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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

No. 38.

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VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 18TH AUGUST, 1883. 號八十三第 日六十月七年未癸 日八十月八年三十八百八千一

VOL. XXIX.

簿九十二

No. 12.

PROCLAMATION.

[L.S.] G. F. BOWEN.

By His Excellency Sir GEORGE FERGUSON BOWEN, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong-, kong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.

Whereas Cholera has been reported to exist in the neighbourhood of Hongkong, and whereas it is necessary to take precautions against an outbreak of an epidemic, Now therefore, I Sir GEORGE FERGUSON BOWEN, Governor as aforesaid, do hereby call all people within this Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies to observe the following Regulations with as little delay as possible :-

1. All persons must thoroughly clean their houses, kitchens, back-yards, latrines, drains,

down-pipes, &c.'

2. All owners of property must lime-white the interiors of all houses belonging to them.

3. All rubbish and every kind of offensive matter must be regularly removed every 24 hours.

By Command,

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Given at Government House, Hongkong, this 17th Day of August, 1883.

W. H. MARSH,

Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 280.

The following Rules and Regulations made by the Governor in Council, under the provisions of Ordinance No. 7 of 1883, are published for general information.

By Command,

W. H. MARSH,

Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th August, 1883.

Rules and Regulations made by the Governor in Council, this 10th day of August, 1883, for the effectual carrying out of Ordinance No. 7 of 1883, in the Hill Districts.

1. Each tenement shall be provided with a suitable dust-box, and all solid refuse matters of every description shall be deposited in the dust-box, and in no other place. The dust-box will be emptied and the contents removed daily by the Government Scavenger.

2. Each tenement shall be provided with a suitable water-tight covered receptacle for the reception of kitchen and scullery sullage waters. This receptacle will be emptied and the contents removed daily by the Government Scavenger.