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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 8, 1917.

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RATING (SPECIAL WAR RATE) BILL.-The Attorney General moved the First reading of a Bill intituled An Ordinance to provide for a temporary increase in the rates for the special purpose of increasing the contributions of the Colony to His Majesty's Govern- ment towards the expenses of the present war.

1917.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council.

ADJOURNMENT.The Council then adjourned until Thursday, the 7th day of June,

Confirmed this 7th day of June, 1917.

E. BULLOCK,

Clerk of Councils.

F. H. MAY, Governor.

No. 265.

By-laws made under Section 16 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, (Ordinance No. 1 of 1903).

By-laws Nos. 19 and 20 contained in Schedule B of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, and published on pages 11 to 13 of the "Regulations of Hongkong, 1914" under the heading "Cemeteries" are hereby repealed and the following by-laws are substituted therefor

"19. The following fees will be charged for each grave space and interment or for storage in pots or urns of the exhumed remains of natives of Hongkong or other persons buried in this Colony in the various sections of the Cemeteries:

Section A.-free; 50 cents for digging and filling in each grave.

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B. $1

C.-82j

and $1 for digging and filling in each grave.

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D.— (1) for 4

square

feet

(2) for 15 square feet..

$ 5.00.

$10.00.

(3) for every additional 15 square feet up

to

75 square feet..

$10.00.

20. The areas of the grave spaces in the various sections shall not exceed the

following dimensions :---

Section A. 7 feet long by 2 feet wide with 18 inches interspaces.

B.-

-

71

23

18

gy

,-

C.- 8

18

95

"

"

D. 75 square feet with 18 inches interspaces."

Made by the Sanitary Board this 29th day of May, 1917,

T. W. AINSWORTII,

Secretary.

Approved by the Legislative Council of Hongkong this 7th day of June, 1917.

E. BULLOCK,

Clerk of Councils.