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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE.

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Hou M THOMSON (Colonial Trea- surer),

Hou. Mr. W. REES, DAVIES, (Attorney

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Hou. Mr. W. CiraTuan, C.M.G. (Director of Puklic: Works).

W. Baswin (Registrar- Hoa. Me A General).

Hoa. Commander DASIL R. II. TAYLOR, R. N. (Harbour Muster).

Hoa Dr. Ho KAI, MD, CM, CMG. Hos Mr. HK POLLOCK, KO," Jon. Mr. WEI YUK,

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of law. They have already been carried out as you will have seen from different sessional papers laid on the table of this Council, such for instance as the matter of open spaces In the matter of cubicles the recommenda tions of the Commission which reported on this matter last August have been practically

nino which referred to pulling down every third house and which was not intended to be carried into operation forth with but to be kept in view as a theory and as an ideal to be aimed at, Bobb for structural and flauacial reasons no ne ion in MUSICAL thit direction on be taken at the present time but the recommendations with which I agai principle will be kept in mind. At, the time. when the Committee presented their report the Sanitary Board had not I think realised their powers under the proviso 154 on the subject of enbicles, as was pointed out by the hon. member at the end of the table on my left (Mr. May). In the

years. 193 in 1900 (he average number of casas presented to Government for exemption or modification under the Ordinance was 2.75 por anuna. Since the date on which the Government pointed out the powers at the Sanitary Board the number of modifications and exemptions which have bean reachumended involved 4179 fl sors contained in 2247 houses, Hoa. members will I think agree that the Government have reongnised the principle that cubicles are a necessity among The Chinos and has taken such stops as are in

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ค behalf of myself and the civil servants who ollaborated in preparing the Bill now before you that up effort has been spared to sift-tothe boltam either the recommendations Hon. Mr. "WEI YU-I have great pleasure mada by the Blommissioners or have come from in secouding tha!, any outside source and to give effect in the HIS EXCELLENCY- I will gladly assure the, fullest possible way to every point which ap. honourable maruber that the bill will not bo peared to us to be for the public interest and the proceeded with for the space of one month as he public wirh I rougnise with admiration the aske

The bill public spirit of the auch ial members of the

was then read a first timo. Fanitary Board who devote so much time to the discussion of public ufairs. Nothing in this

CHINESS EMIGRATION ORDINANCE Bill will dimin sh the large powers given them The ATTORNEY-GENERAL Moved the third

renants and conditions of sala and if the to correct the misapprehuussions old controver-1 The Secretary of State, in conveying the sp sies were awakoned which had been sifted by the proval of His Majesty to the Ordinance pointed engineering department were separated from different Governors at different times, and out in very forcible terms the practieal difficulties the Public Works Department a building might the remedies which appeared most suitable which must ensue from having set aside this be mathorised that would interfare with the concurrence recommendation of the special commissioners levels and alignments of these ronde. I agree A meeting of the Hongkong Legislativo had been applied with the

But it is and therefore Ordinance 23 was introduced with the Commissioners that it is absolutely Council was held yesterday in the Council of the Secretary of Stata.

imposible to rise from a pernaal of with I believe the primary intention of necessary that the Building Authority should Chapcher.

th report, and the evidence which eapports it, creating an administrative head of the depart be under one department. In order to give :. PRESENT --- HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR SIR without feeling that the Colony owes a very mont. These however who view this question effect to this I propose to transfer the an atmosphere less. hestos by local senior sanitary surveyor and two clerks from FREDERICK

LUGARD, great debt of gratitude to those public spirited from JOHN DEALTRY

gentlemen, who, ne'I have said, devoted such a controversy and who bring to the aid of their the Sanitary Department to the Public K.C.M.G., C.B., D.3.0.

portion of their time to the Investigation judgment the experience they have gained in Works department, creating a junior sanitary Hon. Mr. F. H. MAY, 31.G. (Colonial

of these pablic questions. Under the circum. other countries and regions come to the con- surveyor with an assistant engineer who Secreta

olukion that

∙to in order mainhib the should be appointed by the Public Works. stanosibat originated that Commission which I have described, honourable mombersediency and pro'ical nse of the depart Two drains ga inspectors will also be trans-

it was my ment a working bead is consaLT, "The ferred as officers of the Public Works D will, I think, agree that bounden. duty to vory oncefalls in Secretary of State, and his officers, Musste, ment and less offers are intimately associatou Chadwick and Osborne with their experienes, with the Building Authority. The cost of the vestigate their serious recommeglat on8- which have boon. made by Lo com mad I may add myself with the experience engineering staff proposed by the Commission mitteo which was not representative of the whole which I have had of administration, are was £3260 and to that we shall have to pay in community-before the bill was produced which fully convinced that to work successfully and to addition one cenior engineer. The amount is now before ui. I have given vory onreful aintain discipline-which the Commissioners involved by the isoremental risks under the TELEFONE No. 135 consideration and much thought to the said was lamentably deficient that there should new scheme will cost $3790. The maximum report of the committee and with some of their be a working bend who shall devote his whole will be £334, but that maximum can never be I do not not find myself in agree time and shall be vested with adequate powers reached as it is imposible that all officers will proposals. ment-I posk only of some of their proposals and responsibility and whose career shall be similarly drawing maximum rats. There nor do I think that they represan the wish of depend upon the efficiency of the department and will therefore, be a considerable saving. the Public Works D pari- the entire community. Of this I will speak who, like his sabordinates, shall be responsible In practice. Presently. The bill before you, like the report of to the Government. Hshall be responible maut will warge notices against property the-sommision isolf deals with a vast amount for the proper spending of the volks if the owners for certain uuisances ench as deficient of detail, into which I do not propon to enter, Sanitary Department under the control of the window ares, absenes of open space, illegal cock I will confine myself in my observations reasury and of the Audit department. The lofts, obstruction in back yard, and that class appointinent however, of that new head of of nuisance which fall under the purview of the to the larger principles. Attached to

department which is provided for in this Bill Building Authority. Notices of plans will ne bill is a statement of le objects and rea-

now be disposited with the Public Works contidor these ia committee when we

the powers which the Ordinance confere upon the Finance Committee,

Sanitary Board, 1 propose that the hond with the nuisances and other notices referring The COLONIAL TREASURER REConded, and discuss the bill slange by class. There is un

olence in the bill referring to corruption or of the department shall before the 81st to sanitary questions will be issued by the the motion was ng cont" to: PUBLIC HEALTH AND BILDINGS ORDINANCE berg which involves executive uction, hat no March of ench year lay the ratimites bauitaty Board, as heretofors, Similarly the altoration of the law, und in no direction did the fore the Sanitary Board. for discussion Public Works Department will dest,with house (AMENDMENT) BI The ATTORNEY GENERAL, moved the first miles to better survien than they did in ex together with any proposals which he may drainage which is part constraction. In future maka regarding works of owners will have no trouble or expense with reading of a. Bill entified An Ordinance to posing certain malpractices. You will recollect bavo.

'natura included in the vote.

to plass us to drainage, and it amend the Public Health and Buildings tive action in regard to the disclosures made.

that the government took immediate and effe

fr public works extraordinary. I propose will not be see ssary to liste duplicate Ordidasco, 1903, and the Public Health and think myself the best way to prevent suck mul that lie shall cons it the Sanitary Board on all plans and there will only be good for Haildings Ordinance, 1903,

certifiesto of completion. Since a'l The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS Seconded. Practices would be the appointment of a working charges giving effect to sanitary byelaws, that

head of the department who will be able to keep he shall inform the Board of any change in the structural work will be under one depart His EXCELLENCY said, I rias to speak to the subordinates under his immediate discipliu o organisation of the staff, that he shall inform maut there will I hope be no farther delays, Bill of what unusual inforest, and

for The Commission also advocated an increase in importana, su Ordinance to send the Public sed control. That brings me to the question of them regarding any recommendations Health and Building Griinonce of 1901, the administrative head of the spurt ment and appointment or lost or dismissal of the the number of medical officers of health and a the Presidenoy of the Sauitury Department. European staff, and that be should lay before decrease in the number of inspectors. Of the The Commission which my prefector P. No chang is intended, or is contained in the them any complaint of the public regarding the three assistant medical officers of health whose poistert reported as long ago at 18th April

It may seem that a somewhat nousually present Bill now before usor in the general staff. I bave spoon of the financial responsiblity salaries are provided in the current estimates last,

timbas elapsed sings the Govern- principle which was embodied in setion 3 of of the head of the department sud since I am 000 post has been vacat now for asery long long

position to bring forward Ordinsnes 23 of 1003. Experience has pro ed endeavouring in lay before you a faithful expas time and during the past year one uthor has ment in

of the action of the Government in connection been on leave. The Medical Officer of Health the present Bill. But I would remind you and the Commission very forcibly pointed out

with the report of the Commission, I would has nieu for some time past been acting as "that su. Ordivance was passed in Jane that it is not advisable for the Principal Medical

Offfeer to combine the duties of administrative eter also to their suggestions on the subject.civil veterinary surgeon, yet there has been no last to deal with certain aspects-vik open head of the department with the many ardnons The Commissioners suggested that the Sanitary complaints of neglect of work or overstrain. spaces, Havenging lanes, and other argent maiters The Officer Administering the Govora. and responsible dation he has es Principal Board shou'd base umestricted power lo sport That I daresay may be due largely to the great meût found it necessary to appoint a committee Medical Officer, nor do I think myself that it the antica sum toted for the sanitation of the porasual energy and experience of the present to report, more precisely ex to recommen- and in principle at the expert-of-the-colony be sum-voted for sanitation, gentle Medical OBoer of Health. In future by the dations which should be put forward Bourd whose view, may be set and on the men in and located is to come an appointment of a head of the department the poling should biosel be authorised and allocated by this Council If Medical Other of Health will be relieved of a in the matter of oubiclos. The report president of "the Board,' Tho prosent the Sanitary Board is to deal with the sam as a great deal of correspondance. I see therefore no the commitive was received in August Ofear of Health agrees with this hump sum that the power of this council is taken. necessity for filling up the raincy which exists last. Then the question he to the rela view but if he is to affectually be rollared of away and coulern d'upou the Sanitary Board. A and still leas for increasing the staff of medical tions between the Sanitary Board and this duties, as administrative head of the depart large portion of these votes are concerned with ficers of health. It is not possible to substrate

was 趋 matter which Building Authority necessitated exhaustive inquiry by experts and ment and president of the Board and resume the personal emoluments of oficials. These are medionl oflcers for inspectors. That class of the report of those who were appointed to deal the Government he shoald, I think, no longer ments made by the Crown, and it is not legally cleansing operations, inspegi uuisanges or bis proper position as independent adviser to arranged under agreements and the appointman would not consent to personally supervise with has only bean.com. mitatively reccely received by the Ho be a member of the Beard at all nor do I think possible for any corporats body to ular those control gangs of coolios nor do I think in many be having been president should be relegated to salaries The Commission also suggested that cases he would be physically fit to do so vernment. Many of reddations of the Commission involved y less responsible position: 1 see myself no hey should have the power of appointing and nor has be the training for suc work,

reason why the Medical Officer of Health should discharging afficers, but it is quite impossible bowever I do not propose to increase the executive action which did not necessitate any not hava a gent on the Board. It has been urged for any corporate body to dismiss offers staff of medical offers of houth I do not amendment of the law, and in many respecte this excentive nation has been taken, or is b-ing that he is a servant of the Board responsible appointed under the Crown whose rights are think the recommendation of the Commission takin. The Bill incorporates a large number of for carrying out the decisions of the Board, but safeguarded to them through the representative for the decrease of inspectors has the same amendments which were fond necessary, from the President, is a legas servant of the of the Crown with an ultimate right of | weight. They propose to abfish senior Board to carry out its decisions so it seems to sppeal to the Secretary of State. Neither do I inspectors These me each supervise two time to time, since the Principal Ordinance was passed in 1903, and has taken, considerable me to be no anomaly that he who uses out the think i would-be-to-fligsbenefit of the depart. districts with two district inspectors under decisions of a corporate body shoal hen memberment to be run as a separate concern from the rest them. The system seeros to us to have been time &nd work. I could wish

of that body. It seems to me un anomaly that he of the civil service. You would not get the a good one as affording opportunities for been here to SUTTY my predecessor bad

The fact that be has a vote | same glass of men, you would should not bo zo,

not get promotion and introducing some elasticity. through the legislation which the Bill is likely to enhance his sense of responsibility, coutinuity, which I consider to be neces The Medical Offour of Health advocates it but purates. He would have dealt with it with moso His opinions are made public and recorded in sary to efficiency and see as it is based since the commission, urget it and laid great ability, and with more fuency of speech than I

the proceedings of the Board, The Sanitary on accumulative experience. At the present stress upon it I have decided to give is a trial. am able to command. But I will not yield to hin in my esdeavonc. to fully maintain the Board weigh this expert opinion against time gentlemen, I think that in this part of the It can be effected in two ways, either by inerens under the Act with the exception of the transfer reading of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to British Empire we prefer to be governed by ing the number of districts or by relieving in the efforts which I have used to hat-end the majority decide what shall be the issue, trained civil servants with an executive council, the district inppostora of some of their datior, interesis of the colony, and of the ammavity the question of Ruanes and policy and

The Bill before you substitutea the Medical and with a legislative council raprasasting sinew it is clearly impossible that two men 1.wnld first remind you of the history and Officer of Health for the Capt. Superintendent the community by its most distipguished can do the duty of three men already fall carry out the recommendation of the Commission; the Bill was rod a third time, Constitution of the Commission whose report may to said to be the immediato preceding of Police, I am well aware that this point, isi membore, and not by a majority of the employed, In Kowlson, that new and, pro- Sanitary Board will still maintain its power journed till this day fortnight.

I pass now to another gressive area, we propose to create a new of criticism and making known its wishes. cause of the present legislation. Complaints arguable and has been argued before and I do Sanitary Board.

was recommended by the Com- The bill, as I have said, only refers to mittera had been made by the antheist members of col feel dispused to insist upon it if the views of the principal questions dealt with in district ne

of the majority are obviously against it. The this bill. The Commissioners complained that mission, but in Hongkong the creation which necessitated an alteration in the law, the Sanitary Board and others that the

дет districts Government propose that the new head of the there had been great delay in the passing of

would involve such With regard to those matters which javolv-d hands of me of the subordinates of the staff department to take the place of the Principal of place and in other matter connected inextricable confusion in land certificates executive action the hill does not des! as afre dy of the Fenitary Board were not as clean antedical officer should be a cadet hoor with with the Building Authority. They propose that I do not think it would be advisable the Government has given effect to them. The Medionl Ofer of Health There are some other points that are relevant they might be, and that some bribery and corruption exist d. The idea was cursived by experience of the Chinese, in the Chinese a solution of this that the Sanitary to do so. my predecessor of appointing the apoioint langnage, and of proved administrative capacity. Board should control its own staff of engineers. gives it as bis opinion that the number of to the discussion and I think I would be best. The following vote was passed,

In this view i believe the Commissioners This must necessarily mean duplication and of districte they would have to sreale would be 12 filing the wishes of the community outside members of the Sanitary Board to investigate

tmrelled somewhat beyond these chaigis, more especially because those agree. It would however, gentlemen, be idle course additional cost and I think that Hoa to 18 so that there would be no decrease in the the walls i

for me to barko the real issue which the Members will agree with me that at the persent number of inspectors required. The alternative tie clauses of the bill and explained as

The Governor recommended the Council to Commission raised whether the administrative time our efforts ahonid be directed towards is to appoint my font inspectors for special fally as I am able to do, not only the legal vote a

sum of Twenty-two thousand one. expanded into an inquiry into the administra. | load of the department should be responsible to reducing instead of lncreasing the expenditure, duties and these additional men are also very action, but the executiva action which the hundred Dollars ($22,100) in aid of the vote"

ti Sanitary Board or to the Government. I especially now that the initial work in con- much required in order to provide for vacancies Government has taven, and is at present Public Works Recurrent, Na'i wn in preceding correspondenos expressly heint, memorandumation. bar hun auronten by illuess or through the absence on leave of taking, or is to lake, to give effect to the Typhoon and Rainstoran Dating aid he bed no intention of medifying the law, point, and I cannot soe Low un offer is The memorandum prepared by the Hon. district inspectors. I heir pay ould be from recommendations, of the Commniss or. Generally and that the committee was not appointed to appointed by the Crown and paid by the Crown Director of Public Works and laid on the table 4 to £270 per annum; i.creasing by £15 per speaking the main desire of the execptive and i fficer who hold his position by the of the Council dealt with the arguments aunum, that is if they are fully qualified in the Governmett, has bean to introduce.auch that cod. Afterwards the terms of reference ure of the Crown, but where estear is bound advanced by the Commission in clase sodinose otherwise from £165 to £ue. It is reform fato be law and the procedure as the were extended to investigate the "inconsiderale

He pointed out the over- not possible to ruise this rate of pay za investigations of the Cons mission have shown to action of the officials" in enforcing the law in the efficiency of the department, and who concise terms.

san oply by consured or removed by the overu lapping which must occur and the diffi- otherwise subordinates in other departments be necessary; secondly ta intradice such other and to investigate certain charges of irregument he serves, sau be responsible to any other culty of discriminating between the officials of of similar grade would have a claims alss to have amendments as has been shown to be necessary larity and corruption and secondly whether

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday Issued the sdministration of the existing law was body but the Government. It is not aualsgous the Public Works Departout and of the their salaries raised. It is considered enough since 1903, to ralox wherever possible will

to quote the case of a company, whose chairman angineering staff of the Sanitary Board. I as it is increased by certain allowances. The advantage to the community to stringent claumes the following report Batisfactory-pot whether the law was adequate,

is a servant of the directors. A c'isirning of a need not repent all these arguments which Commissioners made n commendation with | that were unduly hravy on the Chinese com

On the 5th at 11.45 a.m.-The barometer Lich as I have said was expressly excluded

and 10 encourage them by inviting their] be convincing, i recognise however the justice before. With regard to cattle depots the Com- officials could, of course, not be conducted any time by the directors. If he has

missioners suggested that there should be two think by the appointment of a working head, depression which is moving Eastwards over that without the power to compel witnesses to been appointed under the articles of association of the complaint of the Commissioners and I attend, and to take evidence, and therefore a permanent chairman these articles agree that the bast way to remedy this is that inspectors but the Modical Officer of Health is whose office will be a bureau of inform tion area.

Pressure has increased moderately over S.W. can be altered at any time by meeting there should be no division of control and that of opinion that throo are necessary-one for to Chinese inquirers who will work in close

Kowloon and two for Kennedytown, one for day cosperation with the Regist ar General, will be Japan, the Loochoos and the E. coast of China; laid some stress on this point because I of shareholders The company atministers the building authority should be ander one

a now fotor, and help to smooth our workings and fallen moderately over Central China. It think it has been assumed that the Commission entirely its cwn fonds. Aa ab executive heal department. I think that department should † and for night duty. The Commissioners pro-

of the department he is senior officer to many be the Public Works and that the Director of pose that there should be two inspectors for with the poorer class of Chinese, while the street remains low over the 3. coast of China and the

.W. part of the Chine Sea. informa- representative one with unlimited other Beers also in Government employment Public Works simuld be responsible for cemeteries but since the laying out of the ceme committees, the distribution.

Gradients are rather s'eep. over the Formos bcup of investigation. That was not so.

who are also appointed and discharged by the duties under the Ordinance which cometeries there will now pass to the lnblic Works tion on simple bygiene, will tend is tho No Government icial eat among its mem- ber to assist them; the Commission being Government. It siems to me he must be like under the Building Authority. The Bill Department as part of the Building Authority same direction trast that the unofficial Channel and the Northern shores of the China or irely of members of the Sanitary Beard. If every other head of a department amenable to provides for this and it will be necee. One will probably be sufficient The Commission members of the Sanitary Board will not ea, where N.E. aud E, winds strong to a gale, the scope of its investigations had bech unlimited the Government, The recommendations of the eary to transfer such officers as are concerned recommended two inspectora fo disinfecting relax their offorts to the same end. There will continue to prevail,

It probably ons will suffice': only one has been is no doubt that our methods in the past, no Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending Commission on this point were signed by the under the Building Authority from the Bani I think we might naturally suppose that whole of the members but I think I sm, correct tary Department to the Palio Works Departemp oyed and an diloulty as occurred. The matter how necessary, whenever an epidemic at 10 am, to-day, 0.14 inches: a larger sphere of interest and experieno in saying that more than one agrees more or ment. In ature in order to expedite business urged also that prosecuting inspectors shoult raged in our midst have created considerable would have heen representail on the Cominission than were represented by the able and less with the views which I have stated. The plans will not have to be signed by the Medical be abolished, The Aledical Officer of Health misgiving in the minds of the poorer classer public spirited and experienced gentlemen working head of the department raust in my Ofier of Health and the Director of Public opposed this on the ground that the time of the Land values have docrased; It is our object to

formed the uncficial members of opinion to given full powers of discipline and Works will whereever possible disponse with dist, iot inspectors would be greatly wasted by disarm that suspicion among the uneducated to-day is as foliows:-

of the community and to wto this Sanitary Board I have, gentlemen, control of the day to day routine of the dept plans altogether. Financially this will effects hanging about the courts and that they would portion

ment, more especially as the Sanitary Board considerable saving. The scheme was really not be able to cope with their duties, I think impress on the educated class their repons. Hongkong & Neighbourhood & strong to a gale: Bothing but

the itself only meets onso every fortnight. The part in which the Commission attacked problems before it. For a space of nearly Commissioners say that Ordinance, 23 the of what the Commission recommended. that by arranging special hours and special ibilities, and to interest them in cooperation

tho

legitimate scheme I do not think myself

therafore prosecuting inspectors will be te any one word with regard to the work Formosa Channel the investigation, and they brought to war on by this Council, was not fully compatible with the conditions of this color days we will be able to satisfactorily arrange with us. Before I resume my sest I would wish

year they gave up their private time to first amending Ordinance of 1003, when

It is to express my own The chief engineer of the Sanitary Board would abolished. The present staff of inspectors is of the Commission. The memorandum of the Hon, Colonial Beere have to be an officer of cqnal standing for districts 16. Under the new scheme there personal deep regret, a regret which I know South coast of China hotween Same as No. 1.

Hongkong and Lamooks, is shared by all honourable members, at the South coast of Chins betweenu with the Director of Publia. Works because the that work great capangh the scope.ex. tary which was laid on the table of this Council large local knowledge.

for scavenging. Five plague inspectore will absence of the member who represented the

Hongkong and Hsinan, Same as No. 1. tended beyond what was the original intention goes to show that the matter was very fully Sanitary Board themselves bave act the will be 13 for districts and four extra inspectors

dotated and gentlemen, it seems to me that technical knowledge to control 8 men of remain, also the three inspectors for depots Chamber of Commerce in this Connoit, As of the Government and covered the ground complaint of the Commission is somewhat lesser standing and experience. That of course There will be ons disinfecting inspootor as before chairman of the Commission, working for ten that had been covered by two previous Commis. the coal, and groundless when you recollect would io valve increased cost and it is inevitable and only the outy inspector for cemeteries, months be had sequired a profound know- sions from England, in 1890 and 1998, by that by their own showing in their evidence that there would be friction. I think also that The three proscaling inspectors, the market edge of these subjects, which he had kept up-

The Seamless Robe," by A. Channel (Ada Messre. Obsorna and Chadwick, they never they were naswara fer some three or four years the Bailding Authority should be a Govern- inspector, and one limewashing inspector will to-date as a constant-member of the Sanitary Carter), pablished by T Werner Laurie, the less made si nis very usefur sugges

that they had been deprived of the power which ment department which has no bias towards be abolished. Thus we have abolished sight Board. Not we alone, bat the whole com- London, is a book of revelations on "Christian which -are tione, some of

embodied hey thought was essential to their presented on the Sanitary Board, and whose mission. Some of thess have already reverted to and valuable criticism in our deliberations which the latest fad in religion is said to have property owners who are necessarily largely of the inspectors as recommended by the Community, are losers by not having his assistance Science, and tells of a me miraculous cures in the Bill before us

of zome It was Dot until they began to take

affect given which have already been

fect that they found out that they had lost the interests it is to servs the community as a their duties in the police, from which service en this subject (applause).

been able to effect where eminent medical to by executive aotion. I would remind

eny case it is in whole and to carry out the wishes of the they were temporarily taken. In the matter Hou Dr. Ho KAI-I do not propose to maske practitioners signally failed. Almost as won-- you that one of these Special Commissions to power. However in Which I have alluded-the sccond of them-toting to recall the history of the amend-Government Intending purchasers of land of limewashing the Commision recommended any remarka-upon-che bill now before us. It derfal as its method of snatching thead mathe ing Ordinance 29 of 1903, The original desire to know how they will be dealt with under that half yearly limewashing should be dis-is not usual to discuss it at this stage. But jaws of death whose days are numbered in tha mbmitted a draft bill on Public Health and draft of the bill (I mean the principal the Ordinance and they would not wish their continued and we have now arranged that it as the bill is of very important character, story of how it converted a bishop of the Church Buildings which formed the basis of our Fablic

if

should be carried out once a year only, since and will make a great many alterations in of England. It might be said that the unfor Health and Buildings Ordinance of 1903. The Commissirovided for a hard for the Sanitary proposals to be made public as they must be,

Commission brcanas Mesra. Osborne and laid before the Sanitary Board. Sirailarly with periodic cleansing is enforced and any houses existing law, and especially, in view of the able toaste minister of the Gospel was under the report of the Commission gradually astutt Chadwick, the exports sent out from England, regard to the alterations of boundaries, roump which are found to be dirty may be ordered to address from your Excellency I think the second haun of persecution until "Christian Science"

form a severe both ed the port and present setion of the said that Hongkong was peculiar in having tions, etc., Government. It included matters which no individual responsible to the Governor or be

Government for the administration of the sani- Athely made public. The Building 'duction of the number of interpreters from-17 to for at least a month or six weeks to to some extent conquered matter, he cast aside must know, otherwise plans would 15. We propose that only 14 should be retained enable members to thoroughly digest the bill his canonicals and went forth into the world in had been settled by the Secretary of State, tary Law of the colony. The section, therefore, be passed which would interfere with designs These changes of course, together with those I only wish that there should be a promiel tweeds to win his way to immortality. We have bat as there was no cficial sitting on appointing an administrative head was deleted with regard to roads, drains, water works, etc. I bave indiented with regard to the Building undertaking from the Government that the ag doubt that the story will-find-favour smong the Commission who was familiar with the and the Principal Medical Offer was made Now the Public Works Department deal every Authority, cannot be brought into operation at second reading of the bill will not be proceeded local "Ecientists." correspondence between the Government and

once as the engagement of men already employed with until this day one month. the Secretary of State, who might have been able chairman of the Board bai without any powers, day with the verifying of boundaries, 60-

Wie were accused were government oficials. The terms of reference, to the commilles were tian of the esnitary lay, and Sr Matthew

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of the building authority to the Public Wores ament the Chinese Emigration Ordinance 1839. The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and Department and that has bovu done in order to

and prom..to economy and rapidity. The

HIS FACELLENCY-The Corneil stands ad-

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

A meeting of the Finance Committee was then held-the Colonial Secretary presiding

PUBLIC WORKS.

Miscellaneous,

WEATHER REPORT,

investigation into the conduct the company can be removed or depiosed at appoar to me as they did to my produceusor to reference to plague men and these remain as meration in our campaign against dissus, Tas fallen rapidly in S.E. Japau owing to the

the cmwittes became a commisisior: 1 have

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equally, rainy. N.E. winds strong to a gale.