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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND FEBRUARY, 1889.

and such plans shall be drawn to a scale of not less than one eighth of an inch to the foot, and shall contain enlarged details with figured dimensions, of the principal features of construction, and in the case of proposed new buildings, or the repair or reconstruction of old buildings, such plans shall show the position and levels of the surrounding ground and buildings.

A duplicate of any plan referred to herein shall be de- posited in the Surveyor General's Office. If such plans contain all the necessary requirements as to drainage it shall not be necessary to furnish any copy of the same to the Sanitary Board. And the plan so deposited with the Surveyor General and signed by him shall be deemed for all purposes as the plan sanctioned under this Ordinance.

Any divergence in the work of the plans so deposited shall be deemed a contravention of this Ordinance unless such diversion shall have received the approval of the Sur- veyor General as being in conformity with the requirements of this Ordinance.

73. It shall not be lawful to commence any buildings or works, or to resume the same if they have been suspended for a period exceeding three months, until four days' notice in writing of the intention to commence or resume the same, according to the form contained in Schedule A. shall have been given to the Surveyor General, by leaving such notice at his office. Every such notice shall specify the number if any and the position or locality of the intended building, together with the Registry Number of the Lot in which it is situated, and the name and address of the person for whom, or by whose direction the building or work is tu be executed and shall also give any special or material par- ticular in connection with the same, which it has not been possible to denote on the plans.

74. In case any accident or emergency shall render it necessary to commence, or resume any building or work immediately, it shall be lawful so to do, provided due.notice of the same be given to the Surveyor General within two days thereafter, specifying in addition to the matters hereinbefore mentioned, the nature of the accident or emer- gency which has occasioned such necessity.

75. Any alteration, addition, or other work made or done for any purpose in, to, or upon any existing building, or work after the commencement of this Ordinance shall, to the extent of such alteration, addition, or work, be subject to the provisions of this Ordinance.

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76. If the Surveyor General upon inspection of the plans submitted for any proposed new building or work or for the alteration of any existing building or work shall find anything therein in respect of house-drains in contravention of the provisions of Ordinance 24 of 1887 or the Bye-Laws made thereunder he shall forthwith refer such plans to the Sanitary Board, who shall thereupon deal with the case in the manner provided in such Ordinance, and such plans if amonded by such Board shall as amended be strictly followed in the subsequent carrying out of the work.

Drain-connexions with Government Main Sewers.

77. All private house-drains shall be laid as may be directed by the Sanitary Board under the provisions of Ordinance 24 of 1887, and on their completion within pri- vate premises, such private house-drains shall be connected with the Government main sewer upon a Permit being obtained for that purpose from the Surveyor General, aud every drain-connexion shall be carried out subject to the conditions endorsed on such Permit for securing their satis- factory construction. The holder of such Permit shall be responsible for any damage to persous or property arising out of any negligence or non compliance on his part with the conditions of the Permit and he shall at his own charges defray the cost of restoring to its former condition any public street, place or thoroughfare that may have had to be opened for the purpose of such drain-connexion.

Powers and Duties of the Surveyor General as to Entry and Inspection.

78. Upon receipt of notice of the commencement or resumption of any building or work, the Surveyor General or officers deputed hy him for the purpose shall, as often as may be necessary for securing the due observance of the provisions of this Ordinance, enter, inspect, and survey every such building or work during its progress, and on the event of his discovering during the course of such ins- pections that the provisions of this Ordinance have been contravened in respect of any detail thereof the Surveyor