CO129-268 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [7-11] — Page 45

To

SANITARY BOARD,

HONGKONG.

In the matter of The closed houses and insanitary dwellings Ordinance, 1894.

To the Owner, Householder, Actual Tenant or Occupier of.

This is to give you notice that the premises specified above are being occupied in

contravention of Ordinance 15 of 1894 and that if such occupation is continued on

and after the

be instituted.

day of

189

By order of the Sanitary Board,

a prosecution will

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Mr. Lucas 8

Secretary.

Mr. Fairfield.

Extract from Ordinance 15 of 1894.

Section 6. On and after the 1st day of April, 1895, it shall not be lawful, without the written permission of the Sumitury Board, to live in, occupy or use, or to bat or sublet, or to suffer or permit to be used for habitation or for occupation as a shop, any cellar, vault, underground room, basement or room any side of which abuts on or against the earth or soil.

Bye-law 14. The condition under which any cellar, vault, underground room, or basement any side of which abuts on or against the earth or soil to the fall extent of such side or sides may be occupied is that any such place is to be used only for the purpose of a kiteben or outhouse (not intended for human habitation) or for the storage of goods,

Bye-law 15. The condition under which any cellar, vault, nnderground room, basement or room any side of which abuts on or against the earth or soil may be occupied as a shop is that any such place Frouts on a street of a clear width of not less than S fect, and is not used as a domestic dwelling except by a carotakor or such number of persous as the Sanitary Board may authorize ju writing.

In every case where accommodation is provided for persons to spend the night in euch shop, sneh accommodation shall be provided by the erection of a mozzmine floor, which shall have a clear space of at least four feet between it and such side or sites of the cellar, vault, underground room, or basement as abut against the earth or soil.

Bye-law 16. The conditions under which any cellar, vault, underground room, basement or room any side of which abuts on or against the earth or soil, may be occupied as domestic building are that the ground against which such cellar, vault, underground room or basement abuts, is not more than 4 feet above the floor level, and that for the remainder of the height of such cellar, vault, underground room or basement the ground is at least 4 feet from the external wall of surb cellar, vault, underground room or basement.

Mr. Wingfield.

Hr. Bramston.

Mr. Meade.

Mr. Buxton,

Marquess of Ripon.

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