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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 22, 1912.
(2.) The President of the Board shall also employ contractors for the removal of tal matters from the following buildings
excre-
(a.) All buildings in the Hill District.
(b.) All Government buildings (including Government latrines) and all privately
owned public latrines in the following districts: --
(i.) The City of Victoria.
(.) The Villages of Shaukiwan, Shaukiwan West, Sai Wan Ho, Wong Kok Tsui, Quarry Bay, Tsat Tsz Mui, Chuen Lung, Ma Shan Ha, Fo Tau Fat, Tsin Shui Ma Tău, A Kung Ngam, Aberdeen, Aplichau, Stanley and Taitam.
(ii) Such portions of Kowloon (including New Kowloon) as are situated to the South of a line drawn from a point on the sea- shore North of the village of Ma Lung Kung to a point South of the village of Kak Hang and thence in a South-easterly direction to the sea-shore, as shown on a plan deposited at the Sanitary Board Offices and dated the 17th May, 1910. Such contractors are hereinafter referred to as Conservancy Contractors. (3.) The terms and conditions of the contracts shall be-settled by the Board subject to the approval of the Governor.
2. The servants of the contractors hall, while at work, wear such distinguishing badge as shall from time to time be directed by the Board.
3.-(1.) The occupier of any premises which are situated within any of the districts specified in By-law No. 1 (2) (6), or if there be no occupier, the owner or immediate land- lord, shall, unless such premises are a Government building or a privately owned public latrine, make due provision for the daily removal of all excretal matters from such premises to the conservancy boat at the nearest Conservancy Boat Station and for the delivery thereof to the servants of the Conservancy Contractor at such station, and shall not dispose of any such excretal matters in any other manner.
(2.)-(a.) The occupier of every privately owned public latrine which is situated within any of the districts specified in By-law No. 1 (2) (6) shall provide not less than one bucket per scat for the storage of excretal matters in rough weather and for the removal of excretal matters by the Conservancy Contractor. Such buckets shall be of a pattern approved by the Board.
(b.) The occupier of every privately owned public latrine which is situated within any of the districts specified in By-law No. 1 (2) (6) shall allow the Conservancy Contractor for that district to remove all excretal matters from such latrine, and shall pay to such Conser- vancy Contractor for the removal of the excretal matters from the latrine to Kwai Chung Bay at the rate of ten cents per picul of nightsoil (tai fo) and five cents per picul of urine (shui fo).
(c.) The occupier of every privately owned public latrine which is situated within any of the districts specified in By-law No. 1 (2) (b) shall make due provision for the reception of such excretal matters at the conservancy boats anchorage in Kwai Chung Bay.
(d.) No excretal matters shall be removed from any privately owned public latrine which is situated within any of the districts specified in By-law No. 1 (2) (b) except by the Conservancy Contractor for that district.
4. All conservancy boats, that is to say, all vessels used for the conveyance of excretal matters whether in the employ of the contractors or privately owned, shall be registered annually at the offices of the Sanitary Board and no vessel not so registered shall convey: excretal matters.
5.-(a.) All conservancy boats shall be completely decked and provided with closely fitting hatches and shall at all times be kept in a thorough state of repair and in a seaworthy and cleanly condition to the satisfaction of the Board.
(b.) The decks of every conservancy boat shall be washed down immediately after the transhipment of any excretal matters.
(c.) No conservancy boat shall be loaded above the under side of the hatch coaming. (d.) No conservancy boat shall enter the waters of the Colony except with its holds clean and its bilges pumped dry.
6. All conservancy boats shall fly such distinguishing flag as shall from time to time be directed by the Board.
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