4903-1906-Regulation-under-the-Waterworks-Ordinance-1903--Amendment-of-Regulation-No-19 — Page 1

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 27, 1906.

No. 628.

1321

Regulation made the Governor in Council on the 26th day of July, 1906, under the Waterworks Ordinance, 1903, (Ordinance No. 16 of 1903),

Regulation No. 19 made by the Governor in Council under the Waterworks Ordinance, 1993, (Ordinance No. 16 of 1903) and published in the Government Gazette of the 30th September, 1904, is hereby repealed and the following Regulation is substituted therefor

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19. Whenever the owner or occupier of any tenement wishes that a service should be made, altered, extended, or repaired at his cost by the Water Authority, he must make application by filling in a printed form (form D), obtainable on application at the office of the Water Authority.

As soon as possible after the receipt of this form, duly filled in and signed, the Water Authority will cause a printed form (form H) to be sent showing the amount of deposit to be paid by the owner or occupier to the Colonial Treasurer, before the work can be put in

hand.

As soon as the Treasury receipt for such deposit is produced to the Water Authority the latter will cause the premises to be inspected and will arrange with the owner or occupier as to the manner of construction of the proposed service.

When the work is completed the Water Authority shall render an account to the applicant. At the time that such account is paid to the Treasury the deposit will be refunded to the applicant on his signing and returning the Treasury receipt in duplicate.

SCHEDULE OF RATES OF DEPOSIT REQUIRED.

Repairing or renewing taps, cach

Making connection from Rider or other main to service, any size to !", each

Do. Do.

above and up to 1", each

above 1" and up to 3′′, above 3′′,

5

10

20

25

...

Do.

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Laying on a complete service to a house and connecting to main, any size at discretion of the Water Authority.

Note: In the case of "repairs" or "renewals” which may be of an urgent character the Water Authority shall execute the same on application but shall have power to shut off the water to the premises if the deposit is not paid within 24 hours of the notification to the owner of the amount of deposit.

A. G. M. FLETCHER, Clerk of Councils,

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

26th July, 1906.

To Mr.

FORM H.

Deposit for Construction of Service, &c, by Water Authority under Regulation:19,

Deposit Note No. ...................

OFFICE OF THE WATER AUTHORITY, Victoria, Hongkong,

190......

of.

Sir,

I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your requisition for House Service work required at..

..Lot No.

Street..

.........and to state that in the first place a deposit ..dollars must be paid to the Colonial Treasurer.

Please hand this note to the Colonial Treasurer, who is hereby authorized to receive the amount stated above, and to give you a receipt for the same, which receipt must be produced to the Water Authority before the work can be put in hand.

Should the deposit exceed the cost of the work the Water Authority will deliver to the applicant an order on the Treasury for the payment to him of the excess,

Receipt No..

for Water Authority,