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THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1907.

SANITARY COMMISSION'S

REPORT.

A Startling Indictment.

SERVICE HONEYCOMBED WITH CORRUPTION.

Important Recommendations,

The of the Commission appointed by. His Excellency

report Sir MATTHEW NATHAN on May 10, 1906, to inquire into the Administration of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance

THE CHINA MAIL.

aro a few auslary books. The Assistant Secretary should be a man with wine com- mordial training, profurably a book-keeper, and should be of British rice.

We recommend that proper books, that

Mr Chatham's Minute.

THE GOVERNMENT SCHEME,

On April 18 the Director of Public

The Hon. Mr Thomsori secunded and the CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, Bill was read a first tim

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

The evidenco furnished by the Commis- sionare has already resulted in the distant of a number of Officers, many of them

HARRIED WOMEN'S PROVERTY. English Sanitary Inspectors in enjoy.

The Hon. the Attorney General moved inent of rery good wlaries, wills the the First reading of a Bill entitled An

to read

ls, a casli hook, journal and ledger be kept. Works submitted a minute in reply, tad of others aro, still under: In Ordinanco ty minoud, the Married Women's

vestigation. It is

is humiliating to

2000-

certain attaments in the Commissioner'a of Englishuvos in the position of those Property Ordinan soonded and tho was hold on April 17 at the Cannon Street

Recommendation.

at

There is throughout the working of the Daywistarent, both as carried out in practicu

FO

the ebie Kroontive

man of which

น

respect

to

The Annual Meeting.

The fifty-third ordinary general meeting The Hon. Mr Thomson Bill was rendre first time..

Hotel. Sir Montagu . Tamer, who pre- SCOTTISH PROBATA S VRTY. The Hon. the Attorney-General morod sided, observed that at their last annual

Ordinanca to amend the Probates Ordinactivity of trade and prosperity of commiorea anco, 1887,

Kingdom

and in our opinion the only moans possible who scheme put forward by the choir. In brives on and even pressing of the Probates Ordinance, 1897, all Cour measure to the increased guld production

y which the Department can be placed on a satisfactory footing, both as regards the

WOTK of the Government and the interests

of

by

a

be

Conclusive evidence

te case in a Municipals beon brought

before

05

is of

in

he puts

T

was published to-day, being had upon the Table at the Legisla-niling to how that briting and black whole of Fart III of the Urdinanco of this Council and of the Community at the County Theon seconded and the and this country, he was glad to my, had

time,

activity of trade during 1906 continued,

participated in that great prosparity. With this increased activity oflando had come an appreciable enhancement in the prices

It is impossible to give this reply men so utterly devoid of all self earth but the.comments upon the new and lost to all sense of honour as "to allowi

themselves

ves to sink into such

life of dis scheme are of interest.

Mr Chatham orises the piquosal tu honesty us in videread in the and a prisided for in the Ainended constituté the Sanitary Bonzd a Building Their conduct tags one of the First rending of a Bill entitled Aniceting ho referred to the very jilionomenal *.

Locutive Tngineer as an Ordinisce, such and onfire absence of Authority with (ficer. Such officer bo proud into the wire and tarnishes the which every Euglistunan to yetem, to my nothing of discipline, the trold bars to be giren a status approxi national humour. On the other hand the a

The object of the Bill was to recognise which was apparent, socially in America, difioult to lay down clearly the duties of

mantoly equal to that of the Director

refPublic

Courts of Probate in the United but also in Europe, Egypt and Asia. That of a certain class of the Chinese the individual officers of the Department,

conduct-of

for the purposes of Section 67 activity was no noubt wing in very great Works The proposal would involvedivided popula

ded population

on non who in many in Scotland having Jurisdiction in mattone of the world. The value of the morid's, approved, would requira instances a

naver even asked for thera is most of Probate. The Ordinance further gold production tou years ago was amondment and, even then. {reprohonsible.

We take trouble and vides for the validity of sealings by the it is to teaching Chinese boys the Supreme Court of the Colony under the £41,000,000, wherons last yeat it was

of Hygiene in the Ordinances, is to have boon them forward Mr Chatham. Then he'

our Sch

Schools

United Kingdom Pro

Frolates Ordinance, £81,000,000, of which £23,000.000, carne kis tornate proposal which tops

to have the rising Chinosu 1892, of all Probates or Letter of Admin from the Transvaal.' It was noticeabis that orvated and the Department placed on egular business basis, and would have to The proposal I would submit instand rate taught that it is a wicked to give as Precbatos moluding the Sherif's. Court of with this increased gold production, the

in Government School at any istration granted t the Seattish Courts of of it is that the administration of practically to receive a bribo. (Applause.) The

The thanks

of Edinburgh. The Hom, of common occurence, permest

should be vested in the Director of Public Large are duú to the Commission and Bill was rond a first

to the Chairman of

COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, ng the entire service from the Senior Works, the present reference of plans to more Inspectors downwards. This being so, the Modlen Officer of Health, the issue of the on

tho

for the - enormous

The Hen. Dr. flo Kal moved the Chinese as a matter of coarse resion of certain items, ach as concreting work they have now accomplished, (nance for the

certificates by that officer hud the super-labour they have devoted to the

First

twading of al

a Bill entitled An Ordin eat the Grument Officials half way, and in many

Board, being abolished. HENRY HUMPHREYS, A. SHELTON HOOPER, FUNG WA CHUN and before they es readily affor presents surface, da by the efficers of the plause) and it is my earnest hope that College of Artion of the Hongkong of most commodities, but especially of row

Exactions vary from considerable ma All powers of modification, ex

ay to the devrand for a few eggs at a ƒ of a teorical unturo, akoulu bo-rested in tone in the subordinato branches of, the was read a first time coralod ithd the Bil trials. With activo trade and high and lucud price, or a few bottles of beer.

Να sun is apparently too poor to be exploited, and there is on form of exnetion, however inuan

nean and contemptible, to which the Inspectors of the Sanitary Department will not stoop.

We conside that the conforting upon the Principal Civil Medical Officer of most dospette powers has certainly been an unhappy experiment, the continuance

which we cant recommend. We would niggest tion of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinances he

separato from the Public Works

tive Council Meeting.

The Commissioners-Messrs. E, A. HEWETT (Chairman)

LAU CHU PAK--sat at 60 meetings, occupying 215 hours, examined 188 witnesses, 134 of whom were Chinese.

The evidence adduced was startling, and convinced the Commission that most radical changes are absolutely necessary the Sanitary Department.

in

They found corruption to exist to an undreamt of extent and unhesitatingly and unequivocally report that "No man is apparently too poor to be exploited, and there is no form of ́exaction, however mean and contemptible, to which the inspectors

and servants of the Sanitary Department will not stoop."

Points from the Report.

of

uro demanded.

improvement in the administration of except tiross the Sanitary Laws and a more healthy

CEMETERY DYE-LAWS.

The Colonial Secretary moved that the following by law. be approved

a small Committee, consistlug, say, of 5 Department sy follow or their, investiga members, including the Director of Publie tion. (Applause). Works who should s

bs Chairman, Refer W ence to the Governor-in-Council should be this Committee, members of thao Ooritize to apponts from the decisions af limited to

Made by the Sanitary Board under having the right of apaal in cases whereas in 10ut the Public Health and Budd. decision is the result of a

of a usjority voto. Such

greatly ings Ordinance 1903. arrangement would

All plans 1. Government Notification No. 16, of simplify the picot procedure. in conformity with the Ordinance would be 1883, dated 10th January, 1883, and Government Notification No. 179, of 1801, and those in

and the following fees will in future be charged for each grave-sino, grave digging, exhumation of corpse.

and space covered by monument or enclosure, in the Colonist Cemetery

Hos. Mr Wei

prices-apart from any other circumstanico, His Excellency Mr May Before we sneh as the San Francisco disaster, which mrt, I would like to inform you that the swallowed up £18,000,000-it was not sur honourable gentlemen who sits at the bot

tom of the left side of the table (alluding prising that they should have seen during to the is to proceed home to England on count rates, and simost what he might call Hon. Me W. J, Gressu has asked the past winter high bank and high dis- For less to furlough. I'm sure I voice the sentiments

of

honguraisle acuhera when I say we will a scarcity of money. During the past win aniss from this table one whoso arbanity, ter he had the opportunity of visiting the uprightness of character and busincs bank's branches iu Ind, and he was ex- capability has rendered him as popular a tremoly gntified with all that ho saw. Ho he is respected. We wish him a good huli- Table,

that the Administra. passed be tho. Director of Public Works od 18th April, 1801, are hereby revoked day and a safe return to the Council found that the company were doing an

Department

we urge that the Principsi Civil Medicat Olicer under so arcumstance be President of the Board: The post of President sight, we consider be left to the decision of the

with

pact of which any modifica tion was required would be considered by the Committes which would cost regularly, eny, Duce the day of thin. Doctor

once a week. Public Works to notify the Medical Officer of Health of all modifications unted by the Committee.

It

of

All utters affecting cubicles and cock.

For onch gate of 12 superficial foet,

Ground Fre Grave digging...

*

changes have id many instances had the president to be elected lofts ahead be placed under the control of Exhumation of Curpse ***.

the Sanitary Board and should not coine

The Council is adjourned sine die,

FINANCIAL COMMITTEE. A meeting of the Financial Committes $10.00 was held at the conclusion of the Legis 2.1.00 Lative Council, when the following votes ...8 5.00 | were considered and passed --

EXCEPTIONS. before the Building Authority in any way Children under 1 Years, Ground Fee$ 5.00

Tho Sanitary Inspectors should continue Grave digging

tha

of

...100

...Free

POST OFFICE CAGES.

A-sut of 9659 in aid of the role, Post Offlce, Slanghai Postal Agency, Other Charges, Incidental Expenses.

excellent and increasing business at all points; and after an absence of four years from the country he was very much img pressed with the general activity of trade and prosperity, which was apparent chiolly. at the coast towns, such no Chleutta, Bom- bay, and Rangoon, and also at some of the principal trade niarta up-country. The

ospority was not confined to the foreign, but it also extended to the internal, trade. of the comtry. He saw that both Euro- A sum of $136.97 in aid of the vote, peau and antive merchants, the bank's Post Ofice, B.-Postal Agencies in Chinn constituents, wore participating in this convinced that Monuments over graves or Enclosures of for the following items:--Aniny, Other prosperity, and he also felt

surface of graves not occnpying more thing Charges, Incidental Expenses, 864 the cultivators of the raw material such were also rice, wheat, and soodsaid for 24 superficial feet

Fece Swator, Other Charges, lacidontal Ex: ajutes,

by tho inovasd prices paid for penses, 62,75 Total, $116.37,

India absorbed during

MONUMENTS

to inspect all buildings and should report to Scond Lun in the saine graveFrea

Audical Oficer of Health all infractions

hich Fauper Interment of the the provisions

Ordinance, which may come to their notice. All such reports, relating to matters other than cubicles and cock-lefts should be passed by the Medical Officer of Halth to the

The Secretary, Medical Oficer of Health, effect of reducing values, coupled with the uncertainty that provails as to still harsher Executive Engineer, and, when necessary The report being too lengthy to renew being enacted, render businesslike the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon should duce in full in this issue we merely give

siten the Meeting of the Boardt, baskinse Commisionulations almost impressible, engender the salient points. The

feeling of uneasiness and want of to vote. to empire and report conti being formed to

aloof,

All matters relating to Sanitary affairs, confidence, and thus Eeep investors (1) Whether the Administration of the

We are of epinis that solion 175 of muisances and actual construction or alter Sanitary and Building Regulations.cnncted

this Ordinance requires to be completely tion of buildings should be entirely trans by the Public Health and

Deport Buildings

roved kne that

should borred to the fanitary and Building compensation Ordinance 1903, ne now carried out, is given under sub-section 1.

sient, such Baartment to be divided into satisfactory, and if not, what her In recommending

ing the introduction of a Factions. can be ande and (2)**

any drastic law for the eutire abolition of There should be a Secretarial Deaction. irregularity or corruption exists or has cubicles ar atblivisions of the dorms of partinant, the Secretary being, co- existed among the Ooints clarged with the Chinesa tenement houses, tho advisers qual with the bends of the other the Administration of the aforesid Ro

Govornuat apparuptly

udy did not sub-departanorts, but having fright to of the bis.

The appendices to the report were: Lásti the question: thoroughly of fully control the entire correndo and

the effect of the legislation they be kept Fully advised as toni that is taking of Government onployees whose names

gulations the

the Commissioners early study

Building Authority for the necessary

Appendices...

Mado by the Sanitary Board this 5th day

of February, 1107.

Hon. Mr H. H. J. Gompertz seconded and it was agreed to,

★

THE WARBOCE REFRE The Hon. Mr H. E. Follock asked:-.

covered that not only great irregularities, real. This is evidenced by the pass place, in exactly the same way that a So-have come before the CommissionState: (n.) When will work on the new harbour of

word rimpant

but conuption and in the Sanitary Id, there!

- was reason to fear, extended throughout nuoris

the staff of British Inspectors."

ing f. Ordinance 23 of

23 of 1903 and the retary to a Home Municipality, or of a ment or the question of cubicles by Mr A refugo be commenced? which have been writ-hrge Company, is the centre of all info Cartor Report by Mr Ough on Mortar

take? No 2: modifications,

tests; ntary Bout

Board Nolice, smalknotice

antion.

TILE COMMISSIOS.

A sum of 8800 is aid of the vote. Misol: taneous Services, Public Health and Build ings Ordinance Commission.

---- ́DRAINAGE.

henole

Fugge ute) The needloss waste of money which (2) The Medien having at the head. Sa Municipal Building Regulations; | contracts and others, having dealings or havo bear called upon to expend the Medical, hoor of Health, with atrical Review by Mr. A. Sbelton constructing the breakwiter can be bugun of the roto, Miscellaneous Services, Grants capital was poured into

The Commissioners and in their report:-- We and ranson to believe that certain with the Meinliers of the Sanitary Department, were destroying or altering hooks, and taking other mourus to their

the Commission from finding out prevont the exact extent to which irregularities had been carried.

That the Administration of the Sanitary and Building Regulations, as carried out Both in the Administration

has been quite unjustified and has cast tant Medical Offears of Health. many thousands of dollars, not taking into

An

(3) The Engineering Section, with couderstion the last sustained through Executive Engineer, Assistant Engineers, the resultant dislocation of huiness or the and Overseers, as inay be found notes bribes which have been paid to

to Inspectors ry. for the

the exemptions they had power to (4.) The Veterinary Department, under lawfully grant, and which from the evidence the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, with Adduced must amount in

in the aggregate to a supervision of markets and food supplies.

that

the past twelve months more silver. than in 23 similar period. during the time the mucs there were open for fres coinage. The Secretary of State sold nearly £30,000,000 of Conan bills in twelve months, and tho two mints in Indiant. mont 2,600 lacs of rapcas, against 1,100 lacs in Calcutta and Boinbay--coined no less then | 1904-1905 und about 1,000 Ines in 1905- 1006. That was pretty good evidence the exchange India was benefiting by the fixed Moroc

tho internal and external tmde y increased with the confidence in the fixed exchange. The result was that the company's business also extended, and, they fou

increasing A sum of $1,300 in aid of the vote, Police demand for

a forlegitimate tade accommodation, they must meet or lose good business, Other Charges, for the following items giving it up to those who would and Prison Departments B.--Fire Brigade, Copli, hinc 600 Incidenst Expenses, the decompudation. During his visit $200 Rovira to Hoss and Other Plant, Indis he was impressed

withi the fact th 3500 Total, $1,300

the bank must either increase its

A sunr of 22,000 in aid of the vote, Public Worka Extraordinary, Drainage, (b) How long is such work likely to Large Flushing Tanks for Main Suwery

Hon. Mr Chistham answered --

THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE. A (4) It is anticipated that the work of A sum of $750 @ 2/- £75.0.0. in aid id-aid of Other Institutions Imperial Hooper: Comparative Statement of cost of in about fouths from the present time.

On fuller investigation, the scheme Institute. buildings, by Mr H. Humplirays; list of

proposed, with sono imp

THE IR BRIGADE. witnesses.

ased on the experience i from the recent typhoon, is foud to much

more costly that originally estimn ted. In view of this Ine, a modification of the sohome is under consideration. But it is hoped that a beginning will be made

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

g

under the existing Ordinances, is most considerable sum of money, the usual charge generatalo Department to be controlled Administering the Government presided at, with the work in abouti6 months' time.

unsatisfactory,

aud in many of their regulations.

each pulsory lime

His Excellency Mr F. H. May, Officer meeting of the Legislative Counel which: The time ocupied in carrying unt the Hon. Mr H. H. J. GoMFERTZ, (Attorney to the scheme fually settled.

COMPENSATION,

A sum of $2,581.85 in nld of the vote,

whioh

and thus be in a position to can lecitinate, require, or 12 mast arrival home he found that

Serlion Ye probably nūjects incosuro should be continued or aholisbed, Department, plate ordering of th was held to-day. There were also present work will be from 3 to 4 yrs, ac Miscellaneous Services, Compensation for Fired to take “n

compensation.

To

Hon. Mr A, M. Tearson (Colonial,

Hon. Mr C. Mol. MESSER, (Colonial Transurer).

for such exemptions being apparently $55

Board formed of four official and six yard or floor. It the question at issue is whether com- unofficial members, as at present, who Of all the drastic sections of a A very drus-

washing as an anti-plague thall have the tic Ordinance,

recommend to the Governor property owners sore seriously than any the Commission lave no hesitation in l

promotion or changes and alterations General), other. It is defective in the fundamental principles of equity inasmuch as it sacrifices in the be necpintable to His

of the funds Secretary). pxpenditure rights without

tions in foto, but if the question at issued for the

by the Legislative Council. eunte from the petition of the land, one of cleanliness, në suve-al of experts "The Official Members to be the

Principal owners to His Excellency the Governor have claimed that Time washing is con-

remor ducive to tint end, it is possible culations Works, the Captain Surorintendent of that the divil Medical Officer, the Director of Palle regarding the Public Health and Buildings cont

continued enforcement of Bill, September 28th, 19809, "No principle to modified form and fred from the Police, and the Registrar General. is morufimily established in our Constitution hardships and corruption they now entail

The Governor to

to have the

the appointment or has oftener been ophold by our Courts may be advisable adlegs some more sperdy, of two

unoficial

Moraben frem

from amongst than the principle that without compensa efficacious and cecaemical method of clean the Chinese community and two from tion a violation of the rights of private property will not be permitted even for can be found to take the pince of among the British community. Of the

limewash.

atter, one might be the Principal Medical the public good," yet we find that this

In the genotd deausing as in the discer, but in the event of His Excellonay Recon, retrospective as it is, in its appli-infection of infected houses, tan inuch deciding to ples this Offer on the Board

has already used the property owners of Hongkong losses computed at er is left to the foremen. The int should be distinctly understood that ho

spector makes a few nutes and gives a few kes liis set as an unofficial

the Civil Government of the

OF

pany

Hon Mr A. W. BREWIN (Registrar General)

Hon. Capt. BADELEY,

MAKOWLOON RETAINING WALL.

resumption of Tixion lots in the New Territorica.

CANTON WATER SUPPLY.

(From a Correspondent.).

CANTON, May 15.

It has been decided to intreneo at once

and on his

he

be pret

manage.

ment and the directors bad. cong to the same conclusion: He hopla that the shareholders would that day ove the unanimously

resolution we

was to be submitted to the

of the

arineroaen in the capital of It was not only In Indix, but also

wid other Japans

poigts branches which required with regard to the report, the

het

where

they extra capital. the directors

The Hon. Mr Pollock asked() What was the cost of creating the retaining wall on the Bouth side of the Signal Station At Blackhead's Point

(b.) Who h has ultimately to bear the cast of such retaining wall?

Chatham Answered:-- Ноя

Mr (4) 620,326.69.

The Colonial Govoratment.. About into an arrangement with the holdes of Garden Lots to convert their holdings into Lots on payment of premium sad inland Crown rent at certain rates. The plan, on long which, the pipes are to be bid. The careful consideration the board chime to the the offer was based, abowed a road native papers say that the engineers have conclusion that the dividend, for this Mr. O. M. Famage (Acting Clerk in the position of Middle Road and the decided that a "water tower must be built must remain at thirteen per cent, n

lessees of the lot bounded by it has demand-

they felt justided in

ded in recommending an

Hon Mr W. DESTRA (Director of Pub lic Works).

Hou. Dr. Ho Kax,

Hon, Mr WEI YUK

Hon. Mr W, J. GaBRON.

* Hon. Mr E, A, Hewer. Hon Mr E. OSBORNE.

dors, the Medical Offivora of Health entirely unconnected with a Councils).

1881 the Government qutered

be

the number of workmen, who are to put hand, as umal, rocommended a bones of ten through the scheme of getting good water per cent. on the salaries of the staff- for Canton. The course has been selected course which, ife was sure, had the hearty

vall of the shareholders.

After very approval

had

addition of £100,000, to the reserse fund.

be no doubt that if this section fur too little supervision, tho foremen unofficial Members to be selected speech, said that, amang. tio Papers to bo/constructed. The Goreriment. demurred city may be able to get a supply. There Ho conchided by moving the adoption of

several lakhs of dollar

There can of the Untinance continues to be onforced and enolies have too much their own way. without compensation, the losses will be stili oro acrious,

and pay no regard to the wishes or feelings from the British community, to be oleted. The tendency of the Chinese to send of the people whose houses the invade, as at present by the rate payers.

Furniture

bare must be removed into the street,

washed

must be washed again; resulting in much weedless friction. These

thoir families away from the Colony is becoming more and more nunrked (eide

census returns which shew an actual tight have been left

proposed a resolu

bank to

the

His Excellency Mr May, in his opening ed ever since that this road should in Canton itself, in order that all parts of the Inid on the Table are the Financial Returns to constructing it on account of the great port states that this tower will be built the roport Mr Emile Lovita seconded the carried unanimously. ofcant involved. The aile of Kowloon sufficiently high, and that it will be erected motion, which was For the year 1906 which show a surplus of Morine Lats 74 and 75 in 1002 provided near the theatre, hard by the old Temple tint increasing the

The chairman afterwards A recommended scale of salaries shom a

$202,400 on the working for the year and

tting the bill eut

capital of asente orer Liabilities on the opportunity of getting an exce 31st. of December of 8852,230 net includ-down free of cost and, this was availed, of, of Longevity. Work on this "water tower" 60,000 shires by the issue of 20,000 now ing arcars of Revento aud

shareholders i total to do the socessary outing under their be diffult to get water to all parts of the existing shar

the proportion of s of assets of morly $800,000. These Conditions of Sala It proved necessary Western suburbs, and as this is the most one new share for every two share already hold, at a premium of 220 per share, pay- figuros shown

instalments of £10 each on June 1; by tren we have had a Largs the hill, which is the property of the War

to ter $260,000 structed accordingly, pa

it was saving of £670.

Colonial Secretary's Minute

TITE COMMISSION CRITICISED,

2014

Chinese population, oxclusive of new Kow.

have boon kun to march into people's loon, 287,589 na against the estimate houses and oxtort money by of the given in the Report on the Health and trouble they would put the inmates to if your file of 238,873, oxolusive of new fection of hits, their behaviour is Kowloon, or a

cof!

the last two

excess

חזו

making n

OUR FIRE BRIGADE.

be overlooked

to-the

Aug.

stated unt the

the capital of the bank 1850 was £644,000 and it was raised in 1801 to £800,000. In 1814 reserve, stood at

£105,000, and the

in

inuounting to $143,260.65parments the purchasera of these lots being moutra is to be began at cace. Without this it will shares of £20 onch, to be offered: Sanitary Condition of the Colony for tho their demands were refused. In the disin The Colenni. Secretary writing under ditta In additory financial cotto construct a retaining wall to support important and most wealthy part of the able Oct. 1 and Dec. 2 none fr or thres gears has been one of the favourite Frequently violents, which of enuse adds has gone beyond its scope in criticising the on the Estate of the late Sir Robert.

Property in ng chemoterised by Insoloace, rudeness, and date April 12 declares that the Commission/windfall this year in the shape of the Department and the wall-has, boon concity, it is obvious that this section cannot

to a great extwit accounts for the principles involved in the enactment of

A Court of Murine Inquiry at Sydney, investments of the Cliness comumanity and feeling of the Chinese towards the section 175 of the Ordinance and in in whose name has been long and The Hon. Mr Pollock asked.

Lonombly connected with keen competition always existed whenever

the history (2) Has the Governant received. any last month, investigated the circumstances the question of compensation. The state-this Colony. This rum cuables us with report from Mr Hallifax, with reference to The lamentable frequency with which thebodies of Chinese are thrown out intent of the Commissionow that the en-any quoulty to provide at Good the wintot fire engine Government has stranded on "D" roef, near Cooktown, on fenres, in 1885 they were £1,000, 600, in 1894

Improved system under which the steamer #Trinan forcement of this section hul had a Governmont a contribution to the Typhoon

of fire-alor 17: (b.) If the the street proves beyond a dalt that the disastrous effect upon, tur jahre of Chitis Italief Fund. That contribution will be received such a report, will the Govern- March 25 last, while ou voyage frets they were £11,900,000 in 1904 they were The Public Health and Billings Or

methods of coulinting ringto is deep dymce. Which the Commisioners eite in Typhoon Shelter. Thus what

of ropeance to the present property is thus dealt with The evi-devoted to the cellstraction of a new ment ay it upon the table?

at we gain by

answered Hongkong to Melbourne. The Court, alter £17,000,000, and in 1996 thoy wors

£20,986,000. dinance No. 1 of 180345

000. Those figures showed the 084s orgininally drafted

Captain Badeley and wide

HOD and justly of their contoution requires some the demise of an old o

(A) Mi Hallifax enquired into the sys-hoating the inster's testirany; fonction excellent business which was being done The

to the enefit of terms of street fire alarms in use at several there was no evidence of cauless navigation by the bank, and the confidence reposed in 1903 district plague hospitals, a work

- property came into the market, but the

Public Health and 1 Buildings Orianness of

2003 (in 175 therent in partiotas) us

altered all that.

signed petition against it) the work of

sprond.

or

it amounted to $1,075,000.

their abilities were shown in the state

нем

mont of accounts at £5,000,000, in round

was (as as pointed out in the infucatially institution of free.dispensaries in what oroful examination for I find that onlonist we are dovotingding larger towns in England mid Scotland." He on his part. It appeared that the beacon. the institution by the mercantile comme

to cariot on at presont by the Registran very many cases the deductions sud the shipping of the Colony in recognised this to a certain extent is certain by the fact of its i General and the two Chinese mombers consistent with the evidenco from which se spority his enterpris and ability did not enquire into moter fire appliances. on "Dreef had been blown away by the nity generally. He added, with reference Ordinaute måde. Bus redraft was intend. Mont at the hands of the encourage they aro drash or upon which they are on the Reports to be laid is that of the Ho has reported to me as Hend of thioepelend of January list, and this to tho, proposed increase of capital, that

od. Instincks which the Colonial Secretary mission which was nistration of a confidential auture cannot on it, it was found to Do anworkable in i aud even go to the worden's quarters minute question the band into this existence of enraption adopt is now under consideration. It is av

being withdrawn and a redraft of the

wspects and wholessio amendments many aspects

to be made.

had to be

and ill

the Board, deserves substantial

Sanitary Inspectors frequently

onter

в

conclusions contained in the report are not. whose

up

ich had a very large share. (Apple) Among

at

in May

leat

Department but tho

Top of

off to

acctumcy

with document. It toonis ofthe administration is alroost total negl becoming more and more marked and The Report wgether with a minute on the end of the year

be

holder

ple of two

the holder of shares not n

En multiple the information was not conveyed to Captain that was, a shareholder owning, perhaps, damonstrated the correctness to enquire into the nam considered

Lindbergh on arrival of his vessel

an old ed to be final but before the ink wody piso during the day time without warning gt bis criticism aro givonat length. The Public Health and Buildings Ordinanso (B) The matter of which syston to Cooktown, but Julgo Backhouse, said it cortificate in respect of each sham in could old share would receive. a fractionai

quite as a matter of course, and as though thio statement that the londency of the on the part of the officials

entrusted

of two Buah frac Ever in its present forms, it in lusty they were armed with a search warrant. Chinese

selected system will be in parition before Court did not say that there would be no be allotted to the

tional certicates Shareholders whe of the of the most unsatisfadory features bus to send away their familied is with the administration of the Ordinance hoped, that at lenet 12 alarme of the must be distinctly understood that the of the miltiplo, and one new share would

negligence on the part of the master of a regations and the con- of the cemetery bre-laws and the comets Commissioners bass avidently not made have wished as it hid to be poured af

gard to culdeles, that "the by myself, which is not as full I could the end of the

SUPPLEMENTARY CHARGES. Vasil simply because a beason had been elected to pay up in full on June I or-da

any subsequent date to the

bo allowed Interest. ande wers by the onployment of phrases and words to express the

Ties themselves. different

The Ham Attorney-Genorul moved the blow away I would be his duty to of December would Malpractices have been allowed to go on this question

themselves acquainted with the history of short notice before the Governor's depar

the rate of five per cent, per annum,, and ne this the first Meeting of the First rending of a Bill.entitled "And verify his course; but in this particula from Jan 1, 1908, the new sharos Sub-section bis vory for yours without detection.

£5. same meaning.

spart puts with the section (173) is in point.

On the important dumping question the Legislative Council at the exprose wish of aues to nuliarize the Appropriation of a Neither the Building Authority

Sir

fisting shares. Without making any pipni, divit Medical Officer, not Molical

of course, the directors_auliui- promise forty-nine dollars and fifty-three cents, to fees should be in the hands of the Go order to ask the pingue preventive much of the evidence, which is extremely defray the charges of the your 1906. Ollicer of Health,

or anyone else is able to

There are three Joyish pears in Engstareholders on the merensod apital a inted that they would be able to give the say emctly

BED case of all In spite of all these moncessions the intelligble. I intended to unleased comederice"

to print the whole under foot in depth having two main frontages in Ordinances

swabated aint shows ng diminution prinsipal witnesses but this would have different streats require double as much The constantly

constantly in casing expenditure rar, 用 open space in the

quired houses having

Prin

is faid

at

Wo are of opinion that the ordering of Colonial Soretary gives a list of even Nathan, and bis direction was Supplementary sum of four hundred and cdao it was perfectly clear that there was an Al respects

Interacce is tant houses of more than 50 (kna, Building Board, as to the existing minute roads the dumping of dend bodies of the evidence of the European and piler Bill was road a first timed tan

• what it does mean, but the seminent, as reprosented by the Sanitary measures" "word, acceptable to the Chisel voluminous 35 worki render tks repos Hon. Mr McI. Messer seconded and thend nd eleven baronets, while sixteen turn in the future nasthey had

back or shut against

of the Sanitary Department has not unna. This

the Colonial Secretary dolared the report mother: 2. mbaths. It

evidence as is

received in the past-perhaps something buttor Mr Emile Lovits seconded the nation, which was at once carried unani-

hat which are buck to and frontage jumally attracted a considemble acount missioner's sertion tha: too little regarder et focied to iu dinance to remove doubts as to the validity forms sixty-nine per cent, the middle mously."

the co-op

SERVATIE PUISKE JUDGE.

Bimilar

a cliff."

The Honourable the Director of Publio spent

Work

•moro

to be's authciout skewer to the Cem have therefore only pririted ne much of the First routing of a Bill entitled An Or Of our population, the working classes of public attention. The anual by

the report, and in of the proceedings of the Supreme Court of clases twenty-uight per cent and the of the this Dupartment has largely the Chinese in combating plague.

But this Colony during the time that Alfred tho

classes, three por cent tiva cases Referring to the

to theNow. Schome the

of the evidizes of the Gascoyne Wise, Esquire, hold the office of dons that the P. C.

of stch Court from the on Pune portant fo

Judge vitesse day

RHEUMATISM MAKES LIFE M. O. exunders

MISERABLE. happy home is the most valuable poa. A session that is within the role of mankind, but you cannot enjoy

The Hon. the Attorney-General moved

Jews have seats in the House of Com mone,

timo,

boon for years receiving revenue the shape

שלי

CHEQUES,

upper

MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN

SHINES. TERRE is a lesson in the work of the tiifty farmer: He knows, bat tho bright eunshine, may kat but a day and he prepares for the showers, which are no likely to follow 50 it should be with 402 diarrhoea and, cramp colic may attack lvin's Colin Cholers

member

Yorks pâmitted in his evidenes that the increased of leta veare, but the gain to the Colony has not been commmaurato with Goverment had received promis and bad the enormous expenditure Colonial Servoto powers and says the point principally of the adminis. 26th day of June, 2002, down to the prasent De race and Crown, rent, from land which Norly half a million dollars per annum that the oily legitimate grievance that the tention of the ruinsneset The Hon Mr Thomson seconded and tho

site are exponded by the Sauitary Department, Sanitary Board has in connection with the the table and on be conulted should have been devoted to wider, rosu yeb to proper books are kopsin the Depart fasticos of the Department is think it has Bonibers or by the Public in the mill was read a first time MAG and

mere roade and scavenging lanes.

hand boon The Governight

by wont of this vast, expendieru. There is not boen a fully consulted as it might have must not be removed thorsfrom Goufe BARKERS AND profiting by. the insanitary condition of the Colony, neither a journal nor ledger and those been in conection with the framing of the men, this is not the time for me to offer kny The Hon. the Attorney General moved forts if you are suffering from theumatism every pusehold. Dyontery. should be made to property, onors for the naine, a practical purposes disagree in teto from the remedied. comment in detail on the report. While the First reading of a Bill entitled An Youthrow.ssida bostne obres when you the home without and Diorrbott That being so, sume compensation at Taust called cash bonk is merely an apology for annual estiastes a matter oneily

Ordinanca to amend the Bills of Ex enter your lionie std you can be relieved such costly re-constructions as come under maroky, a seplies of the Bank pass book tions made under this heading Now its recommendation are receiving the most change Untinance, 1885, from those abreuiuatio palus also by apply wondy, which is the Lost known medinius this action (1761, and the consequent; 200 ainallest firm in Hongkong could not Scheme) the tuinnte rendi às an alterna earnest, consideration of the GovernmotThe object at the Bill was to remove.lication for a short time will bring hand, as immediato trentment lo nesonery Chu give you relief and its for these diseases, shidiu always be kept.at shrinkage in the earning power of the one business satisfactorily with such are the Colonial Secretory recommends a The most valuable part of the work done by liability of banker wap credits his cus

Bokbooks and it is probable as many in

stones, is in laying bato a very lomere dccount with the amount of a cartinued use working, Head of the Department who is the Commission, is in The numerous changes in our Inws dividuals koop much better records of the devote his whole time to the officnt widespread corruption among the suber crossed dieque botere receiving payment about a butthases ours. For sale by all and delay may prore fatal.

chualals and storeksepsis. respecting property and the fact that these own private aguire, is the that than working of the Department.

dinate officine of the Sanitary Department thereof

property

•

recomanda open to no little criticism on

PRI

chemlate and atorekeeper,

Balia Ond

aching

Chamber