ENCLOSURE 5.
14520 RED"
28
(Recd 5 JUL 17,
Minute by Mr. Goodman, Attorney General, on the Opium Farmers'
Petition to the Secretary of State dated 17th May 1897.
1.
The question raised by this petition is, in reality, an extremely simple one.
2.
It seems that, attention having been called to the over-crowded condition of some of the Opium Divans, the Sanitary Board exercised the powers conferred upon that body by sub-sections 4, 12, and 13 of section 13 of the Public Health Ordinance, (No.24 of 1887) and made certain Bye Laws to remedy the evil.
3.
Every consideration was shown to the Opium Farmer and some Bye Laws contained in the earlier drafts were struck out so as to prevent any hardship.
4.
The Bye Laws as finally passed and approved by the Legislative Council are to come into force on the 1st June 1897, and with regard to these there is only one to which the Petitioners object.
5.
Paragraph 14 of the Petition says:-
"The only one of the Bye Laws of which your Petitioners complain is No.3 which runs as follows:- 'The Keeper of an Opium Divan shall not permit his premises to be occupied between the hours of midnight and 5 a.m. by a greater number of persons than such as will allow for each adult not less than 30 square feet of habitable floor space or superficial area and 400
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ENCLOSURE 5.
14520 RED"
28
(Rect 5 JUL 17,
Minute by Mr. Goodman, Attorney General, on the Optum Farmers
Petition to the Secretary of State dated 17th. May 1897.
1.
The question raised
by
this petition is,in reality,
an extremely simple one.
2.
It seems that, attention having been called to the
over-crowded condition of some of the Opium .Divans, the Sanitary
Board exercised the powers .conferred upon that body by sub-sections
4, 12, and 13 of section 13 of the Public Health Ordinance, ( No.
24 of 1887) and made aertain Bye Laws to remedy the evil.
3. Every consideration was shown to the Opium Farner and
some Bye Laws contained in the earlier drafts were struck out so
as to prevent any bardship.
4. The Bye Laws as finally passed and approved by the
Legislative Council are to come lato force on the 1st. June 1897.
and with regard to these there is only one to which the Petitioners
object.
5.
Paragraph 14 of the Petition saya:-
thuse
"The only one of the Bye Laws of which your Petitioners .com-
"-plain is No.3 which runs as follows:- The Keeper of an Opium !
"Divan shall not permit his premises to be occupied between the
"hours of midnight and 5 a.. by a greater number of persons
"than such as will allow for each adult not less than 30 square
"feet of habitable floor space or superficial area and 400
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