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His BIOELLENCE-Certainly to the highest authorities in England. Certainly the Secretary of State wanke never manstion this scheme with and having the whole facts carefully stated and verything that is ecessary laid before the anttorities at bome for them to fer un opinion

H EXCELLENCY-We shall see, perhaps, Mr Rycie.

The Bill was then rond a third time and passed,

The Council adjourned sine dia.

ADJOURNMUNT,

·BINANUB COMMITTEE.

MAIL, SUPPLEMENT TO THE “HONGKONG DAILY PRESS," NOVEMBRE 147E, 1858.

gob. It is differunt if the facts are imprened. hangrarely in the wrong, or abesny rate it the reference of the Ordinance by the Secretary Cage Bireet, volburat Terrace, Wellingtonsieur therefore that un balf messores dan heen-vannot recommend the proposed position of this importance, would be necorers Infore the year That would be, I think, a case for a common could, Lerorzano baan atated in that bald way of State to the Local Government Board, in the Strost, sad Telus Lane, mainly by Of sonras I place myself entirely in the hands of You shuntsant a friendly power corrupting consideration of it by the latter, and finally in bonses. Along each side of Qncon's Roudaro and considering the surface lovele we have to strongly advise in preference, that the main he cost mightbestonded nisl over twelve sears. hinese terlained be getting rid of the surface waters, ont-fall a permanent measure and world 1901, nad 1 therefore think the payinent for the the Legislative Commeil. I am quite sure that your oirant Why the idea in ridiculous. the confirmation of it by Her Majesty the Queen, to be found the better class of Chinese bhops; deal with, any scheme for obtaining their ultimate extended to the alternativo port of out fall at and agordingly I weald submit the propriety of Mr. Price and Br. Cooper are an auxías 49 E Hon. Praic Manila lottery tickets are 12-The Ordinance has boon la forgs since there aw, however, situated along Queen's Row discharge at points out-Ide the city is practically Vorth Po am that every light should be thrown upon there to baald and darlt with here whatever laws the 2nd of June, 12, but more dolay has occur and the Praya, noretul European shope and cut of the question.

including this outlay inany Governant fean itmi mattor, but the question, Tre we likely to get are passed.

frei, for after a lapse of orer two months it has most of the mercantile bongs, this being the']

The area of the eastern Distriot 217 acres may he contemplated in connection with publis any good from a commission unless it throwa

not you been found possible to pass in the Sant Europesa business part of the city. The purr of the town are of ample size and that they Naval Establishmauts, bat the higher levels are soparate loan of itself that it be paid off, capital Experienos has proved that the existing drains In It oro sitosted the Parracks and Military and improvements, or if the amount be raised as a new light upon the facts of the east. Am the

tary oard the Bro Law relating, to house portion of the Central Distriot is coupled by effefacsly fall their purpose as art water at present but little built over. Thesises of the and interest, by egaal same instant will facta impugnel? If rot: I do not see how mach

drains; even the original motion made by me to Europeas residences and mblio baldings, includ drains. It may also be mentioned that the most sawers have boea salculated to discharge the time above mentioned By, this arrange good can he obtained by a comminicu sibling.

ire preferense. to this most argent matter was ing Government House, the Government Offices, advantageous courses in respect of sflciency and inches of the rula falling over the whole District, werd the percentage of the Ann Ratuta.

·Hon. B. JAYTON-Did Inadorstand you to

not carried without opposition.. way that the mattor will be rederred to the

These delays er aufortunate, as it is of situated in this district. The pertum shove themt meer ben eloted, and that the drains are construction of the pat-fall at Bowrington as Ratsebio ralaa contatton to increase as illa**

and the Geol. The Betacled Gardens are also economy is the natural valley linca, havo in As just stated, I am only able to recommend the Value would yearly doorea (assuming that this Aanitary unilocitiem uk kómo ?

argout importance to the Public Health that nine Road is oely partially built on

constructed in a substantial manner. As sur-temporary axpedient and I therefore deem it is done in the past and margin would con- the reconstruction" of defective and insanitary The next division, between Garden Road on face-water drains therefore their construction etrable to submit herewith a plan (sheet No. II. soquently be available for further purposes with home-drain hold be grappled with without the west to Arena! Road on the east, is oo. leaves little to be desired, though they may no and also seelion showing the necessary works out increasing the rate of taxation." A peating of the Finanes Comitto was held further loss of time, and this can be done withoupied almost entirely by the Naval and Militery longer be suitable se nuwers.

that would have to be undertakenin order to extend The Rateable Valas for 18×1-8 was...$2,902.079 at the conclusiour of the sitting of Council. The hon or otherwise of the Separato System, as the thickly papusted Chinose district of Wac Systs of drainage was undoubtedly by far the carried out, would pravila also for the sewerage

out any need whatever of waiting for the adop buildings." Eastward of Arsenal Bond, follows In the ostlier days of the ofly the Combined the out-fall to North Point. Such on tension, if The Rateable Value for 1988-9 is $5,950,79 Colonial Secretary praylded,

Shoving on inervave of 5 pas cent. If this tani. The buildings along the Eastern Praya core.economical system, and, perhaps with the of the Causeway Bay Roalamation and of Tangisan be maintained, the Rateable Value in The CHAIRMAN said the first vote was for pointed out by Mr. Cooper is his Report. thunt for gated. The only object. I need hard. 88,500 to provide a home for rescued girls and that have been built by the Garemment within ever, come Baropean teammonis at the Eastern its disposal the Colony would have shrank from Point of 270 Boros

The many miles of modern main savers are principally warehouses; there are also, hai mali popalation and limited public revenue at lowon, giving a total say draining to North 1901 will ba $5,409,914. ly say, of her Majesty's Government is to obtain Boue discussion arose as to whether this the last ten years and which have almost entire District, among others the Royal Naval Syman's the expouse of a dual system, but when ono opa-

If a long were négociated for $230X000 st já the host xaitation for this Colony, and this is amount had not already been passed by the Comy ropines the formos old. defective main drains Hospital and European residences on Morison siders the present position of the city, the limit disgliare per 24 hours 14 inches of the rain terest to be paid off in equal annual instalate The Rise of the out-fall has been calculated teper cent for a period of 13 years capital and in all the more important when the Lolony showmittee but the CHARMAN oxplained that thouch is the npper evels of the city, have been well afed in extensive grounds of their own. In this and consequently the excessive prowding that the sewer being 37 foot below Ordnance datam sant of the present Rateable Vaina or 45 port of the earlier days of the Colony, more expenially Hill, Caroline Hill, and Leighton Hill, all site area of hand available for building purposee which fall over the whole area. The invert of such instalments will equal $85044 or 85 per itself ready to spend auch large an Boures every oue is liatde to orror, but there is

atter had come before the Commistes en a patructed and laid be proper falls, na testified, district there is still room for further bulling exista in mady portions, especially in the Western it will be metssary to adopt pumping machinery cont of the estimated Rateable Value in 1901. advantage in many counsellors, and Iam quite sure

pre dous accusion it had not been passed. that, this mutter-vill bo referred to the highest

pote was then passed..

to by Mr. Chadwick in his Report on the Basi With the exception of the extreme restera and Central Districts, lage the population in order to dischargo the sewage into the barbour- If the larger sum of $318,000 (to include the authoriting at home for their opinion. If there 810 gratuity to the widow of Mr. A., Ful: tion the newest and best built main drain in the eastern side of the town, the whole of the lower leavour should be made that andern sanitary cubic foot par 24 Lozes,

The ONAIRMAN said the next vide was for of the best workmanship and of every preoin the Wautsai and assoway Bay Districts on the the time kas, in my opinion, arrived when every ever the halo i got dow of 1,470,150 extension and Pumping Station) were borrowed. tation of Hongkong, but it is clear that in apite enbarb of Kennedy town, and stall portions of reaches to go any as 1,500 persons to the scre, Taking inclys of rainfall per 4 hours $115,000 required to defray the North Point is any difference of opinion the matter will be sent out here ugats and reconsidered, antenater at the Government world will became offensive nuisance-alang levels of the city are closely built over. without the full concurrence of the highest

since plane within our reach, to improve the sanitary mithoriting in Burland this matter

The present dry weather flow of sewage inte it at every etap from the connection drains ite whole length if the liquid matter that is led

[sewerage of Victoria, -

estigate does not exceed 100,000 cubis fast per will not be carried onto That I guarantee.

The principal objections to the continued use of 24 hours, and notwithstanding any Tuture in of private bonnes is already in a high state of

the existing system of drain for the conveyance foréase in houses and population probably will Hou, D. LAYTON-That I think; will meet the

the alty of Vistoria nnd calling for an early decomposition by of previous long

of sonage are

I never exceed 340,000 cubic feet I recommend stagnation, and this is bat is now occurring in

an.

I am quite certain of that. Vi tar take

If the mattor i to be referred to the Sanitary Buthorities at home, that world give as time to

subinot

raake ourselves a little better acquainted with the His EXCELLENCY-I up quit anderstand the feeling of the public on Dis matter, int this sum is only put down in the Estimates in order that the money might be forthcoming In came the sihom should be actioned at home. Per- Eaps, on the whole, aftor, what mu been said, it might be better to strike it out. It will not in the least delay the matter. The same conese will to pursued in either caso. The matter will be sent home and referred to engineers of the highest au thority in England, and in casa they differ from Mr. Price; they will state. Their objections and the matter ocmus ont ters again. On the other hand, if they thoroughly age, the money will be voted at once, and it will be just as good as if dous now. I do not goo that thore need be any loss of time. I can report to the Secretary of State that the whole of the members are inchard, ta ba favourable to the schome. They only wish to learn the full partionlars of the salome aud that it is approved at home before voting suck a large sum of money.

Hoa. B. LAYTON-I think we should vote the mquey on the understanding fit the mobemais to be referred home and reported on. We do not wish to oppose tho vole, but people here want to know amething about a scheme which is going, to cost such a large eam. These 78- pers that we bay are dated the 23rd July, and I think we are hardly had time to go into the matter. I should propose that a pass the vote on the understanding you have laid down.

Hie EXCELLENCY-it will not make the last duffereuve practically whether we pass the rote now or not. I can assure members that before a farthing of the money is spent we shall obtain the opinions of the authorities at home, and if then there is a feeling of doubt the matter will be sent back to the Secretary of State. It will nef delay mietters whether wo pass. the vote now or not.

to the rots being passed how.

wamen

School.

zadetion of the Secretary of Stato.

Hos. P. YRIE asked if this had received the The CHAIRMAN and it bad. had to be brought before the Secretary of State. Hou, J, BELL-TRVING asked if all such rotas

amergency, but in every case whore possible the The CHAIRMAN said not perhaps in cases of Suaretary of State desired that those votes shenld be brught before him.

The vote was passed.

parsed.

DRAINAGE.

Separate System of Main Drainage presented We have received the following papers on the to the Legislative Council by command of His Exoellency the Governor-

THE SVEVRIOR-GENERAL TO THE COLONIAL,

SECHSTARY.

Public Works Department, Hongkong, 24th August 1888. SIR.I have the honour to transmit you the enclosed preliminary report of Mr. F.A. Cooper, on the Separate System of main drainage for the sity of Victoria and to recommend his proposi tips to the favourable consideration of fix Ex- cellency the Governor.

The adoptiu of the Separate System will be in harmony with the detinage provisions of the new Public Health Ordinance.

3-The main features of the Project are four,

tia.

...

(i) The dissociation of the sewage of houses

from storm-waters.

remedy

Lasterly winde prodominuta nearly the whole year; but-southerly winds occur to a large extent during the months of May, June, July, August, and September. The decorological Observa tory is situated on the Kowloon poninsula 110

16.I make the foregoing remarks lost it be Separate Bystem used retard carly drainage re-feet above sea level.*.. misapprehended that the consideration of the

forms in private premises.

17. Although Mr. Conper. since his arrival ia the Colony, has been devoting a large portion of his time to the study of our local conditins with

Hoze follows a series of meteorological tables]

TIDER

The tides in the lisrbour of Hongkong are semi-dinraal bit considerable difference often

a view to the adoption of the best system of pab-exists between the heights of two consecutiva

(-) The rapid conveyance of the town-sewage to the sea and its innocuous disposal in the tidal current by means of separate glazed lic aaain-drainage to be devised for the city, the atoneware drain-pipes of a bore comparative vast amount of detail which had to be stored ly small bucance of the elimination of stormby hun before he could arrive at definito copelo waters.

aiona, has made it impossible to place his report (ii) The admission of a limited priportion before the Gorornor at an earlier date. The do- of rain-fall into these proposed feul water lay, however, is not to be regretted, keit has on- drains; and

abled a very complete investigation to be made fis). The compe of storm waters and sub-soil into a matter which is all important to the health drainage into the same heretofore through of the coinmity, and in this conuection. I dem the present al drains of the nity which it my agreeabladaty to bring to the notice of Ifis Mr. Cooper las carried out this preliminary por- Excellency the very thorough mapse in which tion of his work.-1 hava the honour to le, Sir,

remain undisturbed."

The dissociation of house-swage from storm-waters will so greatly reduce the volume of foul water to be deals with, and will make that your obedient servant, volumesomenageablo, as to enable small diameters to be used for the principal arteries, and due to this circumstance the project will be feasible at

J. M. PRICE Surveyor General,

tides, the higher being called the saperior". and the lower the "nferior" tide.

render the condition of the foreshore objer- tionable,

the annual instalment f..., $38,690 would be 1.27 par cont of the pressub Estesble Value or 71 per cent of the estimated Rateable Value of !901.* by a-namber of anonal payments for the pr In England the raising of loans redesmal

(1) at the numerous outlets along the Praya sherefore that bigh class machinery in duplicate of constructing sanitary works of a purev

be installed capable of lifting 930,000 cubis feermanent character has for some years received the per 24 hours and that pumps of a less costly action of the Imperial Government, and it is (5) that the large sizes of the sewers caure character though nut so oponomicat in working on this account that I submit this suggestioni considerable deposit in the lower levats due be installed for the purpose of dealing with the for consideration.I have the honour to be Sir, ne the dry season, (31 that no cillaient means of ventilation oxist. by brought down during heavy rains.

large volume te, 1,470.150 duble foot occasional. Four obedient servant,

(Signed), FRANCIS A. Coorн The first tweevils, from what I kavemid, muust

Aspoo, Mom. I. C.E

Sanitary Surveyor, Public Works Dejartne

PROPOSED WORKS,

Boil waters.

Each case.

HOUSE-DRAING.

ania), &c., dig, &e.

...

with octonaire

Land of the Rising Sun and Dragon-Fly". Vermilion Pencil and Golden Lilies" and the

This fact seems all the more stratige when wo their cultura from sourora Fhich, if not erstly consider that both Chins and Japan have drawn

mormover both countries-t least the far identical, are certainly closely related; whilst,

gistrar feneral sansed a census to be taken in In the month of March of this year, the Be- three districts of the western part of the pity, of suggestion of the hon. meer (Eon. T. Bell

age population was found of 1,077, 1,602, and the respectre arass of 13, 771, and 352 amres, including streets, with the result that an aver Irving). We are not, opposing the rote, we are simply complaining that we knew nothing out the sebore. We want to learn something about &

had anella in the streets which are found to tion is reached in any city or town of the Unit 183 persons to the more in the three districts re 16.The remedy to be adoptoil to ramove the spectively. I doubt if this density of popula scheme that is sertaily fight with arioners for the future of the clay The prapors have

amenate from the Government in severe is so od Kingdom or of the continent of Europe. In only just been pat, into our hands, and we have

The next voto, $254, recommended by the for himself eau-fall to see it. The evil must be of verwonding on the her 1th of the population obcions that no person examining the matter considering, however, the question of the effect got bad time-to study the question properly. Sanitary Hourd as compensation to the asarong attacked at its source, that is at the house of Victoris the fat must not be lost sight of he remedied, and the third also presents consider sowers have been the subject of careful calcula The sizes and gradients proposed for the nor Benking for sell and I think others wil saying contractor fie the increase of work, was also drains. Al lease drains foned in a defetive that the city is of but limited width, occupying able diffoulty. Is drains of such necessarily tion, the aim and intantion being to maintain a the same, the first resulk of the glance, we have had of the question is that the ideas we held bafora na to the policy of it have been very much

The CHAIRMAN said the last ruta was one of An insanitary condition, where in kitchen only a narrow strip of ground, with an exten- larga eine as to be able to discharge of times large self cleaning velocity throughout the whois. To the Honourable J. M. Price, Sarmyot-Ge- ahanged. It seems to on a most excellent scheme of the present year of two letter anrriers for the for long periods; must be takes up and ́roláid | nidorable open space on its southern side.

$28 boing the sulacion at $7 for the two months and the foul waters stagnate and formont sitä harbour on its northern, and witle a con- volumes of storm water any such interruption as system. Considering the existence of large It is only natural that cn a matter so important Peak district. Mr. Travers had made arrange are in lion of porous black brick and

would be caused by large flaps or traps would pro- drains throughout the city and the facilities we should wish to know Fogething about is,

to proper fails in impervious glazed stens-

METEOROLOGY.

bably lead to the bursting of the sewer, and fur- offered for getting rid over the surface of the Rein-fall. It will bo scon from table No. 1, aid think while them is no siro tents by which he would gond two postmen

thor, during the dry season so extensive acoumu-storm-water in back yards during heavy rain CHINA AND- JAPAN.-4 OONTRAST. appese blas vote. It would. In more vetislastery if tries a day to the. Peak for the purpose of health is furnisted with those safeguards to page 2, which I have compiled from the reports lation of sewer gas most take place, for the na-falls I am of opinion the sizes, proposed for the in respect of trapping, ventilation, and of the director of the Government Observatory, tral feroes at work in the Baware are insufficient now sewers will be found ample to most the re we soukl postpone it until we bave learned a little

delivering letters-there. more Jo the subject. I think it will be adanitiedmont zaest desirable.

Hon. E. LAYTON thought mich an arrange the new Ordiustics and its proposed By Lawe, heary rain fall during short periods. I submit iod. From what I have seen of some of the

disconnection which are now, olearly specified in that the island of Hongkong is subject to very to effect a complete change of air in a short pa. quirantents of the iuoreasing population.

It is highly problematical whether the student, by ever one here that Mr. Price knows more

The Separate System as designed contemplates

who, The vote was then passed, and the Committee Who properly wontracted and passed by the herewith some information on this subject in the branch drains I believe there still exist old drains the provision of overflows along the line of the Sarveys mankind from Jirn to Pora, hoat the drainage of the Colony than anybody adjourned.

Souttary Board such house-drains may be con form of diagrams showing the great variations in in the city watch should other be used for sur proposed intercepting awers in order to relieve will find two other custris, neighbouring ench else, and we..perhaps, an very poor critics of bis

acted with the present main drains, and when the the amount of rain fall during different months face and sub-soil water only, or else replaced by then in case it should be found impracticable for other, which, though inhabited by a people that schema, but I think if a little time were given us we might be able to learn something about it. (THE SEPARATE SYSTEM OF MAIN Sopants System, it will be the duty of the Pablis rain falls that annually occur betwoon May and

tits arrives for laying the now pipe mains on the in the year. The coutrast between the heavy pipe saw

the present to excinde from them as much of the counon haliaf belong to the same ro-the There are few water olosals in the city, their storm-water as I taro specified. In any in- Mengolian-show so inny, striking dissimilari - Works Department to see that the connection September And the small rain-fall recorded dur- construction being prohibited by law." The stances the rain from the back yards of private ties in character, Joanners, and customs, and who batweon auch improred kouse-drains and the ing the months of Jannery. February, Novem agatom generally adopted for removing the ex-Bouson will be admitted into the proposed new offer a more laterosting sobject for study, than of cost to the house owner. If groupe of the new Government mains in properly effected free bor, and December is particularly noticeable: grota being the pail system' as desoribed in Mr. sowers, but, where back yards are continuous worst of the defective old house drains are in table No. will be found the mean month- Chadwick that if a sufficient water supply can easily be diverted from the sewer by a coatinu

Temperatura, Humidity, Duration of Sanghine. Chadwick's report. certainly agree with M. from one atrget to another such storm water cau.

is the case with Chins And Fapah. Here we have Ewo unlions, only divided from deal other by a sea taken in hard at the same time and dealt with ly tuperature obtained from hourly observaba obtained the more general option, especially oue-surface gatter from yard to yard, iron grat ocean cebl us in less than twenty-four hours

which our of the "groyhnands" of the Wasteram in rapid scossaten-and-there is no reason why tiens, also the mean humidity for each mouth, in Hotels, Clahs, and large mercantile aor other ings being fixed in the communication holes at this should not be done to Sanitary Board at and the total duration of annsins. The tem- oficos. of water closets would be advisable on each partition wall. Soms rainfall from the books Sonikern Italy, to the barren alts of the furthest get, in all Europe, from the sunay shores of the end of twelve months will be stready far onveratare ranges from about 15 deg, to 90 deg. sanitary grounda

of houses must, nuder any circumstanses, be ad- Scandinavia, you will not meet with two countries. the road to relieve the public frequenting the Fahrenheit, and the hamidity in 1887 rangol

There is practically no sub-soil drainage inmitted into the proposed new pipe sewers, but the people of which are so emphatically unlike streets of the city from the smells that have from 10 to 95. given rias to complaints, and what is far more

the city exempt in the Wongne obung Valley. the special method of providing for the carrying each other as those inhabiting the Land of the important, as regards the inmates of private ration, quid velocity of the winds for each zaouth the last six mouths

Winds. Table No. 8 gives the direction, du where such drainage has been carried ont daring off of storra-waters from private promises is a dwellings, the Board will have done more for in the year.

detail that must be considered individualiy in their health and comfort than could possibly be

After onrefa eonsideration of the whole of obtained at this moment from any other form of

the foregoing facts and a close study of the lo-cut in straight lines, and manholes are provid. The proposed sewers are intended to be laid sanitary improvement.

vality I am of opinion that the ende af eflsioneyed at every change of direction in order to ant economy will be best met by:--

froilitate inspection or the removal of obstrue (1) the construction of a new system of pipe tions should the latter at any time occur. As &

sewers sdmitting only a limited quantity of rule every manhole will be farmished with &reator part of each-hase braced a sys- tem of faith and "Worship which is traced Hurface-water and by adopting out-falls for ventilating grating to be placed as near as pos baul to the same founder-Buddha Nover- such a svetem at sultonble poluts east and sible in the middle of the street. Additional theses, no matter in what direction you direct fest of the city.

ventilators will also be provided where the your attention, whother to character, language, (2) the allisation of the oxisting drains for interval between two msukoles is longer that dress, or manners and customs in general, you convey the natural streams through the 350 fast. Tingling doors will also be provided find that the souls Chiraries mors from elty and fer carrying off anrface and sakin some of the manholes ca the mains whose the the cheerful Japanese" than the speak The difference in height of superior and in-

fall or inclination is small, and for the purpose abla" Turk differs from the brilliant" Ga. Though the ant-oil drainage of malarial soil of obtaining a rapid change of air in the sewer Let me just enamorato a few of the many mark- ferior tides depends mainly upon the moon's do- is a matter of great importance to the Publis and of preventing a dooided set of air therein to el distinctions. In Japan neatuess and order clination either north or south of the equator,

Health, this will be impracticable in the lower one point, traps and valves will be fixed in some reign supreme; in China all appears unter decay At the times of the moon crossing the equator parts of the city at presant unless such sub-snil of the mastholes: The out-falls will be protect and confusion. Niponese alcantine is strik the tides are equal.

drains are connected with thessware, an expodionted by tidu: valvas. The maximum range of tile may be taken as that would be attended with serious risk, for it et feet and the highest water under ordinary would convert such sub-soil drains into channels any system of sewers for Kennody-town.situated always contains soms tiny shrub. few lastes. I have not considered it necessary to design of pure grows alongside a cottage in Japan ingly ryposed to Al Sin's hith. A yard circumstances us 8 feet above Orduanes datum for the scape of sewer air through the sub-soil at the extreme west of the city, as that suburb fully Arungul pebbles, and perhaps a minta- and the lovost I foot below that data.

into the houses themselves. Owing to the long is at present very sparsely built over, and betare fist-pone and four lain, but in the Celestin taining the general offest of the tidal exrrante the steep declivity of the greater part of the be constructed lading into the Sulphur Chan-rabbish: Chinese urchins call you aughty Tidal Observolin-With a view to ascar periods of drought or of limited ratu-fall said to pauso sewers can at any time without diucalty Epire the same. would ban koup of fit ad ut the points proposed for the swer ont-falls drainage areas the flow of water in sub roll, the scour through the Sulphur-Chan nyl Les Belcher's Punt to the west of the ofty and drains will always be very variable and will no being saticient to prevent any nuisanes thetors, and the woman you frous you into thie North Point to the east, I made, in conjunction doubt very often be nil. In the latter case drain from.

honsas; Japanese children gracefully salute you, outlay that is moderate compared with the

with Mr. Jas. Sampson, of the Public Works traps attached to sub-soil drains will prove in

and Nipoace women will exist themselves to be THE BANITARY SURVEYOR'S REPORT TO THR relative expense that would attend the constrno

Department, several float experiments on the effective and sower air will freely, course thromb As I am bera danling with the subject of come aggreable to yon. A Sin's babies yell SURVEYOR-GENERAL

27th and 28th of Fetrosry last during the sneh drains and issus through the interstiens main-drainage and not of house drainage I need of Nipon, like sensible people, keep their mouths tion of the same length of main sewers wider the

und eryall day and night the "tootay-wootales" Hou. B. LAYTON-I think it would be best to Combined System,which requires-inconsequence

Public Works Department North-east mouscon, and again on the 21st at provided for the escape of sub-soif water.

not enter, very fully into the question of house-shut and treas the world with the oquanimity of Thongkong, 23rd July, 1855. 2nd of Angust during the South-west monsoon. Faribor, in the vase of any stoppage occur drains, though I need scarooly add I have co-ustuje A Japanese in-hos pusitively attracta pare the vote to show that the people here are of our beavy rain falls that all channels be of an Six,-Ia uccordance with the instructionsre not unfavourable to sanitary reform going for. duly large and costly size. The estimated esived from the Government, I have the humour could in shape, Eve fest in beight aro tra fost drains happened to be in communication, rewage the scheine for the proposed main sewerage of to stay, u brdor to say its chalinas,

The rats ad eonsisted of wooden huore ring in a foul water newer with which sab-soil sidered this matter very carefully before laying ward, but in a moatter in which such large saws cost of the four proposed new foul water maine to report that 1 have carefully died the quis in diameter, from which were suspended wrought might back into the soil drains and see the sity ketara rou I would however stato that tastefulness of its little garden, and the are involved they naturally want to study the comprised in this scheme, together with their tion of the main drainage of the city of Victoris iron vanes foot by I foot 6 inches of Taheps through the joints as jhat described. Those ob- in my opinion. Ordinance No. 4 of 1887. to-line repels you. by its darnetrioul contrast: subject I think we should pass the vote on the branches and all contingent works, aromate to and now beg to submit the following observations construction and ze designed as always to keep ertions will be get rid of if all foul waters are gether with the By-Laws now before the San the dress of the af. Hiponese, bath from a courtesy of its charming servants; a Chinese understanding that before the mouny is spent $230,000, but as the eastern district of Victoria we shall has the opinion of experts at home,

Sizce my arrival in the olony ourly in Jana the larger surfare of the vane square to the diverted from the existing drains of the toury Board clearly define what a Livor-drain is found to be nearly on a dead level and as it isary I have been making myself acquainted with surront. The total weight of a float s 236 lbs. into special channels of their own. Sab-mail ought to he and only pluca smok restrictions on His EXCELLE C-1 think that wondld be best, found impossible to give the proposed eastern the existing main-drains and I have at length and the depth of the rann below the surfe of dicare shen becomes possible and may he led bonss owners as are placed on them in England, bat agissed by any nation, no matter whether point of usefulness and womeliness, has upper It shows that the veil does not grudge the pain a grandiont or inclination sufficient. to intained the necessary local information to en. the water was about ? feot. money, but only wishes to know how it is to be dace self-cleansing velocity, It will be able me tu lay-before you a completo scheme of

without-risk into the present existing drzine.

spcient diasral, or modern; the habiliment of and as I have found necessary in my experience black-haired race of Hana bundle of cloth spent I leave myse however, entirely in the necossary eventually a dispose of the sewwerigo and sewage disposal. Andropanying wet sdrift and watched during the day, but their System of sexors proposed. On locking at the

Surface floats constructed of wood were also I will now briefly describe the new Separats as anilary Engineer. hands of the member. It is a matter of no im ago of Wanal anil Dowrington at soura nd-this report I forward

Unless house-drains are properly constructed as shapely and serrieschle un four-hag The Ja portance when the money is voted.

onal outlay hy conveying it as far east as Hon. J. BELL-IRVING-I have no objectionth Paint, whose the tidal, scour is at its

course fallowed so closely on that of the sunk plans it will be seen the city is naturally divided under such sanitary provisions és those contained pees language, though it canus boast of long- 1-Diagrams showing the Hongkong rain fall. vans that further observation of them was to four drainage distrists. Three of these dis in the By-Laws above referred to they will be sweet, diznost as euphonions as the Italian, but tailed wordsin nsity and alion, sounds excoedingly -Plans showing the tidal corrents in the shatdoned soon after sanset as annecessary. A triste are situated to the west of the Albany practically worse than no drains at all, and con- Chinesa speech is quaint and obien," and beats harbor as fadicated by out experiments.

host with adegante era was detailed to watch Nullah, and ene to the east. There are thus sidering their dose proximity to building, afl gibberish into a cooked hat. sad strikes yo 3-Pluus showing the existing drains.

the drifting of unch float and to follow it day four.proposed mai intarcapting aswers whinh keuse drains obviously require sten more careful as being invested in order to intake the execrable ing the proposed works.

Plans of the City Shools I, II, III, show- and right, and laying a steam-launch of our for the convalence of reference I will allude to supervision than mai ewers.

disposal we were able to visit sash flost period as sumbers 1, 2, 3 and 4, draining districts Nos. -Section along the proposed lines of mala eally and to note is change of position. sewerz

1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively as marked on the aepressed upon the public mind that it is to the of the Rising Sun

I consider that it cannot be too strongly in chirping of "scissor grinders" and the buzzing of bamble-boes. Wodaskind in the band Hero follow details of the courses of the floats. companying plan

connection with the Government main sewers, of

enjoy almost all the TOPOGRAPHICAL. -.

With respect therefore to a sewage out-fall of North Point it appears from these experi- distriot No. 1 (coloured red on plen sheet No. private premises, wheroin the boura-swags found status of the gentle se stands in direct Main No. 1 providing for the drainage of bailly laid out and badly built house-drains in privilege of her fair sisters in the West: lu the Land of the Vermilion l'exil This mante:-

1.) will comnace in Caine Read opposite Castle imprisoned for long periods, and therefore en- contrariety, the woman being at the best (i) that during both the North east and Road, where it receives the sewage from Seymour tirely decomposed before it leaves saoh private her leru and master'a" slave. The Niponesa South-west Consoons there is a strong tidal Bowl, Castla Stops, and Castle Road, it then promises to pass into the Goverzauent usias. people are always anxious to barry-often bead- current tending to carry all matters held in trikes a westerly course along the Caino Rood, that is to be attributed the chief cause of fully-along the path of accidental civilization) a suspension in the waters of the barbour at Bonham Toad, Hill Road, and user's Roadmanstions from the rasin sewer-openings in the the child-like and bland Chines" moves along or about North Point through the Lyemun Wast receiving the sewerage from Robinson streets and elsewhere, and that therefore the in the same direction at a spal's pace, always Pass during the ebb tide, and that this ton- and Richmond Roads, and ultimately discharg first or initial step towards sanitary reform is suspiciously viewin foreigs innovations. Aud dency extends as far as Kowloon Printing into the harbour at Belcher's Point. obviously the reconstruction of house-drains most reluctantly parting from his fossilise during the North-east Mousou,

The area of this district is 160 norse and it is. It is therefors of the atmost importance that fanges. Bren in the animed kingdom the dif (A) that during the North-east Monsoon the only thinly built over, bat in order to allow for defective houss-drains should be dealt with

flood thie sweeps through the harbour and fetare extensious the sizes of the sewers have soon as possible, and I see no reason why this Aranos is amphatically noticeable: "Chinese dogs effects a general dispersion of all sasponded been calentated to discharge per 24 hours sa abould not be done at once under the powers bark in chorns after every foreigner who pass

Are lmbued with the spirit of mandarins, and matter, and that there 3x also a string cur much as 1 inrobes of rain-fall over the whole area. conferred by the Pallic Health Ordisanos of Japanese dogs are inspired with the courtesy, rat round Kowloon Point towards the Main No. 9 providing for the sewerage of 1887. The ultimate decision of the troverement their masters and are incapable of such in- South of Stonsentters' Island

Distria No. 2 (coloured brown on plan sheet Ne with respect to the shame of mini-drain solence And so forth, disitun ---Shanghai f) that during the South-west Monsoon the 1) will commence in Queen's Road Centrul now proposed does not in any way affect the

general tendency of the fland tide in to carry opposite Pottinger Street, and taken a wasterly question of honge drainage

Courier. appended malfer from North Point through corsa along Queen's Road receiving the the harbour towards the mouth of the Can. sewerage from those portions of the Chan-wAIZ, If the present Combined System of main ton River.

Tri-ping-aban, and Saying-pon districts which drainage bs left andisturbed the large volume to Asd with respect to a sewage out-fall at Belare situated south of the Queen's Road. Oubo dealt with during heavy rains will messsitate chur's Point it appears from the experiments reaching Centre Street this main will take a several points of discharge along the Prays, and

(i) that during the North-east Monsoon the northerly course down Centre Street, and arriv. the exponse of carrying on large sewers to lowe The question as to what is to be done in order ebb tide will probably carry all suspended toy at Prays will turn again to the west and water will be found very great compared with to stop the breach in the Yellow Kivir and pre- matiere eat to son to the south of Green Is follow the lins of the Prays, where it will receive the expose attendant on the smaller pipe sewere vent in fatore such disastrous floods as Chisa Jandy

the sewage of a portion of the Shek-tong-tsu under the Separate System. Desid, large bas recently experienced, is sill as far from be Pol wither during the Northeast or Southbear at the proposed out-fall at Belcher's Point an abstraction that will interfere with native the Chinese, has proved, as we all know utterly (ii) that the food fido has 1ttle affect at this District and ultimately discharge into the har sewer extensions beyond the set-wall would being molved as ever. The system, as adopted by | the inadequacy of the pablis water supply, it will been dealt with by Mr. Chadwick in his ex- be specially adaptable bow for the first time that haustive Report on the Sanitary Condition of

The ares of this district.ia 223 sera, and it is shipping.

useless, some nice millions of Tasta having boo We have a new roservoir admitting of a daily Hongkong, as recently 1882, and as le bat

(ii) that during the South-west Mouston the almost entirely built over. The size of the Be the light of the dost experiments I have wasdal without rendering matters ons love the consumption of water it every house in the town Rapor Mr. Chadwick enters very fully into

ebb title sets in an easterly and north astarly swore have therefore been calculated to dis made, and jodging from the present condition of better. Matters, therefore, are still in abutu suficient to afford the drains in the shape of native Ideal habits and enstoms so far as they

direction.

churgs 240 inchse of rain-fall por 24 hours, or the Prayo foreshore I cannot favourably view, guo ante, and will rowan so, apparent waele waters that volume of dry weather Bow come within the scope of the Sanitarian I pra-ing the depth of water and strong tidal carrenta Maio No-& previding for the sewerage of Disa number of outlets along the Prora frontage. I be taken which eventually would bring about From the foregoing I am of opinion, consider one-tenth of an inch per hour, over the whole area. the disposal of sorage along the foreshors from ly, for some time to come. That meetres might throughout the winter which is essential to these here only to add a few anpplementary re- that exist in the burbeer during the whole of the triat No. 3 (coloured velles on plan sheets I. and repeat I modsider the out-falls to the east and happy results in the question at issue, can hardly effective working of a system that seeks to act His ExcELLENCY-Yes, if they keep an offer in a measure independently of rain.

marks with reference to the growth of the sity year, leading to the general dispersion and mix II.,) will commaner in Queen's Road Central, at west of the city which I have recommended. be donbted, and all forsign engineers who have for the purpose, not ofhervise. Another Or.

of Victoria Los Mr. Chadwick's report was ing of all foreign matters with the tidni watars, the Corner of arrey Barracks, where it will North Point and Belcher's Point will in no way surveyed to course of the Follow River, have dinance will be brought, in later to set the principally to main drainage, I wish to invite albu of the city.

Though Mr. Cooper's Report rolates written and to the probable still further,exten that no uniranes will arise from this placing of receive the sewerage from Garten Boat, satt prova obectionable if the Separate System fall confidence in the fersibility of their homes. euso of those who are found dealing in Manila His Excellency'e apecial attention to that pertion

sewer ont-falimat Beloher's and North Pointe, will pass dowe Murray Road to the Praya where is adopted. and further. Iamatistled. For, similar ones have been successfully carried lottery ticketà.

Since 1880s reek mations at Kennedy-tows and it is on this count that these two Points (it will turn along the Praya in a westerly directhat in the Western District the whole out by some of the European nations, as, for of whereit he refers incidentally to house- or Slaughter-koos Point on the west and at lato-been selected as suitable ont-fall stations. The CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE drains, for it is impossible to overestimata the Caseway Bay on the east, have been carried ont

tier as far as Winglok Stroet, which it will tra- of the sewage south of Caine Road and west of example, in France, where the overflows of the I do not see, your Excallaney, that the Ordin importance of remedying sa early as posible the by the Government, and the two first of thos ance can be hok to include Manila lottery evils to which he nitades."

arsa and theroo discharge into the barbour at the West Terrace may be completely intercept- Suone River were the cause of incessupt trouble. In the early days of the colony the drainage Possesion Point. This main is designed te proet and carried to the outfall without the need. The method adopted in this instance was to tloketa. They are dealt with differently. They 9-Up to the passing of the new Poblio built over.

reclamations aro tu a considerable extent already of the city of Victoris was naturally provided vide for the portion of the city situated between of any. nnection with the sewers of the rest of dam up some of the gorges of the Jues, come under the foreign lotterius. I am only Health Ordinance (Ordinance No. of 18 71:

for by the streams braversing the numerona Chen's Road Central and the Praya, the area the city, Another intercepting artery can be mountains, which thus formed, vast reservoirs- saying what has boon held over and over again the law on this branch of practical sanitation been utilised for buildings, but a few heus iucrose lateral drains were sustenoleat of brick The cirenmtanee prevailing in two partions so avoid to some extent the laying of large saw in Germany, in order to prevent ench, die

The Causeway Bay roulnmation bua not yet valleys running both tu zorth. As the city of which is 190 cores..

carried along a portion of Hollywood Road, and Similar schemes are shortly to be axecuted His EXCELLENCY-I bave nothing to do wii The Statute Book contained no provisions for rond a little further to the sun the of these may stil exist Within wore recenting the sizes of the seyers I bare sub-divided it disconnection), up sleg gradients to carry of when the rivers Elbe and Oder overflowed their was inadequatafor securing eficient house drhias bare ben prected on the Shania arge and stone of a very imperfect character and some of this District are so different that in calenders, in which it in difinult to effect satisfactory astrous floods a purred lately in that country, what the courts have held. I simply put this the olaar of materials to be used in their constrieppe town new sites have been opened farther times, especially after the reclamations between into the area draining above Ios House Lane, the sewage of the higher levels. option in, and though I cannot say that this tion, nor yet did it prescribe the method of up the hillside above the level of the Bonban Queen's road and the Prays had been made, it which may be called Sub-district 3 comprising

émbankmente. By latest advices from the edinane tended to cover Manila lottery the onstruction, nor were there any provisions and Coins Roads. Many houses in the Chinese became necessary, in order to maintain eluaali 120 acres extant, and the area draining below sawerage for the city of Victoria presante na is under consideration in that country, by which Sickets, I think it would. I am not saying this for trapping, ventilation, on disconnection. The quarter hare beau rebuilt in a better style and eas and tisa for the convenience of the publis, Toe House Lane to the west which I will call sazivas engineering dificulties and that it is on the canyons of the Rocky Mountains are to be I am of opinion that the Separate System of United States we learn that a gigantio sabeme to prejudice to Cuarts in any way. They would result of this inadequey of the law was that the increased in height, with a view to affording to cover in most of these stroma; large Craina Sub-district 38, 70 acres in extent, But, of charge, bo prejudiced by whatever Imight Public Works Department was over in vandlet farther accommodation. say. They take the Section as it stavrig ad put on the subject of house-drains with lands

beilt of granite were therefore constructed along

questionably the one beat adapted to meet the dammed up from the Canadian: boundary to their own construction on it. As I have already who deeply rosented what were considered the 188,000, is now 180,000.

The population of Victoria in 1889 was the valleys as shown by red lines on the plan House and the Botanical Gardens occupying or

In sub-district 3a, are situated Government sanitary requirementar of the community. Marios, in order to form vast reservoirs of water. *said, the objcol of this Ordinances was not to dead expensive whims of the Surveyor-General, viime

to be used in theirrigation of crið landy, Böð` which accompanies this report Thers are al-tensive grounds and not likely ever to be closely with Manila Inttery tickets duly mentioned which they alleged they did not tad supported low the level of the Pokfulam Road, High main entlets into the harbour along the Praya; of the Albany Nallab, admit of a free outlet be- Main No. 1 and branch sewers,

The western district of the town situated be together, without counting small bringbes, 88 built over; moreover, the elevation and position timated cost of the works

The following is a tabular statement of the esso prevent foods in the Lower Mississippi, which occur shant as fregnestly and are as dia- bon I brought this Bill in that if ambers ceu by any special deßnition of the law. sented to this should be obliged to introdies a

Strest, and Bonham Road, as far eastward as their sizes vary from one foot in a half to sixing stays obtained for storm waters in this Main No.2

$ 19,000.00 | astrons as those of “China's Sorrow.” It has In 1884 a Public Health Bill designed to Ladder Street is almost entirely neupied by feet. Most of the towers are vertical sides neighbourhood. The size of the main sewer Main No. 3

-105,326.00 | boon estimated by tho director of the U. S. meurs dealing with Mauila lottery tokets. Ivet this evil-together with many others Chinese fenoments, with the exception of the with V shaped or flat segmental intexts and are along the Prays has therefore been calculated to Mata No. 4 never onntemplated Manila lottery tickets in this was drafted and submitted for the gontileration Gas Werke, the Sailors's Romo, the Government covered over with grass slaba.A full descrip-dearey inch of rainfall per 24 bours over this

31590.00 National Survey that at least 150,000 square 40740,00 | miles of lend might then be reclaimed-a” ter- Ordinance, but Letrtainly think that anyous of the Colonial Government, bat for reasons into Civil Hospital Buildings, and some large go-tion of the various potions together with diasab-district. The other sub-district Be. being

itory exceeding in ́extent one-half of the land who keeps at flies for the sale of them would which it is unnecessary to vator here, that Billdowns or waredoms sing the Praya come within this Ordinance.

grams is to be found io r. Chadwick's report closaly

$200,010.00 now oultivated in the United States. The plan Hon. BKYRIE-There has been prosentieu future until the assumption of the Governmentated above the level of the Tekfutom Road, High 39 sewers is small compared with, their duty as per 24 hours falling over the whole subdistrict

nfortunately was adver presuted to the Legis. On that portion of the Western district situ part 1, sections 3 to 4. The duty of these drear box bulat in the sins of the sawers Lave Add 15 per cent for contingencies,... 29,000.00 in to build daan scross all the canyons in the of that kind recantly in Singapore,

Mountains large enough and strong enough to by His Excelleney General Gordon Cameron in Street, and Boubam Road so Chinese Louses ab-il and surface drains, as the whole of the

Total $230,000.00] hold back the foods from heavy miùs and malt. Has EXCELLANCY-As Lead on introducing 1-87, when it was passed by him in spite of the allowed, a recent local annotment entitled The ant soil and anafane-waters from the northeru district Sa

In edition to the inch contributed by subThe subsequent continuation of Main No. Steing snows, and then let the water-lown as it may this Bill, it is only a measure preparatory to opposition of the landlord interest.. bringing in a larger one. That will be brought

European District Regos vation. Ordinance (16 of slopes of the hills above the city have to find their

North Point and the installation of Pamping be needed upon the land to be refaimed, We in shortly. It requires a large amount of cou-qrest of the opponents of the Ordinance that it peas house above sent the Wastera distriot but the heavy tropical rains that this island in the Royal Naval Yard and will traverse

-Again a further delay arose from a re- 1888) making it illegal to build any but Erong into the ass by passing through them.

Main No: 4 providing for the sewerage of Machinery in dapate at North Point, I estimate do not profess to be an authority on questions distriot No. 4 coloured brown on plan shoot at a further sum of $115,000, making the total which solely lie within the protines of civil on- ederation I fat if one of the most difluult might not he confirmed until Petition which

The drainage areas are comparatively small, will commence in Busen's Road Central opposito estimate 8343,000. subjecte I ever had to deal with, but the pre- they were to frame against it had been previously is at present only partially built over. The line subjset to rende-it uessary to provide for the Road in an easterly direction as far as the Eastern

gineering, bet if we compare the topography of The higher portion of the

FINANCTAL.

the country through which the Yellow River in purpose already was brought in for a specific considered by the Secretary of State, but aftur of water conduit from Pufulam preotically discharge of andnly large volumes of water in Gaard House, where it turns down Arsenal owupy a parled of from thego to four years, bat we believe that a scheme, milar to the one pro The construction of these works will probably its apper course flows with that of the issisippi, mentioned. Hon. P. BY I think it was cold in the case forthcoming, the Governor was obliged to in of building operations in the Western and Cen-

lapse of three months no Petition being yet bounds the probable future extension southward the lower portion of the city.

Bad to the "Praya, and continued along convidaring the benefit that fatare generations posed by the US Bureau of Sarraga, would at Slogapore that we had not power to interfere form these gentlessen that unless their Fetition tral Districts. with offcial documents issued by a friendly power

Attar andying the rain fall and the character the Prays so far as the Bowringdon Canal and will dorive from them it seems reaszable that also fully answer in the case of the Hong Ho HELLESex It is absoluty w must be Frausnitted home without it A Street on the west and Garden Reed on the and the hill sides above the city inches of rain-District

was presented within a stated period the Ordia.

of the hilla, am, of opinion that during heavy thers harga into the barbet At this point the burthen of their cost should be apread over which is certain to remain China's Expre The Central district situated between Ladder borcan the built area may contribute S inches slagit runelves the sewage of the Bowrington longer period: sible to believe that could have been and. You third and of course quavoidable delay bourred leest, inoppied below thulyobs of Cough Street, fall per hour, over their respective presa.

Jong of the Peking government attempts to do I do not anticipate that any extensions or s--the work without the aid of foreign experts.--- Though the boat senilable without pumping I ditions to the Project, at least pay extensions of Courier.

Hi EXCELLENCY-The question at the pra sent momentis only a minor ore-whether be vote should be left out of these Estimates or whether it shall be passed now,

Hon J. BELL-IRVINO-1 think as, there is Home doubt in the minds of a great way people About this matter, it would be better to leave it out.

Hon. P. RTRIK-I think so too.

į prateen and there extablishing a stontu-pump

jag station, no expelant commonly resorted to in ngisb tewas similarly oireaunstanced. These extra works are ostiarated at $113,000 making the told gret $13.000.

5.The establishment of the Beperate System of drainage will in fo way nullify or minimine | the importance of the main drainage improves The city of Victoria, u will be seen from the rents which have been effected by the Govern Ordnance Survey, kes on the northern slope of His EXCELLENCY-Very well, then, let it be ment from year to year during the last ten the range of hilts running from east to west so. I think I am at liberty to say, however, years, for even if housewage is now directed soross the Island, and extends from North Paint that the members goasrally approve of the to sperial channels of its own, properly built on the east to the Salphar Channel on the west sabar if the authorities at home approse of it, rain water drains of adequate sectional area and the harbour forming the northern, and the and I repeat that if any person object to the laid to propor falls are none the less a recurity 400-foot contour line above sea level, the faste of this report, if he be a competent person, to the city for the removal of sub-soil drainage southern boundary of the city. if any such objections to the facts or theories and storm-uters,

are sent to me they will roceive attention, but they must be sent over the proper name of the person who makes thera.

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With the exception of the level portion of G-The Separate System can be carried out the lower town betwesa Queen's Road, and without adding to the expanse of house owners, the Praya, and of the Wantesi district, the for it will impose no greater burthen on the whole of the ground has a steep declivity to landlord to connect his house-drain witha Govern-wards the inchour.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY proposed a vote of $428 for extension of Police Buildings menfmain sewer under the Separate System than

The COLONIAL TREASURER reconded, and with one mder the Combined System. To house bave been reclaimed from the sea and consequent ....The larǝl portions, to a very large extent, the vole was passed.

dirain-one for dirty water and oza for reialy the buildings have been orerted upon mada THE EUROPEAN LISTRICT 27SERVATION OR water-will not be required of him. His rucf ground of a more or less porous character. The DINANCE AMENDMENT ORDINANOR 3888. drainaga and the rain which falls upon bie backrest of the city is built on disintegrated_granite The Council resued Commitzes au this Billyard may in most cases he allowed to escape oror in various stages of decomposition. In e The ATTORNEY-GENERAL sad the Bill was the surface through gutten into site-channels, parts the soil is what is locally known as red left in Committes at the hat meeting in order and thence into the ucarest of the numerous earth, in others there is a large proportion of that an Amanducat might be prepared to make atrest gratings which everywhere commonicsts hard rook immediately underlying the surface. clearer the term Hill district. It was pointed with tliesterin-water draină. ont that es the clause stend it included certain

On studying the levels it will be served that Houses in the neighbourheed of Aberdeen and

2.-The Separate System of drainage is no the city is naturally divided into several dis now experiment in European cities. Ar its adtinet drainage areas, the principal water partingu Pokfulam, which it was not desirable to include, vantages are brought to light by practical ex-ruening nearly north and south, or at right and the claus as low amended excluded those pariemer it is becoming every year more general angles to the The of Priya parts

The clause as amended was passed. The standing ordoza were then stepanded apl the Bill read third time and paregd.

ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE 9 OF 1876, The Council resumed Committee on this B Baramal verbal amondzients were made, and the Bill was passed through Committee.

Hon. 1. RITE-Does this Bill include thons who deal in Manila lottery tickets P

in the courts.

ly adopted by municipal and other public bodies. The method of house construation and the To Hongkong if not adaptable before, owing to habits of the Chures are subjects which ist

west Menas

EXISTING SEWERA.

discharge of rain

DIEPORAL.

ERTIMATER OF COST.

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