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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
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2. In February last it was decided in Executive Council that universal meterage should be introduced as possible, and that in the rider-main districts the cost of transferring existing house-services from the rider-mains to principal mains should be borne by public funds. Consider- able progress has been made with this scheme, and large number of meters have been fixed within the Rider- Main Areas. The Government will give this Council an opportunity to discuss the proposal for the abolition of the rider-main system generally before the filling of the reservoirs makes the reintroduction of the rider main system a practical possibility.
FINANCE COMMITTEE'S REPORT.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of H.E. The Officer Administering the Government, laid upon the table the reports of the Finance Committee, No. 4 and No. 5 of 7th April and 28th April, 1932, and moved that they be adopted.
THE COLONIAL TREASURER seconded and this was agreed to.
SANITARY BOARD BY-LAWS.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL moved.—
"That the By-Laws made by the Sanitary Board under section 16 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, on the 12th day of April, 1932, relating to Dairies, be approved." He said. Under section 16 (19) of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, the Sanitary Board is given power to make by-laws for the regulation of dairies; but under section 17 the Under by-laws so made are subject to the approval of this Council. section 6 (18) a dairy is defined so as to include any farm-house, cow-shed, milk-store, milk shop or other place from which milk is supplied or in which milk is kept for the purpose of sale. This new law, made by the Sanitary Board on April the 12th, enables the Board to exempt from the ordinary dairy by-laws shops in which milk is kept and sold only in sealed bottles as received from an ordinary dairy. I move that this by-law be confirmed.
THE COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and the by-law was approved.
WATER SHORTAGE,
HON. SIR HENRY POLLOCK.-I beg leave to following:-
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