majesty's trovernment hart informed him Department, and in explanation of what port was in print, and would be honal is like manner. This was an elaborate des that the Colony would be expected to pay

published

was sorry if he had said anything to hurt be so possibility of a disturbance, no were in replying, night appear a want of

with some other reports of

cription of Jonuiug's patent, the property

the feelings of any member of the commu-collision than on the streets or at the Pa a proportion of the cost of the work under-

The Governor replied in the affirmative. part

the every. to

Sargeon which had not before this been of which set forth of which Uin zoelisnoy t-ken for this defengu in attending toess on his day

but uity, he th ught that, sitting there as rade Ground or la the Gardeus. It was an Mr Keswick, with considorable feeling, official matters referred to him by published. They had a bearing upon Isil most weight being, the partial deod Harbour at this momen & most efficients member representing the Chinese om idle anggestion which could not for a moonid:--The statements made in the petition Government. The whole of the letter question of great importance-how we were

sation of the vjection by a plentiful flow turret stip. the Wivers; that ship washers munity, it was his duty to make the re-seat be heard. The only time when Eu

Ayon have alluded to I dony mest emphati would be laid before them. It concluded to manage the sanitary affairs of this co

The Admiral would taste be had done.

He would not be ropeans felt inclined to teme the Chically. That meeting was one which had no by making the Acting Colonial Secretary to long. This was not the first time his hon. of water. Again in dealing with the very so for local purposes.

rious question of the fever wards of the

race distinction in it whatever so far as the to move His Excellency the Administrator friend bad drawn attention to the water lospital, the raport went on to state thai netussary for us to have one or two laore speak out what he thought on such a case under the influence of drink, and the foreigners were concerned. There was 20

not carry her away from us. And if it was worthy of the seat he occupied if he did not and create a collision was when they were to be good snough to approve of his post supply with respect to sanitary mailetathes closets and stop sinks are to be of the ships of the same clan we might have thes.

they did not know or care whether they room within the building to accommodate poning the of on a previous cogión his hon. pontok, Hospital, and Stone Cutter, leland friend brought the matter up, he, as Go- and reutilated-in-lake- manuer, and a deployed in the defence of this Colony. As they presumed for acquainted with the history of also to the changed sondition of affaits since where perfect fredom of discussion, perfect

The Attorney Generat said, he would not were of the better class or the class or desaribal, trapped He believed they might be

the whole of the.. same surastraction

He referred was necessary to adjourn into the open air, to say tough on this question, but responding to themselves,

the people neombled, and it Geol projesia until the expiration of the vornor, expressed his upialon very fully, and alpion was given of the drains by which aware, Forte bad niso been oansiracle typhoon soon in September next, when, to that oplaton he ontirely adhered to day. public anxiety being alleged, he might relax That opinion was that in dealing with the night-soil, so deodorized by water, was and a considerable quantity of torpedoes it, having had niany of the papers connect the time the City Hall and the Museum freedom of voting, prevailedsson, perfect

to ba conveyed into the sea.

The words of had been prepared; in short, steps had ed with it under his notice since he had were set on foot. Then it was knows way that that petition was obtained I know the pressure under which the Praya recon- sanitary matters and with the question of to

been in the Colony, that he thought be from whose pockets considerabo sums of nothing, but the statement contained in it struation was being ourried on, and thus be water supply in this onlong they were to the report were:-"The swage of the two been taken for the defence of this great might say a few words on the question a money wore coming to start it, but that the Chinese were thwarted-as I un- enabled to turn his undivided attention to remember that this was not the town of rozpitale will be conveyed to the sea, a dis-centre of Eastern trade. He knew that the tatood at these papers and bad boot in later years the bat bat ben derstand the reading

tance of two hundred and fifty yards,

of ity purposely the other works just enumerated. Marah approved of Mr Price's proposal and | tropical colony and with a Chinese come corner of Bospital-coad and from hon. members would recognise the wisdom brought before them to-day. Be could not freely cent round and Oblueso and other thwarted-in the expression of their views

Mr Idverpool, that they were dealing with e the

estero- of this ovures; and they would readily help thinking that in the document called nations bad contributed as freely as Euro- is to my knowledge, not trus, directed that the papers be submitted to the manity. But he had found from the re-

new 18-inch shoular stoneware street in

the "Report submitted to the Annual Mest-pass. The hall was now much more a protected were fairly entitled to be called

The disonsaion on this interesting subject ing of Shareholders in and subscribers to public Institution then it was some time comeluded with the sapient observation from. Ingly filed for his Information When hero Sanitary State of this Colony that an at the first remark that coourred to him was upon to contribute towards these works, Governor on his return; they were accord-ports he had now seen relating to the drain." When this report came before him, pure that the ratepayers of the colony so

to this time the Colony contributed features which made it particularly locum ships of coolies-be had known of cases that if the Chinese were restricted in their the City Hall," there were one or two ago. Mr Tennochy enlarged on the hard- the Senior unoffical Membor, Mr Byrie, one of the frat inquiries he made was for terapi, to forou what were called the roles of with nightsuil had been overlooked, thatng, except the dog bent upou a number of the Executive who himself-being denied admission when they hours of attendance at the Museum to half turned to the colony, on the fith optember, tempt had been made, an injudicions at. that his opposition to this mixing water

small suin of $2,400 a 100 the plans and estimates of the Central Western Sanitary Science on the Colony of to the officers concerned not to have waster.

the earnest entreallas ho had addressed year; and the time

might same at any moment when it would be had an opportunity as he had there to-day, went to see anything. The reason so little the day, it would be more crowded than Schoof and the Gack on the separate system. Hongkong. An estimate, amouuling to closets in this colour had born disregarded; called upon to proportion of the to take a part, or at all aveats not to shrink complaint was heard of these restrictive if they were slowed the whole day; he had fie then learned from Me Marsh that he $240,000, for water supply was

was framed by and he therefore gave, of course, instrus expenses already incurred. That accounted had arisen, because

from taking a part in the discussion which

regulations was that the Chi- brought this point before the Committee, he General, Accompanying

names were of groat uese did not conceived to be very good and sufficient that estimate was a

called a fair and moderate accumulating ed to great respect were introduced and used

Institution.

A PERSONAL MATTER. reasons, to alter the Governor's decision, Surveyor General's, in which be pointed

Mr Koswick was called on by the fover surplus aud that these works were postponed. out what he consolved to be the neora:ary

Mr Price asked to be allowed before the in this report, and they were referred to in Thereupon he made mimite, Sept. 10,

10, quantity of water that every individual in

The Govorner then procceded to deal a way which might atmust raise the suggest he began his reply by remarking Council went into Committee, to nation

that when the Museum was first started personal matter. Would His Excellency in minutes the this Colony should have for daily use. In subject; and on the 18th Sept, be made a that report vory great stress, was laid on

with the question of the affairs of the City shis great question of principle-as his and becamo of any interest at all, very for publishing the papers he had promised to minute that this question raised by Mr the water-closet system, and the necessity

Hall, lita remarks in connection with which toolleney and his hon. friends Me Ryrie Chinese came to it, and it was not until ny before the Council on Sanitation, kindly

Dr Dennys himself had

a letter of his (Mr Price's) giving Price sa to the relative claims of Stone for flushing water-cloants with water. They

we gave yesterday. We now give the con

A publish a Cutters land prison and the Central had in an Ordinance of 1856 a provision intendent of the Hospital had had to make tintation of the discussion of the questions alone, or iu some zesse separated from the that it was made sutilciently attractive to His Excellency had referred to-day [Date

· Ng Choy had put it was standing great deal of time and attention this views on

curtain

points to which School upon his Department, should be that every house in the Colony must have grave complaints to the Goverment with between,

Executive and other persona of high stand the Chinese to induce them to come in and number given). There was not, so far discussed at the zooutive Council that either a water-closet or a privy. On his respect to the position of the closets, the

ing in the Colony. Now, the question

In order to meet the as his memory served him anything in the any numbers. which had arisen with regard to the Olty Chinese views in every way they con letter which precluded it from being made arrival in the Colony he found that some fact being that the water tanks were

to the administration

salted the Chinese; they had them at public, and he did not think he asked too of the City Hall was, E.B reference to the subject:

faith, Ele would not go so far as to say it subscribe to Mr Ryrie said his convictions had a

to it, to

His Excellency agreed to do so. been that Chinese should be freely was a question of procisa contract, but it in the country to supply articles of in-

The Council then went into Committee along t

terest. They also wrote home to England on the Appropriation Bill, which was, on admitted and that there should be no dis certainly was a question of good faith, bay- tinelfou, no restriction. When His Exceling regard to the original grant and the

with the sume object. A pamphlet was Council resuming, passed. either those for the Sabool or those for the only a confirmation by de own nose of changes in accordance with what he lenoy's letter was first placed before the minutes that had been quoted. Whether pablished and sent to manufacturera and Price. now read an extract from the Kyrie and Mr Snowden. He made inquiry from the Superintendent. He bed Laid Committee he urged thom to get every he thought the Council would agree with the Museum, things that would be of interest

The points for remark were few and not they established a precise contract or not, there with a view to getting donations for of much impurtance. minutes of the Executive Council, which he and found that this stench arose from the thers facia before them because they | statistic and every document that could him they did raise a question of good faith; to the Chiness. Of the Chinese themselves

Council adjourned sine dis. bd would lay on the table. The minute set greater part of the night-wall of the gaol were of practical importanos with regard be d concerning the City Hall

from its

that whatever might be the legal inter- the men theu in the Colony were invited to forth that in reply to His Excellency the being every morning emptied into a drain

I meet the Com of $240,000

made with the ides took place or any letter was written, to

between the Government and the responsi mittee, to frame rules which, hoped in a very short time to be ready with grating was taken up, and the Government that we word have water-closets, have all these papers before them.

bla porsans acting on behalf of the City the view of the Chinese,

Lese, would at the the Plans and Estimates fors Gaol at Stone scavenger, who was an officer under the and house privies, the amount would be ne shes ad only atistion of the number of Hall at the time the grant was made, there time preservs order and regularity, as to Cutters Island and for a now Central control of the Public Worke

Department,

cessary; but these water-closets were to should secure School. In regard to the latter It was emptied the greater part of the night soli be done away with, then he was of opinion visitors to the Massum for the first for understanding at least that the any class or race distinction being in- agreed to request the Head Master of the of the prisoners into that drain. Mr the satimale was excessive. It occurred years of its opening, say up to 1870 or principle of having the City Hall open frea tended, it was the most distant possible

and without distinotion to all Majesty's Central School to reduce his Batimats of Tonnochy was then in England, and those to him that it might be wiss in this inattor 1871. That had not been done, no far as subjecte lu tuis oulony, as accepted. The thought to any one who took

interest in the Masoum and spent money the number of boys for whom the Bchool who had the management of the Gaol, and to get some of the gentlemen who mainly he knew. He might detail at the present would be required, as the extent of ground, those who were responsible for the sanitary contributed the matsy to pay for this point his recollection of what was done when question was good faith and a great deal of time in making it useici

question of lig the Museum way sot on foot, so far as he farther it was in the opinion of the Surveyor (Jeneral, was state of the Colony, allowed this shocking wohome, he meant the well-to-do Chinese,

Ho regretted exceed- be called of the He could only so he was question it might be "chiness subjects of gly that His Excellency had introduced · too small to accommodate the large number state of things to go on. The dry-cseth to favour him with their opinions. Ao know the facta.

Was question of

of admitting Her Majesty to equal rights with these of fair to put the necessary regalations for clsas feeling into this matter. It was not of 700 pupils for wh'oh Dr Stewart had re-system was not in nas; although Mr Ton cordingly these papers and these reports absent for a time detail what took place sently ontimated. The Council decided nochy, for years before he left for England were translated into Chinese and submitted before 1868 and after 1868. His recollec

er Buropean-born subjects, lu this part order and comfort on that footing. The that the plane of both the School and the had advocated it, his views were not car

to them; they had ample opportunity of tion was distinctly to the effect that the Saol should be prepared the Surreyor ried into, effect and nothing could be worse considering them, and after consideration Museura was principally for the Chinese, of Her Majesty's dominious. Then there was number of Chiness in this Colony now was third question, the question of expediency. so large that unless there were some regula General sald they would he ready is Way than the then sanitary state of that most they favoured hit with their viewed Chinese en natural, Selektife and various The learned attorney General then referred tion there would be

difficulty in Chinese And short time This was in Sept. The year 1879 important institution. He mentioned this briefly they were to this effect; they dresded on natural, suentific

A& poased, and

and it was only in the month of to let the Council see how in this Colony immensely the idea of mixing water with other matters. years pass by one's to the reference made in the Committee's Europeans being accommodated together.

That wea the sole reason

Bon for the regulation, June or July of this year that the plans of the gentlemen who were responsible for the night-soil; they believed that to do so in memory weakened for details, but that report of the mosting they held as a Com the Central School were put before him by sanitary state of the town seemed to over- this Colony would Chief Justice and Bishop Burdon. The being applied to the roads and Public Ger. at 7.50 p.m.

amitice, haring associated with them the Mr Ng Choy had alluded to the same the Surveyor General, and in the month of look how important it was not to allow the disease; that it would be July the plans of the Gaol on the separate | night-soil to be thrown into the Brat watter how well closed the pipes might be, left on his mind. There was one state. mesting, in view of the three points these places there was abundance of room. Tas French-mali nowa, anticipated by the

1 of gorous coming from an Hools dan ourred; when the Library and Museum were

that no opened, that was the general impression description gives of the course of that dens and other places. Thy know that in system. The moment the Central School the town. He made a minute.

were put tato his hands in thle room left to the Bagl calling attention to what something might occur to crack them, then ment in the Committee's letter which he from which, as he had pointed out this but it was hardly so in the Museum, arrival of the Ghenears, will be found in

they bad to he called open Dr Stewart to come the found thean papers wore sent to the the earth would become saturated and sod- tank objection to, at the time. The Gain-question could be regarded, was somewhat one time it was so full that. the surveyor General, and they proceded laid before the Cannell From the other hand, they said, thdrawn revert to their original 160 45 it was a fair inference from the report of ) of race animating the Committee, It was & O. Coy., that the mail steamer, Nizam bim, and also the Inspector of Schools and officers outterned these papers would he den, and we might have an outbreak of miten said that these rooms would in all curious. Mr O'Malley went on to suggest take in the verandahs, and even now the our fourth page.

ald, probability in the event of the grant being discussed the question in all its bearings, mistake to suppose there was any feeling We are informed by the agent of the P.

that although the meeting was said to have

place wa

Was very small. It was a complete instantly, to consider the question which papers the hon.member would see that raimple bouse-bricket system, by which had been engaging his attention for some when he directed that the dry-earth system all this stuff is carried away every day; part of the entertaining rooms of the months before, Sir Michael Hicks Beach should be introduced, he was immodistoly that is the scheme which the Government the document they would find that these bearings of the question were not before make the institution as useful as possible | left Singapore for Hongkong yesterday,

building.

If the Committee referred to this meeting that the most important purely a matter of order, regulation to bad said, March 1870, that the lower fas told it was imposible. It could not be in ought to look to," It WBS, socordingly, on

the Central School should be raised tradused, it was saidfirst, because there that scheme that he was acting. He had rooms in which the Museum was were never the mottuk. He chaffed the Committee to all. No other feeling than the public the 10th inst, at pa from 50 cents to 1. He desired to set in | was no earth in the falaud; assondly,oloseta in the Colony; he found there were the Trustees ware concerned, be was, him. | ititroduced into the report**The BGhop, It might be well for His Excellency to cast | We note that the Very Ber. Dean Batcher,

ba-called for a return of the number of water. Intended for entertaining rooms. So far as on the furish with which the Rishop was good could have prompted the Committee, sccordance with De Stewart's wishes De cause the Chinese were opposed to share something like sighty. It was also alleged self, mont anxions that this grant should the Ohiness and has a thorough knowledge but His Excellency would never by the who arrived from Shanghai this morning

who has resided for many years amongst sepersions on the members of the Committen Stewart anked him not to fix the higher foo know, it said having bad four grad that some latrines in the Military Barracks Kxcellency might yet be induced in of their language, customs and feelings, menas vindicate the Folioy he had purated wil preach at the Cathedral at the 11 till fat January, 1880, and be acted the experience of

of the Obinele that latter

ust be withdrawn, and he still hoped that Head Milk'a request. This brought him statement was a mistake. He also knew open into the sewers. All that he hoped His toonalde whether the unmber of 700 would that the alleged basice of earth in the inland to pat a stop to. When this was done, the Supplementary Estimates to insert the being one of those who supported the new be decesest by this increased fee. And was wacther. Be therefore gave directions when they finally made ap their mi de to vote now withheld. He thought the dif- regulations. The Committer, not con-

The Governor replied. He thought after 'clack service to-morrow. The sortby and the the satablanmeat of fre now elementary and in his minutu unid. he should hold the a large or small volume of water for the Committee was now reduced to a very out fecond article, admittedly what had passed to-day that it was very | Dean, who is very popular in Shanghai, is Another question to arpwhether for the introduction of the dry-earth system, avoid anything like mixing night-soil with forance between His Excellency

It wall only, ware keepingideration whether they remarks that had fallen from the is on his way Home un furlough, after s

the grant would be given. The well known by many residents hero, Be good faith with those who schools might not draw away the lower offers concerned gravely respondble purpose of deodorising it and turned their small matter Indeed,

advanced the funds. classe, from the Central Feteel and in that there was any delay, He also pointed out attention to the sensible views of the Chi- s far as he could make out to it and be bean in any position to disons or under- should not now have the ons notice for painterupted residence of aitteen years,

publis way much reduce the number. When" on to the Dolonial Surgeon in his mlunts that Dess gentlemen of the Colony, then thay the name of the Chinese. He had it on the stand this question until Excellency Library and Museum, namely, that they { in Chint

had not Trustee, Me Ryrie, when he asked why they

the absion of receiving the plans he had an outbreak of cholers or typhoid fever in would be able to givò their undivided atten- word of ida hon, frlend aile Keswick) that stated the facts there today. It appeared should be.

uorenpectable persen, Chinese or otherwise, the Head master, the Inspector of Batools, the Gael, built as it was on a alopo above then to the water supply of the Colony.

and without payment to ali and the Surveyor General with him, they the town, might decimate the people of this He had already obtained some reports on who applied to the person in charge for to him that practically his hon. felend (Mr decent and well-behaved persons of every tonadured a third question, Phether the Colony. They would have the exposanton a subjent donnsutad with the water supply admission, to the Mus us, at our hour of Committe might have had fox defending nationality, he had no doubt the opinion of maldada ka to valse the Central of opinion from the Surreyor Gonskal on of which every one would see the import the day when it was open saared these rules as a rantter of expediency, and every sunabis man in the Community the hon. gentleman would be the opinion of School into a Collegiate Establishment, in his minute. Having seen it he had only use that was the farmstion of Public Saturday forstioon, when it was rated that tless rules admittedly went for very What the Secretary of slow of the fact that the are new also repeat his instructions that the thing Baths in the Colony, so that the Chinese, for Chinese women and children, would be little. Referring to the Committee's re-collisions between. Karopenas and Chiness, tary of State said about the mentary schools might be expected to take should be done. Those who raised the and execially the poor Chinese, might have refused admission. If this was the case sway considerable number, especially by difficulties undertook to have the work the opportunity every evening of having a saw no occasion for any mention of nation-port he said it was a serione matter to put those collisions of which his hon. friend. giring an English teacher to ach. He done, and he reported accordingly to fler little warm water. It was the custom is ality. He saw no reason why the tame nott.ch a donment before the public, a decu Mr Keswick was so much airald, was very understood that the number which might Majesty's Governments. Early in 1878 Dr Chinese towns to have such bath where foation should not be put up as was in the ment in which the Governor was put for true,

The Secretary of State was not be anticipated to be drawn away from the O'Brien, a physician of some eminence, they could obtain water by paying a small Library. He had reason to believe that of ward as one who does not koup his word,

Aware that any must, collision had ever

exclusive rep

had taken the responsibility, for what he the Surveyor previous report of the tions that those features of the plans could for his anxiety to accumulate what height and names were used, asmes entit?- www.ablic rppreciate the fact that this said, but they took no notios of it,

calling for his previous

day, when they could have the advan

tage of bearing his

not be sanctioned.

In the same way, when the Look Hoa pital was converted into a General Hos pital, and the building was reported as completed, it unfortunately happened that thangh the water closets that bad bean proposed had been abandoned, the Super

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night-sl

be attached. This a water closet and house privy system. Bls for raisons anderstood, for the

Broslegg was into, in detail, the state of to be kopt for medical examination for affairs be found on his first visit to the Gaol, some hours, the water itself which the by which he was very much struck. The patients had to use became foul and dis- stench was something shocking; this was agreeable, and he had to order important sidered sensible and practical suggestions

question wo raised by Bar Price was whether the Governor if he resolved to insist on his origival minuta, should not be satisfied with having only one sat of plans prepared, Geol. In the Executive they heard Mr what he had read in the report of Mr

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