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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 12, 1910.
48. All works connected with the construction of drains, sewers and connections shall be carried out in strict accordance with the plans and sections previously submitted to and approved by the Building Authority or with such amendments to such plans and sections as may have been required by him, to make them comply with the provisions of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinances, 1903-1909, and all bye-laws and regulations made thereunder and such works shall be carried out in a proper and workmanlike manner with the best materials of their respective kinds and shall be subject during their pro- gress to the control and supervision of the officers of the Building Authority appointed in that behalf and shall be completed to the entire satisfaction of the Building Authority. 49. Whenever any drain or sewer is about to be constructed or re-constructed the Building Authority shall have power to require the provision of a surface channel of approved materials and design, in lieu of a covered drain or sewer, in any position in which a covered drain or sewer may appear to him to be undesirable.
Waste pipes from buildings and surface channels from kitchens, seulleries, bathrooms” stables, cow-sheds and the like shall discharge into such surface channel without the intervention of a trap; but any communication between such surface channel and a covered drain or sewer shall be by means of a trap.
50. The position and depth of any sewer to which it is proposed to make a connection shall be ascertained by the person or persons submitting any plan or notice relating to any drainage works. The Building Authority, shall, on application being made to lim by such person or persons, open the road or footway where necessary to enable such information to be obtained, but the cost of such opening and of the re-instatement of the surface shall be borne by the applicant.
51. The Building Authority or any officer deputed by such Authority may with such assistants as may be necessary enter any building, curtilage or works and may open the ground surface or take such other action as he may consider necessary for the purpose of inspecting and supervising the works to be carried out or about to be carried out under these regulations provided that any damage caused to the owner by reason of such inspection shall be made good by the Building Authority at the public expense should the work of which inspection is made be found sound and good.
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52. In any case in which the Building Authority may consider the provisions of any o these regulations inapplicable or inexpedient he may grant such modifications exemptions as he may tonsider necessary.
APPOINTMENTS, &c.
No. 52.-lis Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Captain GERALD) GEORGE WOOD, Hongkong Volunteer Corps, to be his Honorary Aide-de-Camp, with effect from this date.
5th February, 1910.
No. 53. His Excelleney the Governor has been pleasel to appoint GEOFFREY NORMAN ORME, Assistant Land Officer. New Territories, Southern District, to be a Police Magistrate for the Southern District of the New Territories, and has directed that his title be changed to that of Assistant District Officer for the Southern District of the New Territo- ries, with effect from this date.
7th February, 1910.
NOTICES.
MAGISTRACY.
No. 54.- -It is hereby notified that a meeting of the Licensing Board will be held in the Colonial Secretary's Office at 4.30 p.m., on Monday, the 21st day of February, 1910, for the purpose of considering the following applications under the Liquor Licences Or- dinances, 1898-1909, víz.:-
1. From one J. KAMIL residing at 37, Queen's Road Central, for a Hotel Keeper's adjunct licence to sell by retail intoxicating liquors on the premises numbered 37, Queen's Road Central, under the sign of "The Bristol Restaurant". 2. From one P. O. PEUSTER residing at the Peak Hotel for a Hotel Keeper's adjunct licence to sell by retail intoxicating liquors on the premises Victoria Gap under the sign of "The Peak Hotel".
9th February, 1910.
G. A. WooncOCK, Secretary to the Licensing Board.
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