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was subsequently on the 344 ctebruary 1894 forwarded to your Setitioner sp No. 5.) By such Azport it will be seen that the cause ofsigned to the drains overflowing was through a fresh air inlet situate in the public street opposite No 30 Sraya Central the disconnecting hup at this place being broken.
5. Since the repairs to the trap last referred to wire. affected overflows of haps still occur in yards and ground kitchens and Your Petitioner has to rmplay a pentructer to visit the drains weekly to see that they are in working inter-
lp. The whole of the fortytwo houses teferred to were built at one time in the year 1880. in compliance with the Ordinances then in force regarding the erection of buildings and houses.
Nos 28 to 33 Praga Corntral being bratt as und for the business premises of several of the principal firms of European Merchantsat fvist wire occupied as such but later were converted and. Nr. 32. Praya Central was wholly occupied by the said King Who Cheong one of the more important- class of Chinese in the business of Charterers of Ships and Coal. Merchants the rooms in such house being lofty, and will fitted and having been built for Europeau Occupation cannot in the ortuary avexptation of the term be considered a Chinese house although at the fire senttime occupied by Chinese-
7. Early in the mouth of June 1894 during the prevalence of the Plague the said house No32 Praya l'entral was suddenly without notice or warning closed in consequence of the Master of the King Wo loheong and several of his Managers and Men having gone away stricken with Hague to which your Petitiouer is informed sevical at the time, four or five succumbed including such Master and Your Setitioner has been unable to obtain payment of the rent due at the time the house was closed.
8. On the 11th June 1894 during the second quarter of the year for payment of rates the whole of houses 17 Pottinger and 36 Chinese Streets
were closed by Authority. The tenants having been peremptorily turned out of their houses by Sarvants of the Government or of some departmen for the Government, no rent then due could be obtained of them and they left with rent unpaid from the 5th May previously with one that of the tenant of the 14.3
• Hour of Ne 17 Sottinger Street, 9. On the 15th June 1894 Your Petitioner by better quee to the Homeward
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the Colonial Freasurer to whom the payment of Rates had to be made notice vacancies of the two last referred to houses and that he was unable
of the
to pay the tax when the truant could be compelled to leave.
10. On the 214 June 1874, Your Petitioner received a reply from the
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