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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION REGE 27 AUG RO

AS TO A STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF THE BUILDING ORDINANCES.

The following correspondence and minutes are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th July, 1880.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

MESSRS. WILSON & SALWAY TO THE ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY.

2, QUEEN'S ROAD,

16th January, 1879. -

SIR,-On the suggestion of the Honourable the Surveyor General, we have the honour to address you on the subject of the new construction of cook rooms to certain houses, as required under Ordi- nance & of 1856, Section VIII.

Reference to the accompanying plan will show that it is proposed to have no cooking places to two houses on the left side of the plan.

These houses are about to be used as a Bank and Goldsmith's Shop, and the owners, Mr. QUAN EE and LEE LEONG object to any fire-places of any sort, and state that the necessary food will be sent evoked from a neighbouring restaurant.

The question is, whether His Excellency the Governor considers it necessary that the Ordinance should be enforced in this particular case.

Mr. TUCK CHEONG, of the Wolang Firm, is anxions that the same restriction should be removed in the case of his house at the Corner of Endicott Lane and Queens Road, the plans for which are in course of preparation.

We request that we may have an answer at your earliest convenience.

The Honourable CHARLES MAY,

Acting Colonial Seevetary,

We have the honour to be.

Sir,

Your obedient Servants,

WILSON & SALWAY, Architects.

MINUTE BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.

To the Surveyor General for a report.

MINUTE BY THE ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY.

Forwarded to the Honourable the Surveyor General.

20th January, 1879.

J. POPE HENNESSY.

20th January, 1879.

C. MAY,

Acting Colonial Secretary.