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THE HONGKONG

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No. 35.

號五十三第 日一初月七年寅庚

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 16TH AUGUST, 1890.

日六十月八年十九百八千一

VOL. XXXVI.

簿六十三第

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 342.

It is hereby notified that Her Majesty has not been advised to exercise her power of disallowance

with respect to the following Ordinance :-

Ordinance No. 5 of 1890.-An Ordinance to amend the law relating to Infant Vaccination and to provide for the registration of persons vaccinated in the

Colony.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th August, 1890.

W. M. DEANE,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 343.

The following Regulations made under authority of "The Waterworks Ordinance, 1890," by the Governor in Council this 11th day of August, 1890, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th August, 1890.

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W. M. DEANE, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Regulations for Water-supply and for the Distribution thereof made under Authority of “The Waterworks Ordinance, 1890,” by the Governor in Council this 11th day of August, 1890.

1. Definition (Extract from " Water Ordinance"). "The word service shall have and include the meanings."

"All pipes, valves, cisterns, cocks, fittings, and other appliances (excepting any meter as herein-" "after defined) by or through which water flows or is intended to flow from the waterworks or which are or may be used for the purpose of supplying any tenement from the waterworks and which "service is the property of the owner or occupier of such tenement."

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2. All new services and alterations to old services are to be done in accordance with the instructions of the Water Authority.

The Water Authority whilst consulting the wishes of the consumer, as far as practicable, reserves the right to determine finally all matters concerning the construction or alteration of services, such as the diameter of the pipe to be used, the manner in which it is to be laid and the number, size, pattern and position of the taps.

3. Notice of the intention to construct a new service, or to alter or extend any existing one must be given to the Water Authority by filling in a printed form which may be obtained, on application, at the said Office. This notice must be delivered at the Office of the Water Authority addressed to the Water Authority, at least three clear days before work is commenced.