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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH APRIL, 1892.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 170.

The following Report of the Sanitary Surveyor for 1891, which was laid before the Legislative Council on the 11th instant, is published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th April, 1892.

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

SANITARY BOARD OFFICE, HONGKONG, January 1, 1892.

SIR,I have the honour to report that during the past year plans for the drainage of six hundred and eighty-one buildings have been submitted of which those relating to thirty houses have been can- celled leaving six hundred and fifty-one (651).

2. During the year 1890 plans for the drainage of five hundred buildings were submitted of which one hundred and ninety (190) remained uncompleted at the close of that year.

3. During the past year the drainage of six hundred and fifty-three (653) buildings have been completed leaving one hundred and ninety-eight (198) in hand.

4. One hundred and seventy-five (175) buildings have been inspected and certificates issued under section 74 of The Public Health Ordinance.

5. The records referred to in my report of January, 1890, are complete up to date.

The Secretary,

SANITARY BOARD.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,.

Your obedient Servant,

FRANCIS A. Cooper, Sanitary Surveyor.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 171.

The following Balance Sheet of Water Account for 1891, which was laid before the Legislative Council on the 11th instant, is published.

Dr.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th April, 1892.

WATER ACCOUNT. (Section 16 of Ordinance 16 of 1890.)

$

C.

Dec. 31 To Balance transferred to Public

Works, Extraordinary,

66,486.61

Treasury, Hongkong, 8th April. 1892.

$ 66,486.61

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

Dec. 31 By Amount received at the Treasury for Consumption of Water by Meter from May to December, 1891,

""

2% on the Annual Valuation of

the City of Victoria, ...

Cr.

$ c.

3,058.61

63,428.00

$66,486.61

F. H. MAY,

Acting Treasurer,