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No. 1.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

PUBLIC WORKS

COMMITTEE

103

At a Meeting held on the 23rd January, 1901.

PRESENT:

The Honourable the Director of Public Works (ROBERT DALY ORMSBY), Chairman.

the Colonial Treasurer (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON). CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, C.M.G.

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Dr. Ho KAI.

JOHN THURBURN.

1. The Chairman, by direction of His Excellency the Governor, laid before the Committee papers connected with the proposed Refuse Destructor in Hongkong with voluminous reports from India and elsewhere on the working of Incinerators in various cities and town, which were read. (C.S.O. 2487 and others.)

The Committee, having fully considered the matter, are of opinion that no case has been made out for abandoning the present system, which seems to work well and to be a satisfactory one for Hong- kong, or for incurring the great expenditure required in establishing and working such a Refuse Destructor as has been asked for by the Sanitary Board.

2. The Committee considered a proposal to build a public urinal in Queen's Road under Battery Path in order that the one on Battery Path may be closed, the estimated cost being $1,700. (C.S.O. 2284.)

The Committee object to the proposed site, but recommend that this new urinal be built under the bank in Ice House Lane as near Queen's Road as possible.

They also approve of the closing of the Battery Path urinal when the new one is opened.

The Committee then adjourned.

Laid before the Legislative Council this 31st day of January, 1901.

R. F. JOHNSTON,

Acting Clerk of Councils.

R. D. ORMSBY,

Chairman.