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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH JANUARY, 1895.

Wells.

Verandahs in narrow streets.

Offences and penalties.

Two or more convictions,

Government buildings, etc.

17. Where it is made to appear to the Sanitary Board that

any well is in an insanitary condition, or is likely to prove injurious to health, and that it is expedient that it should be closed and filled up, the Board may call upon the owner, by notice in writing under the hand of the Secretary, to close and fill up the same within the time limited in such notice. If such notice is not complied with, the Board may summon the owner before a Magistrate, and the Magistrate may make such order in the matter and as to costs as he may deem right. Should the Magistrate order the well to be closed and filled up he may impose a penalty not exceeding $5 for each day his order is not complied with.

18. It shall not be lawful to erect any balcony or verandah projecting over any street, lane or alley way where such street is of less width than 20 feet.

19. (a) Every person who shall live in, occupy or use, or shall knowingly suffer or permit any other person to live in, occupy or use, or shall let, sublet or knowingly suffer or permit to be used for habitation or for occupation as a shop, any house, domestic building, cellar, vault, underground room, basement or room contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance, or shall otherwise act in contravention to this Ordinance where no special penalty is provided, shall be liable on summary conviction before a Magistrate to a penalty not exceeding $25.

(b) Every person who shall construct, put up, continue or maintain any balcony, verandab, mezzanine floor, storey, cockloft or partition wall contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance shall be liable on summary conviction before a Magistrate to a penalty not exceeding $25, and such Magis- trate may order the removal of such illegal construction and inflict a penalty not exceeding $5 for every day such order is not complied with.

(c) Where two or more convictions against the provisions of this Ordinance have taken place within 3 months with respect to the same domestic building (whether the persons so convicted were or were not the same) the Magistrate may, upon the application of the Sanitary Board, order that the said domestic building be closed for such time as may be deemed necessary and may by the same or any subsequent order authorise the Sanitary Board to carry out such order.

20. The provisions of this Ordinance shall not apply to buildings or wells belonging to the Colonial Government or to buildings or wells upon any land vested in any person on behalf of the Naval or Military departments of Her Majesty's Service.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 24th day of December, 1894.

J. G. T. BUCKLE, Acting Clerk of Councils.

Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 29th day of December, 1894.

J. II. STEWART LOCKHART,

Aeting Colonial Secretary.