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SANITARY BYE-LAWS.-The Director of Public Works addressed the Council, and made the following motion, under section 14 of Ordinance No. 13 of 1901 :-

That this Council approves of the Bye-laws for the Prevention or Mitigation of Epidemic, Endemic, or Contagious Disease, made by the Sanitary Board on the 18th February, 1902. The Attorney General seconded. Question-put and agreed to.

DRAINAGE BYE-LAWS.-The Director of Public Works addressed the Council, and made the following motion, under section 14 of Ordinance No. 13 of 1901 :--

That this Council approves of the Bye-laws for the repeal of Nos. 29 and 30 of the Drainage Bye-laws contained in Schedule B of Ordinance No. 13 of 1901, and the substitution of amended Bye-law No. 30 under Section 13 thereof.

The Colonial Secretary seconded,

Question-put and agreed to.

RATING OF QUARRIES.-The Attorney General addressed the Council, and asked permission, on the ground of urgency, to move the following resolution, under section 31 of The Rating Ordinance, 1901 :-

Whereas certain quarries are now held under Crown Leases at fixed rents and it is expe- dient that the said tenements should be rated on a uniform basis, it is hereby resolved by this Council that the percentage in the valuation of such quarries respectively, payable as rates, should be fixed at seven per cent. irrespective of the locality of such quarries.

There being no objection, the Attorney General explained the matter. The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded the motion. Question-put and agreed to.

NEW TERRITORIES REGULATION.-The Attorney General addressed the Council, and made the following motion as to Ordinance No. 12 of 1899:-

Whereas, by section 6 of the New Territories Regulation Ordinance (No. 12 of 1899), it was enacted that the said Ordinance should remain in force for the period of one year from the date of its coming into operation, and for such further period or periods as might, from time to time, be determined by resolution of the Legislative Council:

And whereas, by previous resolutions of the said Legislative Council it was resolved that

the said Ordinance should be continued in force until the 18th day of April, 1902:

It is hereby resolved by this Council that The New Territories Regulation Ordinance, 1899, shall be again continued in force for the further period of two years from the 18th day of April, 1902 (inclusive).

Mr. BREWIN seconded.

Question put and agreed to.

PUBLIC LATRINE AT HUNGHOM.-The Attorney General addressed the Council, and moved the following resolution under section 64 of Ordinance No. 13 of 1901-

Whereas application has been duly made by the Sanitary Board to the Governor under section 61 of The Public Health Ordinance, 1902, for the erection of a public latrine at the North-West end of the Crown Lot to the South of Hunghom Inland Lot No. 233: And whereas, such application having been approved by the Governor, and a notification of the intention to erect a public latrine upon such site having been duly published in three successive numbers of the Gazette, certain owners of property in the immediate vicinity of such site have objected to such erection;

And whereas the objections so made have been considered by this Council:

It is hereby resolved by this Council that the above mentioned site and the erection thereon of a public latrine be approved.

The Director of Public Works seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

RATS BILL. The Attorney General moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to authorize the making of Regulations with regard to 'Rats.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

The Attorney General moved the suspension of the Standing Orders.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.