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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 7, 1911. 267

8. The occupier of any premises situate within any of the districts specified in Bye- law No. 1 (1) or if there be no occupier the owner or the immediate landlord shall make due provision for the daily removal froni his premises of all ashes, domestic waste, refuse and other objectionable matters to the dust carts, dust baskets, dust-bins or dust boats pro- vided by the Sanitary Board, or by the Scavenging Contractors,

9. The occupier of any premises shall provide himself with a strong substantial movable dust-bin constructed of impervious materials with closely fitting cover to the satis- faction of the Sanitary Board and sufficient for the reception of the day's house refuse.

10. The occupier of any premises upon which any water closet or urinal has been or hereafter shall be constructed, or if there be no occupier the owner or immediate landlord, shall provide a constant and adequate supply of water, stored in accordance with the Drain- age Regulations from time to time in force for the flushing of every such water closet and urinal and shall maintain every such water closet and urinal in a thoroughly efficient and cleanly condition.

11. No excretal matters shall be placed in or upon or conveyed along or across any street or open space except between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m. and except in strong substantial buckets with closely fitting covers, and of such pattern as may from time to time be approved by the Board.

12. No pigwash shall be placed in or upon or conveyed along or across any street or open space except between the hours of midnight and 9 a.m. and except in strong substan- tial buckets with closely fitting covers and of such pattern as may from time to time be approved by the Board; and no such pigwash shall be conveyed in any boat within the Har- bour Limits except in such buckets as aforesaid or if in bulk in watertight tarred holds with closely fitting hatches. Pigwash, if not placed in such a boat or vessel, must be conveyed direct to a licensed pigsty.

13. No excretal matters or pigwash shall be emptied, discharged, deposited or placed in or conveyed to, over, on or upon any gully, drain, sewer or any inlet thereto.

14. Excretal matters which have been placed in a conservancy boat shall not be landed at any place within the Colony including New Kowloon but excluding the rest of the New Territories, but must be removed forthwith from the Harbour Limits in the vessel in which they have been placed.

15. In these Bye-laws the term "excretal matters" shall include nightsoil and urine.

Made by the Sanitary Board this 20th day of June, 1911.

W. BOWEN-ROWLANDS, Secretary.

Approved by the Legislative Council this 6th day of July, 1911.

C. CLEMENTI,

Clerk of Councils.

No. 202.-His Excellency the Governor has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the King, to the following Ordinance passed by the Legislative Council :-

Ordinance No. 24 of 1911.--An Ordinance to amend the Larceny (Amendment)

Ordinance, 1909.

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