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HON. O. CHADWICK, ON THE CON.

NEOTION -ON--BOUSE-DRAINS-

WEH THE NEW SEWERAGE SYSTEM...

The following letter from the Hou, O. Chad wick to the Colonial Secretary As laid the table of the Sanitary Board yesterday, with a covering letter requesting the opinion of the

Bowl thereon

Resident Engineer's Office,

Hongkong, July 8th, 1890. Sir-Referring to previous roports on a pro posed sewerage system for the City of Victoria I have the bonane to subsit the following Bommendations as to the course to be pursued with regard to boun-drainage.

their house-drainage.

4-Ustil recently the custody and manage. ment of the public severe was rested in the Efarveyor-General, the supervision of house. drains on the other hand was antrasted to the Sanitary Board. Ordinance No. 15 of 1889 will require amendment.

8,000.00

Remains, 3106,500.01

MAIL SUPPLEMENT TO TAR "HONGKÒNG DAILY PR688,% JULY 81ar, 1800,

sa joint reposta

· Hongkong, 24th July 1890Z

MESSRS,

DANDY LEIGH ORANGE AND THE SANITARY..

SURVEYOR

Gl. I have the nonone therefore to recom. mend that Mr. Cooper's original reports THE SEWERAGE OF THE TOWN GENERALLY.. pablished with this and the other reports, both We give the remainder of the report in fall-on water-supply any drainage, which I have had 39-Hating now completed the dieunssion of the honour to submit to you This will be fair Becondly, this course does not give sufficient thu sewerage sjam of Victoria, I will now to Mr. Cooper, and I be af great advantage of occupation, way refiend and; no further ap account axe in. There was no Asod dato in the had been shown to exist in the Hongkong Post with the statomont that they were received on

to the public, as his reports contain mao salnable information on various points connect ed with the enbject, which has been of great na sistance to me in the preparation of thejo pro- jacta-I have the bonger to ho, sir, your obeds gent Servant,

Összet CHADWICE.

briefly recapitulate the n-commendations made, and the arrangements proposed, for carrying them into effect.

power to the offers in charge of the sewers to direct the manner of making the connection. The practice has been to allow the house holder to break into the street-sower and make the connection bow and where he pleam. This with pipe sewers of soal dinister,

The whole of the city should be sowered

arrangement, though sufficiently inconvenient,

41.ba dry-weather flow of the sewers, was admiscible in the case of the old masonTy Bowers. But with the now pipa-sewery it will sewage proper, would be wholly fut reaped longer be adminerible.

from the storm-acer ebaunels, which are not, Pipe-severe cannot be braken into at any print coquetions bad cannot be vinde fit for its reosption and con made by means of proper junctions, provided to the storm-water-channels. when so freely Tagineu," "ThoTM wangu sheki only gaia acotes and fixed during the contrastion of the sewer. It will be the duty of the offer in ourge of diluted with minas to foose the obarzator of the construction of sowary to provide suficient age. janctions for the purpose.

Hon. W. M. Deano, C.1.G., Acting Colonial

Secretary.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Waterot bold burstvo ponible for the quinions

expressed. by our Correspondenta

HOUSE DRAINAGE.

mendation

*

out-sta. If reclamation is made, then it will be by sqmál annual Instalments in, say, 21 years ment is the most timely for it. Bowever that to have disposed of them. I saamot polat to any successfully with having stole money that had prisoner bringing forward that receipt w'ascend quite practicable to carry the sewage worse it Assuming the expenditure to be 2250,000 and may be, I hope that the author of the mostare regulations as to how he was to dispose of these come into his custody by simply stating that he time. He should ask them to take the evidence had not paid 1 lato the Bank, or dispred of it on this point futa coat and he thought they La pipes of small diameter, working under prostat the money-could be raised at 4 per cent, will not forget, na h-sparently has forgotten money

hitherto, to introduceving clates, or it will te-examined The prisoner never handed in ons particular way when it was not clearly would come to the conclusion 16is money had wurd or as syphons, s'separate set of sewera and then the annual instalment will be $59,400.

proved that it was bis daty to put it into the never been paid into the Bank. Had this money oat falls being pesided for the newly mainimed Tha anousi ratoabis valus of Victoria is about be the means of working both kardablp and in-oror to me any cash for postal notes.

William Henry Wallace I was cashier in Bank as he resolved it and when it was not showa; been used for other purpose in his busineau the and, or the holo serrage may be futuroapted and 0.981,400. Bo Suat a rate of less than 2 par justion Time bargaing sade before the Bill pumped to North Point. The projet now cant would pay off the loan in 21 years, whilst become law should be exempted from its opora- the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank in Angast that he did not aud could not dispons of St. in prisoner wouldust have made the sutries he did. September, and Oetober last. I kept a book of the course of his businesa in any other way. If the money, as was sileged, bad bood wat for DISINTERESTED.

all on received during thess month TheThe prisopor stood before them.In this position local funds, why did it not appear in the books baiitted in designed on this prinsiple. It is a rate of over 5 per caut. would he required to tie I am, dass die, youre faithfully,

book produced in a rough cash book belonging of an innocent mun whose conviction are nogultas having brop used for the parposa and not as proposed to discharge the sewage by a number provide the fonde in 5 years of out-falls, carried out bolow, low-water mark, 57-I would enggest, therefore, that's loan be Into the harbour in front of the district. If the raised, as required, and that the acarunts of the The Bill applies only to contracts made altor to the bank kept by me. Os the 14th August tal so far as the jury were concerned depended, having home paid into the Bank. He would not sewage be carried not to a suitable distance, and Water and Drainage Department be kept gaite, adata which in the draft Bill lots blik. theref$1.12187-recerted by the not-au public ramour or public report or in datain the jury langar. The one-was a timels- discharged below low water mark; it is certain distinct from the general accounts of the Colony Contracts made before the passing of the Bill Bank: the Postanastor-General's assent. Ldividual belief, but on the evidence given against one and experienced men of business he All eucis rocived from any Government De him since the jury were charged to try him. thought they would have little difficulty in that any glence which now arisen from the An annual report and balance sheet should be will be unaffected. ED. DP.] stato of the foreshorn, will be abated. If not submitted to Government by the Head of the

partment are laniped together under the bead of The proceention had not shown that the money dealing with it and he asked them to find the lingsther ren died. In mocordance with these Department.

Government There is an onry under this had not been properly and legitimately used in prisoner guilty on all four counts. principles six out-fills have honz selected, The various reports, of which this is the

AND bead of $1,591.The entry is not to my hom hi papient of money orders per had they even His Lordship said he fali sare the jury would writing but in thd of the acting cashier of the shown that there was any disoloney at all. The not think it an impertinence on his part if, before (1) at Rant Point, (2) opposite Percival Streatommaluding one, duseribe a system of sewers pro-

time. I can tell by the voucher made from Attorney-General had endeavoured to show that making any further remarks, be repaited the 2-aleas the home-drains are improved the 31opposite Observation Place (4) opposite Heard riding the means of removing the sewage of the

wkleh department of the Government the money uncivîn statements that the money had been ap-motion which Mr. Franois had addressed to money spent on street-awers will, to a great Street, (b) opponi e Spring Gardens Lane, and city, without stagnation, to the see. But, in or

The following to the price of the dispute is recatred. On the 10th September. I did not parently paid into the Bank were made for the them and reminded them that juries were not con extent, be wasted, as regards ang imprtement (6) opposite Arsonel Street. From each of these der, that the orele may be complete, the honan-

On purposes of trand and that certain eresursa were carned to arrive ata conclusion except on the frate to the public health. Consequently every facility outfalls a pipe of a diameter sufficient to carry drains must be in a condition to carry the saw between Means. Danby, Leigh & Orange on the resin from the lost Office 1.06%.45. must be afforded to house-holders to improve off the dry wosther flow of the dowage should be ago, as it is formed, to the strast sewers. Un-one hand, and the Sanitary Surveyor on the the 5th October I did not ronive saga sum as made for the purposes of oncealing the fraid, placed before them. They were gonosrned to give - but his lordship would toll them that in the proper verdict nogurding tho ovidence, 10t J. Carvalho I am first sterk in the Treasury strance of proof, that something had bear recording to what they but heard outside. It 3-It is scarcely, du exaggeration to say that lund across the foreshore and terminate the house-drains are in good order, and other, with regard to the drainage of Marine 8646.89 from the Fosfinter avery hasa-drain, excepting these recently made depth of 2 feet low low water ring idee properly need, the expenditure on street sawers, old 102 and 103, which was laid on the table of

Department. The doonment banded to me is stolen these statements were not evidence of was extremely necessary in cases of this sort to Mesurs, Danby Leigh and Orange staté. Mr. Chadwick then presede to discuss st cen- if not entirely thrown away, will fail to produce the Sanitary Board on Friday-

written by a clerk in the Treasury, add signed theft. There was not a tittle of avidaces that hear that in mind, because in a placo like this under the supervision of the Sanitary-Board's aiderable length an interception scheme, the the full bousfit to the public health the Surveyor, will require to be reased During whole of the sewage of the district hoing con- might otherwise be expouted as the result

1-That-the premises are drained in scor- by me. There is the mark of an ersaire on it any money was stolen or that there was any de the one got talked about beforehand and it was dance with

That mark was not on it when I signed it. On Sciency in the Pest Ofles acoomis generally or | Impossible for anyone to come and fry the case the construction of the street-sewers

centrated and discharged by jumping at North of these costly works. It therefore to defective house drains will be brought to light.

(The Burveyor's instructions.

the receipt broded to me there is some writing in in the prisoner's sigonuts. The prisoner ab- without some premtoired idea as to whether It is to be hopel that the Sanitary Board will ass of a long cast from syphon, of which Sanitary Board will axerolso their fall legat. Point For this, purpose be recommends the he hoped as the Government, and thạ

(8.)-The plans approved by the Survagored tok The bandwriting is not mine, or that sated himself from the office to March and of the prisoner was guilty or not. That being firmly exercise their legal rights and duties, and detailed technical description is given, to powers, in imalating on improvement in hous

That the work done was inspected and jofmy sterk. In the next receipt handed to me course his absence osused an enquiry, and all sorts so they would understand that in fairuesa to. cause all drains that are in it famuitary annvey the wage to the pamping station, dimminare, and that the tablic will support the paced by the Surveyor

something has boon erased after the word of rumours and barge arose. He was next seen the preener they must disregard everything dition to be renewed. Any drain that is lenky, The probable cost of prepunad sewage works efforts of thess anthorities.

[d. That they were compelled to do the work scant of referring to the Bank receipt in the Colony in custody. He was asked so que but the gridonee bafore them. There were or whinh, owing to bul design or construction.

ind the word should have been postel notes." tions and being a soused personhs saterally said four separata charges against the prisoner for the Eastern District may be estimated us 50-In conclusion, I bag to read my ubliga as it now stands. contains dopout is untoubtedly insanitary, and follows

The Sanitary Surveyer replies-

There was no erasure when I signed the docu Fres me guilty, sed standing upon his right, Mr. Franvin argued that all four rested on tion to Mr. Coper for the cordial assistanon which source of danger tu bealth.

ment, Ascashier I know what sunsare paid into mid nothing. He would ask the jury whether they the same consideration. On the other band. (.)-That he gave no instreċtions. Street sewors and brimehes with

he has afforded me in the preparation of thes

(That he approved, of the plans as being the Treasury from the P.stmaster General. I thought it right, fair, or reasonable that any the Attorney General draw a distinction and mon-holes, ventilators, and out-falls a projects. This stance was principally given complote

12.500,00hilst he was already fully occupied with bien accordance with the By-laws as far as they keep the cash book, which contains all the money man should be convicted on sich evidence as hathis lordship) must pay se regards the ovidanos had been produced before them at that trial; the circumstances which applied to thase 08884 duties Assistant Sarreyor-General: Wa have went. He did not approve of the plays as being received from the Goverment departments. Intercoting syphon. wells building,

Chat Kit Fan-I am a clerk in the Tremury. When they saw what a wrotshed--he was going word entirely different with regard to the fourth panping engine, and pumping malu, 70,000.00 disonazed together every atia] Conte ofitable for the premises. Be views his duty to

these projects and are of one mind an every point be when plans aro sabmitted to see that they My duty is to fill up. Tressary receipte The to any system, but it would be more correct to charge and the other thron. For some reason or Total, ......... $112,500.00 of importages, se mark en indoed that the doare in sacordance with the law and got to under-receipt handed to me was led in by me with Pay wratabad no-system-hul beu stown in other the Government had failed to show what Faragraph 74 prescribes that private Gouse, if the interespting syphon be

emonts submitted may be fairly looked upon take to perform the data of the private the exception of the writing in red ink It was theso deportmonta was it not possible that to the state of scants was with regard to the drains shali be connected with the Governmejt

abstracted concurrently with tho

Architect or Engineer in advising as to effi-Blled in by me from the Bank recept The Bank charges should have arisen from this abominable prisoner. Although the accounts were not shown main sewar, apop a permit being granted by the

60-The most essential difference between candy or otherwies of the proposed works. If res pt was given for postal notes. The next re-system or want of system of keeping the co- he was got of opinion that would prosince the Surveyor General; and ovary Louvesmansotish

sewerage, tho value of & out-fall,

the project now submitted and that prepared by the adopted the latter course head be aum-ceipt handed to us is in ay bandwriting exempt counts. Did they consider the evidence of bir lardony of a specific sount being conclusively shall be carried out subject to conditions on-

Mr. Cooper in La the amber and position of the ing the dasies and responsibilitise for which that in rod Ink. After the words "on count of, Travars with regard to the accounts such proved, but at the sains time, if the evidence was dorsed on such permit, forouring their antie-

owners pay their Engineers. Tus By-laws do the words "postal notes" wore filled. They as they could convict as bu who wook, and it was chiefly a matter of inference The probable annual cost of working will be falls. But at the time of the preparation of not lay down any rales se to the number of bave since been úrssed, but the marks of the there was another courm by which these that they were asked to draw frota certain facta, factory construction.

This paragraph is defective on two points: 82,971. If the Eastern District were extended Mr. Cooper's report the Prays Reclamation was traps of the miante arrangements of the drains words partly appear now.

blunders and miscarriages might have happen this mission had a considerable amount of Firstly, the construction of the now serers by reclamation the sewers of the sow are onald Dot profested. He afterwards submitted of premises, but are ingulations as to how the Fraunion Freire-1 was a dit examiner in the Was it not possible that thie de weight. With respect to the first thine Fuarlane fillings are to be fixod when need. * Audit Oifico in 1898 and 18 It was my daty to cloney had arisen from a blundor in the as charges, three sums of monny ware en- ir entrusted to an officer independent of the Berrain backwards from the now Praya tu the realterantive project.

fo.) Admitted. So far as the underground examine the acounts of the Pod Offes and cunts? H(Mr Foca) had not a particularly tered on the credit side of the book pus in -veyor-General. This offer. obviously, caght ceiving walls in the old Prays should the xyphen.

drainage goa it is in cordason with the law. nimey order offles. The prisoner was in charge. High opinion of departmental officials in Hang-on the 14th August, the 19th September, and to have the responsibility of supervising house- and propag sehsoon be adopted.

The fault lies in the fact that the wrok is not a of the money order office. I used to examine kong but never in his wildest dreams had he the 8th October. These aume were placed to connections, boing answerable ta the Govern- ment for the due restoration of the vaid-surfac

complete werk, and for this reason, a certificate the accounts once a month, when the collector's conceived such a discreditable state of affairs as the prisoner's gradit in bis own handeling. plication has been received.

month for sending in the enl'ector's cacounts. Offies with regard to its secounts. He did not avant of portál notes. It was suggested by td.) Denied fatly--nothing in the form of When I went to the moung order department Impute any personal hisme to Mr. Travers, who the prosecution that the statements implied that med to sen the Lurperial and focal cash beaks and had been put at the head of the office and meat those were paid into the Bank, dat Mr. Francis compulsion need. Pian as sakmitted, parsed.

srs. Danby Leigh and Orange state: the branch acounts book. No other books take the responsibility. Mr. Travers found the statel that they meant nothing of the sork 2.That they had curtain correspondence in were given into me. The documents I examined system of bookkeeping there and alopied it. He The statement by the priceontion that these were the beginning of 1883 with the Surveyor temware the money orders and the application forms had the work of the Post Offico on bis hands sams paid into the bank was not in his opinion eral regarding the drainage of the lots and for money orders 1 did act mee the collector's and the general opinion was, he thought, that this proved by the evidence The defense sacgested I used them bad been wall done, but he had not only this that it could cut he sapumad that these sume helion of the verandate, in which Mr. Bocounts in my examination.

when I eramuted in Treishry journal The general business to atlead to but be had the were paid into the Bank, because the evidence Cooper took part.

The Suvitory Surveyor replies:

money order office is regarded as a distinos de Stamp Office, and the Money Order office, and showed that the prisoner was authorised to Adantied, but this has nothing to do with partment from the Post-Offeer I am the he was supposed to be in neapsu responsible apply the past les received for the general. the present difficulty and, as the correspondImperial cash book. I see antries orédited for these conta lo stepped into the system purposes of the Money Order Othoo. It was ence shows, the suggestions wads in the letter London" They mean the amount paid into with the impression in his mind that the Andit proved by the prosecution further that there 12Rein-water should be excluded from the

dated March 19th is not an order bat a recom the Treseary to the credit of London. I see Office was responsible for theag accounts. It bed were sore additions in red file in the hard the receipt handed to me. I do not remember been shown what the state of things was with res } writing of the prisoner on the receipt after it

_flt_✯ most desirable that the 'oflder in

sewerage system as far as possible. Rain from

The drainage works complained of wers not having soon it before. n 28th May, 1891fiud ference to the accounts and if money now boala left the Treasury. It might have been an im obarge of sewors should be empowered to make back yards and from some portions of the roofs

began t 1889, and in submitting the plans, in the Imperial cab book as entry to credit of not be accounted for, was it not on the faes of proper thing to add the figures but it did not the connection and lay the honse-drain, if no must be admitted to the house-drains, and carrivé

uto, this relatively old correspondonoe does not London, $1,294. It is presed by me. I saw the the evidence before them, stroply the result of the appear from the evidetise that it was done for TO THE KITOR OF THE "DANY - PRESB.”

apply.

teceipt, chanded to me before I passed that thorough and complete inddle in the scoounts an impropor purpose. With regard to the cessary, up to the trap, and to recover the cost by them to the strost sawars. These, however,

should not be specially enlarged to provide for IR-Mr. Chadwick's Letter, paragraph 3, of so cuing from the house-holder in the man

Meers. Danhy Leigh & Orange state :- amount I took it as the veneer for the entry and not that the money had been stolen or om- fourth charge the evidence of Mr. Travers went nor bersafter disonased...

the rain-fa'l, but they should be freely furnished roads. It is sourcely ut exaggeration to say

S-That they put question to the Servayor 28th May. The entry was for Imperial monoy bezzled When they nama to think that the to show what was the practice in paying in money This arrangement will be advantageons both with over down whereby any excess of that every Lone-drain, arcepting these recent to the public and to the Geversment, because flow, aver and above their carrying capacity, willly mada under the supervision of the Sanitary about the disposal of rain-water and received no oners. I did not take that receipt to indiate prosecution had not dared to put in any doen for orders drawn. The money was sent to the

reply

money for postal notes The writing in rodent abowing any general deficiency of money, Bank, where a receipt was given and a certificate The Sanitary Sarteyor replies:-

ink is that of the prisocer. The figures are what conclusion could they rationally draw but with this receipt attached was sent to the Trpa- the work can be carried ut senrrently with escape to the storm-water chazals, and thus Beant's Surreyor, will require to be renewed." the sower construction, in the case of old bons prevent all danger of flooding private property. Allow me to illustrate by example. There are

3-Admitted. Such a question was pat, and place there in order to specify the amponats that the scequnts were in such a state, not only insury, the Trossary sending back a receipt forthese doin

43-The sewers, both great and small, muet two. Terracan one above the other. I have 60- **7.---Ordiandoe No. 21 of 1847, sctim probave hell-closing gradients; that is to say, the cupid a us to war vinte the murier half of expressed that the question was over from Hongkong and Shanghai, Shangbai draws the prisoner's department; but in the Tresanry, documents. That came to the Post Dice and vidas that, if aftor the passing of this Ordinance normal flow of sexage must sweep them clear of 1996. From that time till the beginning of looked and not again asked when the plant wore bey on London and routta las query for us and is Audit Office, and the Post Office, that they was sont into the weary order-department, Ha

submitted to the Sanitary Board

wakeup the aceous In the Collector's account muld not, if they tried, bring out a talanoe or, thought the jury would be of opinion that both deposit

this year I neither saw or board of any troublo shy owner, by onder of the Board, connects his

Messrs. Danby Leigh & Orange.state for August, the anonot on the receipt appear. It show any deficiency : The prisoner received at the Post Offee and at the Audit Offica the building with a public sewer he shall not be re

In the Western and Central District, with any of the drafos Each two hoses ha

4. That the drainage works on the lote are shoalt have appeared in the collector's account money from three different sources and he Money Order Office was regarded as a soforato quired to counost suck building at his own unless the whole sewage is removed entirely then a separa.connection with the main sawer.in acordes with the instructicas given by for June. The receipt handed to me in a re-haul to pay out for two different par department. Mr. Travers appeared to have from the harbour frontage of the city, nothing About six months ago the ground we turned the Board through their Surveyor and that they sit for the 12th September. It refers to an poses. When he received money for poetal thought the whole management of that office pense with any other pabllo cover Comely will be gained by its concentration at any one up in front of the houses, between the houses were impallod to cumply with these instrac- count in the Imperial cash book of $561.20, au- notes, the money was put into his sash box was in the hands of the prisonar subject to

with any hanso-drain that been constructed or tonewed anger the direction of out-full. When the Trays Reclamatious and in the yards within the boss, and remain. tions..

other on the 18th August of $201.50, end quotlier Mr. Travers said that should not inve been the Audit Office, and the Audit Office ap the Board must be connected to the rowers Bached the whole frontage will be equally do for many weeks. Hight ardur

The Sanitary Surveyor replies:--

On 1 20th August 3709.68. That is all for done, but there was no evidence to show peared to have considered that they bail nothing al. the public expense. The operation, being 500, as a position fur est falls, and the window a workman had put bie pike through 4-Desied flatly. The plass that were sub-money orders. On 26th September there is that the prisoner know of any zals against at all to do with portal notes and were only in carried out concarcendly with construction, will increased depth of water and improved, tidal cne of the pipes, and for a weak or are the mitfed were passed as being in accordance with a receipt for $1,31006. It refers to manry it. Mr. Travers admitted honestly enough bisat targeted in woney orders with respect to the

current will prayant, ang muisance from the drainage was flowing out of that opening into the low for as they want.

he himself, although he was tho spcond hood commission. The whole matter appeared. No compulsion of orders None of it refers to postal notes. This boing the cas, it is only necessary to plees the soil and trader the bus. Ultimately the

of the department, know nothing of what went therefore, to have been left in the prisoner's —8—On the other band, if any old drain is res the out-fille sufficiently year together to allow drains were reconstructed, it is to be issued any kind usod_to_make_them aunui the plan in At this stage the case was adjourned.

With regard to this charga the on in the mossy order department, Hadid not binda. newed or reisid, under orders from the Sanitary of self-digansing gradients. but back out-allander the supervision of the Sa itary Bard's minute to President in submitting draft.

sy way- Acting Setary's letter, and

know want the practice was in his own time, and Chiness dark from the Treasury said that Board, the owner has to make a proper contest drain an area sufleiently large to supply Barceyor," and we at least get rid of the bad Mosers Danby, Leigh and Orange, stalo

had he filled is the raneipt for the 1918 from the tion or to bear the coat thereof.

F-During the construction of the new owe the quantity of seware which will fill it to the smells from the uptnered earth The drain is

That ouiuce now, existing Išduë defective

Francisou Freire, orces-cived, -Have when he came to take charge of the floo been in the Audit Oflen elevan years. Former so much to do that he visited papere that ware Back receipt, and looking at the Biak receipt many home-drains will be interested, and their depth that will stablish a self-cleansing velocity. now made to run through the back yards, that of condition will be seen.

The level of the sorrors at the cut-fall house number one through number two. thess and badly-designed work,

ly 1 we bonkheaper to Mr. Linstond. I had put before bio without looking at them very closely he said the words " for postal notes appeared The Sanitary Surveyor replies: The other in Dharge of the wors, who is also should be littis below mean-sea-level, oo that, through number three, and the three through

5-Admitted. The design is that submitted no experience of auditing before going to the and he (Mr. Francis) thought the jury would therein and he elated that he must have pat the Audit Uffice. I had no written instrations for one to the conclusion that Mr. Travers did not words "peatal notes" after the words "on as- the Board's Surveyor, should report to the Board for half of each day, tas sawags may wap number four. Iam usuvare what supervision by Mosers. Danby, Leigh and Orange, for any

think about or consider the figuras put before count of" The jury would see on examining the there was, but all that I ever saw or heard of defects in which they are pen isle sad thay ay guidance when I began auditips. It was him. He thought if they took into considers document that after the words on pocount of " all drains found to be insanitary and the Board freely through them. should forthwith diesot the reaxmatenation of

16-19 Eastern District offers no roully was that of a lad, who, my neighbour told me, was

my duty lo audit revenue simply. I have tudition the state of Mr. Travera's mind they would there was an erasure. It would be for the jury only. the same. The officer in charge of the sewery faroruble site for out-falle. The nainnas employed In the Ofice of the Surveyor Geneval.

6-Messrs. Darby. Leigh and Orange refered the mamay order accounts for thout six or

should here done this or the other thing, had boen erased This faceipt was returned should provide the accessary junction and might which now as to the out-falls may be ait. It is fair, however, to game that there must to a letter writisa by the Burveyer on the 19th seven, yours. I think... As regards Imperis) orders conclude that when he said that the prisoner to say, if they could, what words they thought there was usually a balance in band. With re-these ideas had come into his mind since this to the Post Office and the prossuntien al- conveniently provide and fix the trap, if there is ed, ve onalderably, by carrying out sust.iren hare been cas ether. I saw some work being Macchi. 1888. to be one leaving the owner. to lay the, drain pipe below low-watar merk, so much so that he doue los way that no aus ald possibly appross

gard to the Local crders, the reverse was the vestigation and that at the time he was in laged that this eam had been stolen by the Th: Sanitary Surveyor replior improved out falls will no longer be sonroes of of The uw drain had not been finished

case. Sometimes the asscant would show an.in: feem thu trap or connection

6. The Bouri ne time time had, not the con- very many days beform an obstruction in the teal over trains it has now.

debtedness to us of as much as $20,000, I checked the offee be simply signed what was put before prisoner. The Bank clerk was called and he stated how that this sum we not paid it to the credit bim without having the faintest iden 10--The steal junction pleos formleg a part suger to bealth.

The seroge can easily be iutcroopted from portion ranting through house number 4 x extrant from the latter referred to:-

following is an hot books by the counterfoils and application cutters stood. The Attorney General stated of the Government on the date slingred. It of the insin sewer will, in any case, he provided the foreshore of the Barbara District, but to do cares, with the enl bat anmbers 1, 2 and 3 bar you in reference to chess proposed notes and found them correct. I never received that the peisener should have paid those sume was suggested that this receipt by a Frandal- and fixed at Government expense, and the cost will be included in the gateral est si tho so pumping will be required. The best out-fall ware also blocked. It took nearly four weeka to baildings to consider the following amendments any fresh instructions when postal Bules are into the Bank, bat he asked the jers, consider. eat alteration had been made to serve a double

in the caen will be North Point

have this removed, during the greater portion of sewerage system.

to the drainage system shown in your plan, introduced. I know nothing concerning postal 11-It remains to be decided whether the

18-The sewage of the Western and Central which time the black alime lay between houses

In the case of p.ris on which notes until this watter was brought up. If nerering air. Travers' evidence and giving him every purpose. It sa suggested that the sum was owner should pay for the cost of the top with Districts, as well as that of the Upper Distrist, nuchers 2 and 3, and of course the servants cok buas open, a small trap conlcasting track me when I pestal notes on the redit for goed intentions, were they satisfied not paid into the Bank, but was applied by the at once into the Bank and was bu Lo be held recounted for it by the production of this reeipt. its appurtenances or whether it skonid by bred to an out-fall at Sulphur could not be presented from throwing the with the sewer should be fired in the surface collector's secounts that they had anything to that it was the prisoner's duty to pay these same prisoner to his own purposes and that he so provided and fixed at the public expense. If Channel. But to do so at least one third of theichen wulla into the soil. Daring this oannel so as to take the dry weather flow due du with the money order oflloo, had no spolble for not doing en F. Was it not more which really applied to another mater altogether,

instaṛiationis, that they had. There was come wage would have to be pumped. The works time the band of the family living into the washing that it is the custom here to deation to the middle of last year as to reasonable to think that the prisoner was namely, pastal notes. It was for the jury. of for this purpose would be costly; and it is mors number 2 die from papid fever. Hinna in the hock yards." than doubtfal whether the advantages derived that me there have been several stoppage Had the advies here given been followed, the prisoner's toocants and he was called authorised to use this money for the payment course, to say what inference, they draw in the

and there is frequently a bad sme!! I can only present diflonlly would never bare arisen. would justify the expenditure.

upon to anke a statement, Mr. Roche and of Ingal money orders, and sa there was 10 avi-matter:

The jury after half-an-hour's consideration Mr. Danby, Leigh and Orange statə 9. The sewerage system of the Upper speak of the three houses at the end of the first

myself examined the statement sed-found -dence as bow the local money order.account stood. of the cost would not be unfair. On the whole District. mainly inhabited by Farepeans, boald and the three at the end of the ascend terruco

7-That they were compelled by Sanitary it corrut. I have heard iate that it has been for all they know there might be a heavy returned s anazinous verdict of not guilty on it appear to be expedient that both now con-

wirelly independent of the Lower Districts. of these air there has been sickners in five. vay

again oxamined it and still bellave it to be cor- had to make use of it afterwards, and he put it

The prisoner did not simply rosive money; he the fourth want. nections with traps and apparfemuses a well

60-The probable cost of the sewerage works I repeat? These dreins are supposed to be laid Engineer fa adopt separate system, if not they amined and stated to be incorrect. I have place in the prisoner's favirar on this account, the first seagad, and third counts and guilty on

rect. I have ever seu Ray wcowani of rewit

His Lordship said-Prisoner at the bir, you under the supervision of the Sanitary Board's would not be allowed to construet verandahs.

The Sanitary Surveyor replies-- - se re-connections should be mad at the public will be a follow-

tance from Shanghai or the coast ports. How to the jury whether there was any evidence have been convicted of stealing sam of arpenes It should however be clearly establishBewerage of Upper district, inclusive of regula Stereyor. From the time the houses were 7--The correspondence does not show any

that the trap, when finished, hacmes the tion of oortsie sulla

25,000.00 built until the netginul drains were taken ash compulsion. The Surragor-Gentral merele tases-cours were dealt with there was nothing which would justify them in saying that these 31787.83 The amount is comparatively small,

sums had been stolen, Could they couchez there was nothing wrong that I heard of. Lertaling he could not recommend the plans. property of the householder, and that he is raawerage of Western said Centrul

to show. When I went to the Pust. (fion itself, tionely say that the' ptioner was golity until and of conres. I need hardly Bay that I don't for districte

a momsut asenmo that you are gality of RDY.. I audited Sir Rosta's books simply. I never they had some statement batore them to thing else but what the jary bare convicted you sponsible for ita maiztenance.

145,000,00 press no opinion on Mr. Coopor and all his ...... 42,500,00 works: "Pasta are chiels that wunus dang and

sadited any books kept by the Postmaster to that a deficiency existed P. The ones of Yon have been convicted on one of these farther roommmend that the Sugitary Sewerage of Eastern district.

daarna be disputed." I only hope similar affects

General in his Board should undertake the construction of Enterospting syphon, walls, maps, house-drains at the request of the owners, and

By his Lordship-I did not know that thereof proof in this as rested with the pro-counts only and you have been acquitted anging and pamping-main- for

i will not follow the relaying of the bones dram

secation and the prisoner was entitled Eastern distri..........

on the other three; Therefore the targe 70,000 00 | age generally. I am, dir, yours faithfally,

wore such things as poetal notes. When I be trosted as an innocent man wot) beyond remains simply a chargo of stealing the at their expense. The work should be carried

the words stal notes I did not know there all reasonable doubt the jury wore satis ont under the supervision of the Sanitary Ja--

D. WARRES, BMÍTA.

Although aum which I have mautioned Total...8233,500.00

was any difference between them and postal find that he had stolen the moneys in re the som is anmparatively small there are veyor who is also in charge of the main drain-

Hongkong, 26th Joly, 159). 51In uddition to this, a cortata expenditure age. If this ware done, the renewal of house.

Tão accounts in which there is no res vena ry, not audited at all. If I tad mowo poot of which he was charged, and they could circumstances in this osse blob make me dont desks might, in many instances beforted altering and renewing storm-water olannels

Baroke HB HONOUR, MR. FIELDING essenerently with the construction of vera, most by incurred. In some cases this will be

that the prisoner sold postal notes I would not not harga cosefully a man with stealing more severaly with it than I shond with s CLARKE ACTING CEILF JUSTICE,

have acorpted a receipt for prestal notes in die won they had ever made up his events and ordinary case. You were a public servant and had and under common supervision. The whargeable to the Praya Reclamation works, in

thown how he stood. They must be satisfied be seen antrasted for a long time by the Govern- charge of an account for money orders. therefore would be well done with promptitude others it must form the abject of special raport.

THE DEFAICATIONS AT THE POST OFFICE.

Alexander Gordon Stephen I am cashier of yond all doubt that the prisoner had made away ment with the conduct of an office-in fast the and economy. It would be practicable to talte stimate, and rote, I have not bad time to ex

Zolinda Barradas, clerk in the Past fina, ia haud a district and finish both house deinde, it will be necessary, in many cases, to of the drainage of Victoria has been published property of ber-Majesty.

swipe these storm-water obannoša in détail. To 81-Now that Mr. Chadwick's final report was oäarged with stealing cartain moneys, the the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. I produce with this money before they could find him confidence in you appears to have been most the resulting cashier's book for Feenery and allty or sither or all of the charges, and complete and you committed the robbery under and street sowers at once, and then relieve, then them up. This will have to be dɔne whom I should like to point out that in all the loading The Acting Attorney-General Hor. E. J. March. On the 18th March there is an entry of fidering thair vordiot he would ask them to patefroumstances of considerable utrocity. By the publin of the amoyance of rapsated opening the streista.

the sewerage work is in hand, as it would add and more important engineering tatares he has Ackroyd), instructed by the Crown solicitor sash received from the Government of 3.16.9 out of their raind all that they might have seen alteration of the voucher submitted to tho - 23.It will be practicable to arrange a ixed to the cast wad to the inconvenience to the adopted the suggestions laid down in roy report (Mr. B. Juboson) prosecuted: Br. J. I have vouchers to show how that sum is made in the newspapers or hand outside and beguiliter and by the erasure of some words you were goale of charges for house drain construction, so able to open these otsanelt op merely for the of 14th Nov., 1888, and not. & would appear by Frannis, Q.O., in ustad by Messrs. Caldwell up There were twe auras received from the simply by what videos had been laid before enabled to obtain credit twice pred for the same that the owner could be given a very eloas ati purpose of inspection, close them again, and your loading artiste of to-day, tha sotems of and Wilkinson, defended.

sam, and in addition you attempted to escape Post Off$1,913 and $101. No her sums

The Acting Alterasy-General aid the pri. from justice by quilting the colony. Yos ara mate of the cost of the work befo it in omnally open when the work is in hand. Mr. Cooper endored by Mr. Prices

were paid in by the Government that day on

is learned friend had stared that the out convicted, as I said Just now, af staaling Fabrary, 1888, there was no sam of 31,737 paid His the jargould compararely small sum, and the sentence centage would bẹ, sidude to cover the most of

not And the prisoner guilty unless a statement hall pass upon you is one of three years' im supervision and of the preparation of reco.d of the water-works, and it will therefore be depased by Mr. Comper and awarly all the The cross-examination of Arthur Kennedy in from the Postmaster General. PLADE

sirable to provide the necessary funds for both | main pointų in which ≥4 diffored from Mr. Travers, was remmed. He said—The vacioas Inspector Stanton I went to Menila recently of account showing the deficiency was laid before prisonment with kard labour. 14-It is also worthy of consideration works at the same time and in the same manner, Cooper hava bsan npheld in my favour by Mr. amounts which I advanced to the prisoner are fa arrest the prisoner. He was handed over to them Ho (the attorney-General maintained whether owners should not be allowed to pay for

58 -- The funds to be provided are as follows - Chadwick, viz :--.

shown in the Bank Pass book. I have not theme in the British Consulates. the cost of house-drains by snnual instalments Betinstod cost of completing the water.

By his Lordship-1 told him that he was 1.—The subire separation of the appw and counterfcils of the cheques given since: Outobar, ́extanding over say, savo years. Assuming works,

European pordons of the town from the lower 1889. Those before that. I cannot, and.. Binos charged with stealing $45,000 from the Post the rate of interest to be 4 per cent, then von Estimated quat of sewerage, say, 300,000 and Chiness

October, 1884, up to the end of December I at Office, Bedil not say anything to the charge.

This conohided the case for the prosaention. Annual payments at the rate of 16 porcent. on the

2--Dingh and ausperous cutfalle sate the venced to Dim, in all, 38,63375. I cannot give

The defence called no witnessPR. $500,000 | burbour in this phaos of the large intercepting any idea of the average paymentà ever the counter cal would be required to pay it off with interest.

swer and pumping station proposed by Mr per month in the Money Order Office. I am not Cooper.

3.---") he design and usture of the cuffall

not be costly.

this were done it weald be a relief to the individual, but would not add seriously to the cost of the sewerage system. After all, every

газом.

kouse-drain must ha sither connivated nected to the new sawers, so that the incidence

tay

·MB. CHADWICK'S PINAL REPORT ON THE DRAINAGE OF VICTORIA.

TÓ THỂ SDITOR OF THE DAILY PEESS."

J

SUPREME COURTS:

24th July,

CIMINAL BESSIONS,

The Jurors were-Mcters. W. Danby H.

orders.

25th July...

menced. To the vett most of the work a porte degeriment entrusted with the completion Chadwick is n very different thing to that pro Champoaux, F. Dodwall, or T. McCalloo

52.—The sewerage work is to be carried out by Chadwick is a versereas proped by Mr. Crawford, 1. Beynal. Thos Arnold, G. de account of the Postmister-General. On the 28th

15-A Committee of the Sanitary Board is Funds provided in this year's Estimatas now engaged in the consideration of the drainage New Watermains, $80,000 by-law. I have the bangur te recommend that Main Drainage and Sanitary.... 50,000 this report be submitted to the said Committee

for their consideration, so that they may, if they

lage that may appear desirable for the purpose

OSHENT CHADWICK To The Honourable W. M. DEANECH G.,

Acting Colonial Bevaretary...

THE HON. O. CHADWICK'S FINAŁ REPORT ON THE MAIN DRAIN. AGE SCHEME

"

$200,000

1:0,000

6,000

$12,000

Mem. Kust, C. E.

them.

NINGPO.

Blet July

that if he proved that the prisoner alleged to have paid so zanah money into the Bank, that be had credited himself for so doing, and shown a receipt for it, and if it was farther proved that the receipt he produced did not refer to this amount at all but had been made to do double duty, frat..

A. inbet daring ontregi, now of which has Mr. Francis, on behalf of the defendant, said as a receipt for postal notes and then being aware of any regulations laring down how the he must ask the jury to oltaicats from their bronght forward as a voucher for money order, just reached me was perpetrated bust night by prisons was to dispose of money receive. He winds storything that they had read sud beard the jury wore justified in using a the con- of wis robbers, who appear to bare pro 4Combining the drainage of the backyards, was anthurised to pay all orders presented out of with referance to this case and confine them onion that the prisoner bad stolon the map, arranged everything.

The bots are as follows-At about 8 p.m. a , with the boase drains in place of disposing monoys keceived from abroad. The drails from selvsa strictly to the evidenos. He submitted Had the prisoner used this money for other pare sea ft, introduce any modification into the. by but of the vete. Main Drainage and Sanitary, the street vide channels as proposed by Mr. pest of local orders the prisonorcaald get money out any case against the prisoner. For the pro- such a sem af money that should have been paid cargo, a few and treasure to tho $970,000 of the backyard drainage over the surface into Sheaglai and other coast pors sent in in res that the prossention had utterly failed to make poses in his business, or find he said "I had small country-boat with triding quantity of of carrying into effect any suggestion that I the following seos have been spent or are to be Cooper.

for. I endorsed them and gore him the draft. seention to make good ther charges they must into the Back but I have weed it for the payment amount of $400 left asgwha--a small plass Love made.I have the honour to be, Sir, yours spent on works not included in this report I obserre Mr. Chadwisk recommend Mr Ho could not get money on the drafts from show satisfactorily that the prisoner could not of money orders" the case for the presention some 29 miles up the river-bound for here. obedient servant, "

By the Sarveyor-General's, "prinzipally Cooper's report be published with bis and ethers Australia. I paid all those into the Postmaster kad did not dispose of those arms of money would not have been so strong, but these was Some time had elaps since the boat's do

well advansad, for Foak wells about 2,000 and I trust that lo intends to innadu mino, as it General's count. The drafts from Shanghai in paying money orders and that he did not me that the prisonersccording to hisbook stated that parture, the night was By Wator and Desinage Department- very nearly sorords with his own. I am, Sir. for Imperial purposes I also paid into that so this money in the current day's bucicem in pay. he bark paid so much into the Bank and got credit and the amall craft was owing to the light

prisipally on Peak Dinge...... 4,000 yours truly,

ount. I can wear have never given him the want of mikey orders. Until then was clearly for haring paid it io, and when it was proved breeze, making but little progress through the The Jubilco Street storm-water channel ......

R. K. LEIGH.

drafia from Australia or any draft for Imperial shows is some adequate manner a statorheat that this min. had never been paid in they wore water when the bundah, who was steering, heard commenced on secount of the New Cən-

purposes from Singhai to be shed and wand with the total receipte on one side and the tots justified in saying that-prisoner had stolen the himself hailed from the shore by four man who tral Market

Hongkongh July, 1890.

in the Money Order Oftes The prisoner did paymente into the Bank and over the counter on amount. There were three charges of the catigory desired to obtain-so they said-a passage to It aust be extremely satisfactory to Mr. Chainot receive any menays coming from abend. The other be submitted it could not be shown and ons of another. They had heart in evidence Ningpo. The Enda, little suspecting their wick to find that he has been able to Satisfy all My-department gets no socomite either from that any money had been stolen or emberried or that Australie was sometimes heavily indebted dangerous chars ter, at once. Fan ok beat into parties. We understood that Mr. Leigh favour. Loudon or the Government showing the poemade away with Even supposing that it was to the Post Office, but they must bear in mind the shore and permitted the men to board bor ed the combined system as opposed to the tion of mecounts between us and the London clearly shown that this money was actual what Mr. Travers said in his evidon po, that when afterwards standing cut to the strong and suparate system; the latter is the one adopted. Post Office. We advise the Crown Agets that ly lost to the Government, it did not neces-money was required for the purposes of meeting continuing his course, whlak was hardly done Is his report Mr. Leigh stated three "obief certain amounts are payable, but I cannot tell sarily follow that the prisoner had taken local orders, bersupplied cheques to the prisoner what the four men set upon bimand his crew with points of objection" he had to Mr. Cooper's whether these amount are forwarded to them the money, Until the prisoner's arcrunts as to meet them. There was no mood, therefore, knives and sworda. A furious battle resulted, the scheme, frat amongst which he reed At by the Treasury There la o book in the Font whole wers balanced and it was shown of the prisoner applying these sums to pay loosi robbers being assistel by two of their gang who templing to separate rainfall from swags Offee to which I could refer to show the pot that the prisoner could not have dipped of this money orders: With regard to what has been bad come on board as passengers previous to the- over thickly poputated Cinese parts of the ton of socrusts between the Crown Agents and money in any other way, the prosecution sould said about the prisoner's booke not having been bout's departure from Fungwha whithout exalt city" It was on this point, as we paderstood the Post Ofles here. In the collector's soooont not make out their use. One of the witnesses made up, the prisoner, by his conduct, bed zoning any rapfeion. Though taken by surpriss, -the separation of sewage and rainfall that handed to me the amount is a joint amount for had told them that there was sometimes as much lered it impossible for suyout to make ag his the are teaght menfully hat, being only four the controversy turned. Mr. Leigh in his let money orders and postal notes. I cannot say a $20,000 balazos against the Post Offes in ansounts at so short a notics. He would like to to six, they were at Jettgth overcome and at the ter also says Mr. Cholwiek has decided in his how much of this amount is for postal notes and orders coming from Australia, and it was zeers say show words with regard to the fourth sunt mercy of their unserpulové rílants, whó favour as regards, amongst other things the how much for money orders. We have ng ledger sary for the prosecution to show that these sums of the charge, which was very strong against the speedily obtained possession of the $400 and a fue- .."pumping station proposed by My Cooper" account with Shanghai or any mense of verify bed not been used in the payment of local money prisoner. They would remember that there was the sum of $10 which the loodah, an old man, Mr. Cooper only proposed pumping station ing drafts from Shanghai at any particular time rides. They had it from Mr. Travers, with s put in a certificate dated 16th March, drawn up paid them to spars his life. The cobbers then for the Eastern District, and that is part also he money 1 advazood to the prisoner was tond eertein amount of ralactanse that they could by the prisoner and presented by him which roabsconded, leaving the members of the urer in e -67 Mr. (hadwick's scheme. As regards the ed to ranal lossl money orders. There is a local quite understand that although prisoner should presented that $1,913,69 had been paid in for helplem state from the number of wounds is- number of outfalls the decision is undoubtedly.erder book. I never looked to as it the ad now not have need it to pay orders, as a matter of postal putes. It had been proved that that ehm ficted. It is reportes this moralny that cas in Ma. Leigh's favour, Ed. D. P... were entered thore. I cannot explain the mesh fact and almost as a matter of necessity, the was paid and a receipt was girea lor it from of the robbers has been found hidden in soms for sewer outfall If the foreshore were 5-It stems probable therefore, that

jug of the entrim Credited London which whole of the moneys toived by him over the Trossary. On that receipt, which had boon rashes by the river bank and taken into custody THE SHARE CONTRACTS BILL. reclaimed the Prays wall wood be in repot less than $750,000 expanded on water supply,

Desar in the Imperial och book Until after the counter wall as the moneys, receiv. produced, the words on account of remained, by the officials. Two of the bont's crow have latively deep water and would form can drainage, and sanitatión, during a period" of, THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRES." the prispser left the sons I know nothing ad from Mr. Travers were colted together but what followed there had been earthed out succumbed to their wounds No doubt the a geobjectionable position for direct ontfalle say, fira youne”.

SIE-The Ordinance introduced by the Hon. about the books in the money order department, and that the prisoner habitually, at any rate dir- The prisoner then oraited himals with having thorities conserved will make every effortin their Considering the uncertainty es to the future 66.The proposed works are of a permanent J. J. Keswick at the last testing of the Legis. I know there were books which were andited ing the period Mr. Travers was in the office, paid in this amount for money orders. The power to capture the re miscreants who are psymiept of Australian and bashier of the bank stated that no anch sum had still at large, a such a daring wat has not been condition of the forestore, the best plan will be character, and should be pushed cu to complation latine Chancil wa andoabtedly introduced with every month and I left it to the Auditor. I did used this money to provide for the striot requirements of the rapidly as pasible. The funds might be a good object, and may work benefisially ulti- not know how the prisoner disposed of the local money anders. No matter what explans...been cold in and it was clear that the wounts known in this neighbourhood for som: time. existing area only, with the minimam number of borrowed a required, and repaid, with intermately, but I doubt whether the present me money under his controll know how he ought tion might be given, a man would not be charged - passed the sulit sagmination by means of the Daily Newss worrespondent.

kaving therefore available for use this your Mr Chadwick's final report on the main $128,00. drainage scheme was laid on the table of the Consequently the sam, to be provided is Banitary Board on Friday, The Grat part of $172,000. the report dools with the drainags of the last?

In addition to the water and drainage

era district, while the latter part gives a ram works, designed and estimated, numerous other mary of the recommendations made in that and works, which bave not been designed and esti previous reporte na to the sewerage of the sity mated, will be required to complete the aptation generally.

THE EASTERN DIMTRICT. The Eastern district is bone led on the wast by Gonenly Nullish and on the east by Cause- way Bay. The present frontage, formu ra bay with a wide strip of foreshore exposed at low

of Hongkong There y

Drainage of Villegas, principally those in the Kowinon Peninja

Water-supply of Kowloon Peninsula, Allerations to storm water-okaunele.

Extension of Peak out-fall sewers and provi-

tides which is my foul. It seems probable Me feign of some means of wagyu disposal

Chadwick says, that the reclamation of this fore-

shore will in time become an imperative mecosity. The present frontage for the whois long the slashe

Water-supply of Aberdee

Also meters and amuday for Wátor-works. The Kowloon watansupply bas besa roughly

"distriot presents no really satisfactory position (extimated at $180,000.

sum