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would tend to maintain the present depths of water.
This on the one hand would be of enormous benefit to Naval interests, while on the other hand the reclamation of the adjoining noxious black mud foreshores which are left exposed to the rays of the sun during the hours of low tide would be of equal advantage to the Naval Establishment from a Sanitary point of view. It cannot therefore be said that the Admiral has not a direct, and a very material interest in the realization of this work.
17.
am not able to amplify much the Chinese objections to the Public Health Bill, nor up to the present those objections have not found any very definite expression, but I am informed that Dr Ho Kai, a member of the Sanitary Board who is particularly active in organizing an opposition to the Bill will shortly arrange for a public meeting of the Chinese landlords of Colony when we may expect to have their views from their own lips.
18. The views of the tenant, whose necessities compel them to inhabit the dark, unventilated and insanitary habitations prepared for them by the landlord class will however I apprehend never transpire either through a public meeting or any other channel.
19. In conclusion I desire to submit that the whole of the provisions of the Bill are mostly based (I) on the model Sanitary Bye-laws of the Local Government Board published by that Department for guidance of Municipalities and urban authorities at home, (II) on several other Legislative Enactments of England, and (III) on the recommendations of Mr. Chadwick adapted to meet the peculiar conditions.
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would tend to maintain the present depths of water.
This on the onl
hand would be of enormous benefit to Naval interests, while on
the other hand the reclamation of the adjoin- ing noxious black mud foreshores which are left exposed to the rays of the sun during the hours of low tide would be of equal advantage to the Naval Establishment from
a
Sanitary point of view. It can- - not therefore be said that the Ad-
a very - mirally has not a
direct, and a very material interest in the realization of this work.
17.
am not able to amplify muy
the Chinese objections
eve Remarks
on
clear or
to the Public Health Bill, no up to the present those objections have not found any very.
definate expression, but I ave informed that Dr Ho kai, a member of the Sanitary Board who is particularly
activo
active in
organizing an opposition to the Bill will shortly arrange for a public
meeting of the chinese landlords of Colony when we may expect to have their views from their own lips.
The
18. The views of the tenant, whose ne cessities compel them to inhabit the dark, unventilatid and insanitary habitations prepared for them by the
a public meeting
or
any
landlord class will however I ak- prehend never transpire richer through
other channel. 19. In conclusion I desire to submit that the whole of the provisions of the Bill are m
mostly based (1) on the model Sanitary Bye-laws of the Local Govern ment Board published by that De- partiment for guida
cindance of Muni- cipalities and urban authorities at home, (II) on several other Legistative Enactments of England, and (iii) on The recommendations of Mr. Chad. with adapted to meet the peculiar
the
conditions.
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