THE HONGKONG. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 17, 1911. 469
APPROPRIATION BILL.-The Colonial Secretary a ldressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding five million eight hundred and ninety-nine thousand seven hundred and seventy-one Dollars to the Pub- lic Service of the year 1912.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Mr. HEWETT, Dr. Ho KAI, the Colonial Treasurer, the Director of Public Works and His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read second time.
The Colonial Secretary moved that the Bill be referred to the Finance Committee.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
Council then adjourned until after the meeting of the Finance Committee.
On Council resuming the Colonial Secretary reported that the Bill had been considered by the Finance Committee and adopted with one clerical amendinent, and moved that the Bill be read a third time.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time and passed.
ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned until Thursday, the 16th November, 1911.
Read and confirmed this 16th day of November, 1911.
C. CLEMENTI,
Clerk of Councils,
F. D. LUGARD,
Governor.
No. 349.
Bye-laws made under Section 16 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinances, 1903-1909.
The bye-laws contained in Schedule B of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, and published at pages 476 and 477 of the Regulations of Hongkong, 1910, under the heading "Offensive Trades" are hereby repealed and the following bye-laws are substituted
therefor :-
Offensive Trades.
1. Offensive Trade", for the purpose of these bye-laws, means and includes the trades of blood-boiling, tripe-boiling, soap-boiling, tallow-melting, bone-boiling, bone-crushing, bone-burning, bone-storing, rag-picking, rag-storing, manure manufacture, blood-drying, fell- mongery, leather dressing, tanning, glue-making, size-making, gut-scraping, hair-cleaning, feather-storing, feather-cleaning, and any other noxious or offensive trade, business or manu- facture whatsoever.
2. It shall not be lawful to carry on any offensive trade in any premises unless a licence has been issued by the authority of the Governor in accordance with the terms of the Crown lease of the lot upon which such premises are situate, where such licence is required, nor unless a licence has been issued by the Board under Bye-law No. 3.
3. (1.) Every application for a licence shall be made in the form attached to these bye-laws. The person so applying shall receive a licence from the Board in the form attached to these bye-laws, and such person is hereinafter referred to as the licensee and shall be responsible for the due performance of the provisions of these bye-laws. Every licence shall expire on the 31st December and shall be for a period not exceeding one year.
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