CO129-266 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [1-3] — Page 29

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5.10 As to domiciliary visits of any

house at any time of day dwelling night is the most serious clause in the & I do not wonder that or behalf of the Chinese objected

Ordinance, Ho Kai

to this clause.

marked passage

In for. promised, (see

last page of inc?) to arantee that there visits

tab guarant

should be regulated with the very greatest

Care

In app the old Ord. 24 of 1887, this was limited (5.69) general Inspection to Common Lodging Houses, but 5.70 provided that whenever any

building

wan

found to be in an

Domestic

overcrowded

"condition "the Magistrate might make an order for the abatement.

of the misance,

& might also order it to be under inspection the night & day for the period

at any

of one

home off

Hence

one month. But of course the difficult is to first find that the house is overcrowded unless inspection is allowedgenerally. the provision for such universal inspection ein Hangkang. necessity, but is so it is a very objectionable necessity.

almost to be a

? As regards this clause, say that befent Considering whether it can be allowed to remain in operation in its present form, Lord Riseen wishes to know precisely precautions the for. proposes to take to prevent it's abuse

5.12(a) in

(see

what

a concession to the Unofficials last Enc. ) & dam rather sorry that

made. But I

Mis concession was

suppose we may accept it?

I would l

it be emai

a then ask

as

sugge

Midia

yes COPE

c

5.16 was

hotly opposed by thee

Unofficials, who argued that the

the houses in question

should receive some compensation,

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of

the owners

in the same way

of

are t

property in Taipingshan who

be dispossessed under Ord. 80/1894, (see 18871/94). But they ignored the fact

of Ord. 8 of 1894 that under 5. 130 Ord. 8

in

clans for compensation determining arex be made in respect

deductions

of the age

в

character insanitary condition

"to of the houses" and under 5. 14 of

that Ardee no

Jamzed

compensation is to be given for fittings to removed the plague & in operations for cleansing

disinfecting,

ov

is to be given.

a portion of a hons Sched

d that no

compensation

feet fany

house

unfit from any cause for hum habitation

This last provision

covers the houses dealt with under

Ordinance, & the owners

the present Ordinance,

д

A

A

ouch houses ought swabby to pay fine to the community, rather than to expect to get any compensation for loss of rent on

The Lor fully justified

compulsory closing.

I think

I was thereforr

This J. 16?

5.17

to

in not giving

way

ver

closing of insanitary well or willi" like I to prove injurions health " was also opposed, but it should I think be approved. 5. (c) was opposed, as being

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