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In any further communica-

tion on this subject, please quote

D.W.20470/

and address letter to-

The Secretary.

12219

Admiralty, Whitehall,

London, 6.W.

Sir,

C.O

38323

RECE

✪ NOV 13

Admiralty,

307

November 191 3.

I am commanded by My Lords Commissioners of

the Admiralty to acquaint you, for the information of

the Secretary of State for the Colonies, that a question

has arisen as to the jurisdiction of the Director of

Public Works, Hong Kong, in matters of building and

sanitation executed by the Admiralty within the Naval

Establishments, under the following circumstances.

2.

The Director of Public Works made application

to the local Naval Authority for information

:

(a) as to the number and position of W.C's.,

(b)

the source of the water with which they are

supplied,

(c)

the method of disposal of the effluent,

(a)

3.

as to whether any sanction thereto was

obtained from the Government or Sanitary Board.

In reply, information as to (a) and (b) was

furnished, but the Director of Public Works was informed

that the other questions had been referred to the

Admiralty.

4. In making his enquiry, the Director of Public

Works cited Section 162 of the Public Health and Buildings

Ordinance, which would appear to be Ordinance No.1 of 1903.

Section 4 specifically exempts the Crown and Naval or Military Departments from the operations of the Ordinance

in

Under Secretary of State,

COLONIAL OFFICE,

S.W.