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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 20, 1907. 1185

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Chinese Cemeteries.

11. Each cemetery shall be laid out in sections of such size and arranged in such man- ner as may be directed by the Board.

12. Plan of the cemetery showing the various sections shall be on view at or near to the cemetery and at the offices of the Board.

13. A monthly register shall be kept, in the Chinese language at or near cach cemetery and the date, name, sex and age of cach person shall be entered therein against the number of the grave in which the corpse is interred. These registers shall be deposited at the offices of the Board after a period of two years, and shall be filed there.

14. Each grave shall be dug to a depth of at least six feet with the exception of the graves of children under ten years of age which need not exceed four feet in depth.

15. Except as regards the corpses of children under ten years of age, only one corpse shall be placed in one grave. In the case of the corpses of children under ten years of age two corpses may be placed in one grave, provided that such grave is dug to a depth of at least six feet.

16. Each grave shall be properly covered with turf or chunam or such other material as may be approved by the Board, within twelve months of the grave being filled in.

17. No grave may be reopened after a corpse has been interred therein, without the written permission of one of the Medical Officers of Health, or other officer duly appointed by the Board for that purpose.

18. The following fees will be charged for each grave space and interment in the various sections of the cemeteries :-

Section A free,

B $1 and a dollar C $2 **

D $20

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covering each grave.

For digging, filling in and covering

each grave.

19. The areas of the grave spaces in the various sections shall not exceed the following dimensions :-

Section A 7 feet long by 2 feet wide with 18 inches interspaces.

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Made by the Sanitary Board, this 6th day of August, 1907.

G. A. WOODCOCK, Secretary.

Approved by the Legislative Council, this 17th day of September, 1907.

R. H. CROFTON,

Clerk of Councils.