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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH AUGUST, 1895.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 348.

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The following Additional Bye-law made by the Sanitary Board under sub-section 14 of section 13 of Ordinance 24 of 1887, and approved by the Legislative Council, is published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th August, 1895.

ADDITIONAL BYE-LAW

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary,

Made under sub-section 14 of section 13 of Ordinance 24 of 1887.

Any person desirous of obtaining a licence for a building in which animals are to be housed shall make adequate provision that such build- ing shall have a suitable supply of good whole- some water for the use of the animals to be housed therein, and such supply of water shall be within such distance of such building as shall in each case be determined by the Sanitary Board.

Made by the Sanitary Board, this 1st day of August, 1895.

HUGH MCCALLUM, Secretary.

Approved by the Legislative Council, this 16th day of August, 1895.

J. G. T. BUCKLE,

Acting Clerk of Councils.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 349.

The following Report on the Assessment for 1895-96, which was laid before the Legislative Council on the 16th instant, is published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th August, 1895.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

ASSESSOR'S OFFICE,

8th June, 1895.

SIR, I have the honour to submit my Report on the Assessment for the ensuing year 1895-96. 2. By order of His Excellency the Governor in Council, the existing Valuation of the Colony has been adopted for the ensuing year.

3. Since taking over the duties of office as Acting Assessor in June last, Interim Valuations have been made by me as follows:-

From 1st July, 1894, to 30th April, 1895.

In the City of Victoria.

42 new tenements, rateable value,

5 improved tenements, rateable value, Replacing Assessments,.

..$38,510

.$4,290 3,280

1,010

$39,520

7 Assessments cancelled, tenements removed,

1,780

Increase in City of Victoria,

.$37,740

In the Rest of the Colony.

54 new tenements, rateable value,.....

.$25,947

1 improved tenement, rateable value, Replacing Assessments,

$5,000

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3,600

1,400

61 Assessments cancelled, tenements removed,

Total increase from Interim Assessments,

$65,087 1,844

...$63,243