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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND JUNE, 1888.

Schedule A.

The following Ordinances or parts of Ordinances and all Rules

made thereunder are repealed :-

No. 12 of 1856, sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 12, and 13.

No. 8 of 1858. sections 19. and 28. sub-section 6.

No. 10 of 1872, sections 6, and 7.

No. 7 of 1883.

To

Schedule B.

Hongkong.

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NOTICE is hereby given to you on behalf of the Sanitary Board that the Nuisance specified hereunder is found to exist in your premises No.

and that you are therefore hereby required within a delay of

from the time of service upon you of the present Notice to abate such Nuisance in the manner hereunder set forth.

By Order of the Sanitary Board,

Nature of Nuisance.

Action to be taken for the Abatement of the Nuisance.

Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 231.

The following Despatch is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th May, 1888.

FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.

HONGKONG, No. 70.

DOWNING STREET,

27th April, 1888.

SIR,-I have the honour to convey to you Her Majesty's gracious confirmation and allowance of the Ordinance No. 24 of 1887 of the Legislature of Hongkong, entitled An Ordinance for amending the Laws relating to Public Health in the Colony of Hongkong a transcript of which accompanied General CAMERON'S despatch No. 331 of the 27th of September last. I have already informed you of the confirmation of this Ordinance by my telegram of the 26th instant.

2. I request you to inform the Petitioners against this Ordinance, whose Memorial was transmitted with your despatch No. 9 of the 11th of January last, that I have carefully considered their Memorial, but that I do not think that there is any reason to fear that the Ordinance, which I consider to be necessary for the preservation of the health of the inhabitants of Hongkong, will lead to any of the evils which they anticipate.

Board, 10th Nov,

3. I transmit to you, for your consideration, copies of correspondence with the Local Government Co. to L. Govt. Board, as noted in the margin, and have to express my regret for the delay in sanctioning the Ordinance, which was owing to the fact that I have only just received the observations C. O. to L. Govt. of that Department upon it.

1887.

Board, 18th Feb.,

1888.

L. Govt. Board,

26th April, 1888.

4. I will only add that I rely upon you to enforce the provisions of this important measure with discretion and forbearance, so as to avoid as far as possible any conflict with those who are inclined to view its operation with some alarm and anxiety.

I have the honour to be.

Sir,

Your most obedient, humble Servant,

Governor Sir G. W. DES VEUX, K.C.M.G..

Se..

St.,

&c.

(Enclosures not printed.)

KNUTSFORD.