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No. 109.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH JULY, 1873.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Report from the Superintendent of the Hongkong Fire Brigade, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th July, 1873.

No. 9.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

FIRE BRIGADE OFFICE, HONGKONG, 4th July, 1873. SIR,I have the honor to forward to you for the information of His Excellency the Governor, the Report of the Government Fire Brigade for the months of May and June last.

An Inspection of the steam and hand Engines, Hose, Ladders and Implements, was made on the 17th May; all were found clean and in order. The hand Engines were worked for a few minutes from the main at the Cross Roads.

Owing to the continuous wet weather, the usual parade at the close of the month (May) was not held until the 9th June when the Fire Brigade with all the Government Engines and three Chinese owned Engines assembled at the Cross Roads, and thence the steam Engines were taken to the Praya, near the Canton Steamer wharf, and there worked from the sea; the hand Engines were worked from the Street main in Jervois Street; all were found in order.

A Parade and Inspection also took place on the 28th June. All the Government Engines, and three Engines of the Chinese Associations were examined and worked either from the sea or the Street mains, and were found to work satisfactorily.

The Honorable CECIL C. SMITH,

No. 101.

Acting Colonial Secretary,

HONGKONG.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

C. MAY,

Superintendent Fire Brigade.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Notice is hereby given that the latter portion of Sub-section (5) of Section 2 of Ordinance No. 14 of 1845, forbidding the construction of any Spout which shall project the Rain Water upon any Public Way or Crown Land, will in future be strictly enforced within the City of Victoria.

A period of one month from the date of this Notification will be allowed for the necessary alter- ations to be made to existing houses for the abatement of the nuisance referred to.

The attention of House Owners is also called to Section 8 of Ordinance No. 12 of 1856, which provides that any person is guilty of such a nuisance or offence as that above mentioned who has permitted, connived at, or continued such nuisance or offence, or has neglected or refused to perform any duty cast upon him by Law for the Prevention or Repression of the same.

By Commard,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th June, 1873.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

NOTICE.

Owners of Tenements assessed to the Police, Lighting, Water, and Fire Brigade Rates, are informed that the Rates for the Third Quarter of the year 1873 are payable in advance, during and within the month of July next.

They are also requested to take notice that defaulters to payment after the period specified, are liable to be sued in the Court of Summary Jurisdiction.

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 27th June, 1873.

C. MAY, Acting Colonial Treasurer.