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THE HONGKONG GOVÄRNMENT GAZETTE, 18 MARCH, 1893.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 96.

His Excellency the Governor in Council has, under section 6 of Ordinance 30 of 1890, been pleased to appoint JOSÉ GABRIEL DA ROCHA, Esquire, of the Civil Service to be a Director of the Widows and Orphans Fund, vice JANUARIO ANTONIO DE CARVALHO, Esquire, resigned.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th March, 1893.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 97.

G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary,

It is hereby notified that on and after Friday next, the 17th instant, the water supply to the City will be turned on between the hours of 6 A.M. and 10 A.M. only, instead of from 6 A.M. to 9 A.M. and from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th March, 1893.

G. T. M. O'BRIEN,

Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 98.

The following Additional Regulations, made under The Waterworks Ordinance, 1890, by the Governor in Council, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th March, 1893.

ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS

G. T. M. O'BRIEN,

Colonial Secretary.

Made under Section 23 of "The Waterworks Ordinance, 1890,” by the Governor in Council, this 15th day of March, 1893.

PUBLIC FOUNTAINS.

1. Water shall only be taken from a public fountain in buckets or other suitable receptacles, and in such a manner as to prevent its flow into any drain or side channel.

2. No hose pipe, pipe, tube, shoot, or other contrivance of any nature whatsoever shall be attached either temporarily or permanently to any public fountain.

3. No automatic self-closing valve or other automatic appliance attached to or forming a part of any public fountain shall be interfered with so as to prevent, either permanently or temporarily, its

automatic action.

WATER BOATS AND STEAM-LAUNCHES.

4. All water drawn from the waterworks into water boats or steap-launches shall be paid for at the rate of 20 cents per 1,000 gallons.

Note. This regulation is an addition to Regulation 25, published in the Gazette of 23rd

May, 1891.

METERS.

5. The following rent will be paid to the Treasury, quarterly and in advance, for the use of meter for one quarter or any part of a quarter; such quarter shall be considered to commence on the first day of January, the first day of April, the first day of July and the first day of October :—

3" Meter,

$12 per quarter.

Note. This regulation is an addition to Regulation 26, published in the Gazette of 23rd

May, 1891.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

HONGKONG.

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ARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils.