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SOLONY'S WATER RESTRICTIONS.

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH,

In the Colony applications for to collect water for culinary and water closets within the Peak Dis-other 'domostic purposes in the dry trict have been granted. Govern-senson from the streams trickling ment main water. The rate for down Glenealy ravine. It is an excess water consumption in this uncomplimentary reflection on the J. P. BRAGA ON PREVEN-district was from the same date Administration that, while the

TIBLE WASTE.

raised to one dollar per thousand gallons.

ttention was drawn by Mr, J. Braga yesterday at the meeting The Sanitary Board to the washe water that is now going on in Mr. Braga spoke Colony, tingly on the sight of proces. 1s of men, women and children from dging long distītices ékly populated areas in Hong- ng to carry water from the ing back to their houses and atended that under such cond ns no filtered water should be owed for gardening purposes. flush systems or for the wash- % of ship's decks, us is done at e present moment.

Point of Order.

Mr. J. P. Braga then rose to ad- dress the leard on the replies, when the chairman drew Mr Braga's attention to a point of order, and said that Mr. Braga's questions had been answered, and that if he desired to address the Board on the question of water supply in Hongkong, notice shouli have been given. The Chairman added that if Ir. Braga wanted to ask any further question, he (the Chairman) would be pleased to furnish him. with replies..

Mr. Braga pointed out that the President of the Board had per- Questions were also pat by Drmitted members to address the

W. Tso, regarding the com- laints made by a large number Board on replies,

poor have to underge hardship to obtain the bare need of an essential necessary of life, the rich should enjoy the luxury of water- ing their garden lawns and oran mental flower beds with water from the Government mains. This condition makes for dissatisfac- tion. It may be argued that all water used for gardening purposes is measured and consumers are made to pay for any excess con- sumption. This view is indefen sible from the public health point of view. A few dollars out of a fat bank account at the end of each quarter is neither here nor there to a well-to-do resident; but the deprivation of water for 'ar- dinary potable purposes to a work- ing man whose monthly domestic badget is made to balance only by

the strictest economy, is a serious consideration to himself and his Mr. Carrie said that the only family. It is even Chinese to the practice of

worse when" hitewashing houses by the pre- part of Mr. Braga's questions | looked at from the viewpoint of ent method of employing a spray. which had so far been unanswered sanitation. Deprive the thickly There were present at yester Was the part where figures were populated areas of a sufficiency or

tay's meeting, Mr. W. J. Carrie, (Chairman). Dr. G. W. Pape (M. J.H.), Dr. W. V. M. Koch, Mr. J. 7. Bruga, Mr. Wong Kwang-tin, Or. S. W. Tso, Lieutenant-Colonel .. S. Bostock, the Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy and Mr. D. Davies Secre- tary).

The Questions. Pursuant to notjee, Mr. J. P. Braga asked:

(1) In view of the existing ratione ing of the water supply on the daland of Hongkong and of the recurring restrictions during the dry seasons, win the Pre-

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required. Mr. Braga's questions called for specific answers and these had been given.

Mr. Braga: I have to abide by, the rules.

water and encouragement is direct ly given for the development of preventible diseases. „

Waterfront Waste.

it was only yesterday that my The Chairman: I have no, de-attention was drawn to another sire to shelve discussion if you aspect of the water question at the want discursion. have no ob-

present time of its restricted sup- jection on that point but the Loard ply. In a letter from A well- must be guided by what has "been known member of the shipping done in the past...

community, who has been a resid- eat in the Colony for many years

Mr. Braga: The point 1 want

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the wastage on the waterfront. is complaint to the notice uf- the Hourd this afternoon. This in

The re

sident inform the Board, as to land told me that fresh water was what the gentleman wrote: the number of houses on the used for dashing ship's decks. I Island using water from the promised to bring the matter be- Government mains as dielin- fore the Board to-day. guished from independent marks of have to offer do not f

for Bushing feel ang criticism of the Sanitary wafer supplies) purposüs?.

Department In view of the grow- Ang pulation of this Island, it homes all the more necessary that people should exercise water central in this Colony. This is why 1 wish to be allowed to speak.

The figures should he given see parately for-

(a) dwelling houses,

(b) Government buildings, (c) hospitals.

(d) hotels and offices. (2) In whose hands is the power Vested for granting permiss sion for the use of filtered water from Government mains for flushing and gardening

purposes?

(3) What specific requirements (if any) are imposed before the permission (referred in 21 is granted by the thority concerned?"

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"In view of the water restric- tion and the sight of the queues of half-frozen Chinese waiting Their turns at the hydrants, I have often thought of writing to the papers, about the waste of filtered water along the water-. front Most, if not all, of the West River boats are being washed down with filtered water. and I have timed my own crowd at the job which takes more than two hours. Of course, the water is measured by meter."

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Mr. Braga viserved that he thought the caservation of the waler supply should be the first duty of the Sanitary Board. When they saw pitiful quenes of men and children al weting to gather a view to checking the waste of and obtained from the Board, water and undergoing other hard what amount, in the aggregate, to ships, while the rich and the sans of thousands of gallons of water for their gardens, he thought flered water a mouth when sea- uit was right to draw the Govern washing

water "would serve the purpose of clown steamet decks nent's attention to it. He added. Lapually well. "It is the sinful that was only by discussions at waste that makes woeful want."

Dr. S. W. Tso then gave, notice the Sanitary Board meetings and

of the following questions to he The Chairman of the Board; similar decisions that the matter

asked by him at the next meet- replied as follows:

uld be brought forcefully before

In a recent Sessional Paper laiding, which was fixed for January the Government. He said if the before the Legislative Council, the 25 present available. Under Section Chairman would give him a hear-proposed reservoir at Aberdeen is (1) In view of the general com Faid-Üy Capital ....... 4 of Ordinance No. 1 of 19031g, he (the "Chairman) would see estimated to cast a little over 2

that there was nothing in his ad-million dollars to give a supply of (PJI. & R.0.) Government build- ings, whether Civil, Military or Na-dres, which would involve the 12 million gallons of water per

day. In other words, the approxi val, are exempted and prior to 24th responsibility of the Board.

Mr. Carrie: If the members of mate capital cost of raw water per June, 1927, hospitals were simi-

The particulars the Board have no objection i pez-1000 gallons per day is set down larly exempted. In regard to dwelling houses,sonally....

by Mr. Henderson at $1,110. Yet. hotels and offices are in proces óf

Hon. Mr. Creass: It is under-preventible waste is allowed to go stood that we have no control on every day. collection. I hope to be able to

the water supply: give them to the Board at the next meeting.

1. The Information is not at

I should be noted, however, that the mere number of water flushed installations is no index to the amount of water consumed.

Questions 2 and 3 do not concern the Board and were referred to the Government. The replies are

as follows:

The Chairman: Yes, that is so.

Mr. Braga's Address. „ Mr. Braga then addressed the meeting as follows:

foul greatly indehted to you,

There is a limit to the catch- mert areas on the Island. Two large reclamations of the eastern foreshore are about completing Judging by past experience with in a few years the land now being. reclaimed from the sea will be

of tene

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plaint by tenants ment houses against the pre- | Beserve Fund......................... Guilders 40,000,000, sent method of lime-washing hy the Sanitary Department, will the Head of the Sanitary Départment state whether a tenant, if he objects to the spraying method of lime-wash-j ing by the Department, may be allowed to employ his own contractor to do the work, in the old way, after his land- lord has paid to the 'Govern ment the money for lime-let washing by the Department. If so, whether the Govern- ment is, prepared to hand over. the money paid by the land- lord to the tenant after he has done the lime-washing satisfactorily?

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(3) When the spraying method is employed what precaution is taken by the Department to protect the furniture or goods

Sir. for the very complete answers built upon and on a conservative (2)

my questions on The all-impor- | estimate at least another 100.000 tant subject of the water supply people will have to be supplied relation to the public health of with drinking water. Reliable the Colony, I am afraid the pre-figures place the net increase of 2. (á) Under Section 162 of paration of the answer must have the Colony's population at 80,000 Ordinance No. 3 of 1903 (Publicþinvolved a great deal of time and persons, during the past ten Health and Buildings Ordinance), labour. It is time and labour well months. It does not require any the permission of the Governor-in-spent it only the replies succeed great stretch of imagination to Council was necessary for the drawing the attention of the visualize the Colony's requirement installations of any water closet immunity in the great necessity in the matter of its water supply in any but Government Building for conserving every gallon of al-within the next generation. It. and hospitals whether the neces-tered water for potable purposes therefore. "I choves every is.dent was to be obtained in Hongkong. The belief is very to impose upon hit self.os a duty generally he that there is an the obligation to dnes water from the Govt. mains or from au voidable waste of the precious, wastage as much as poss ble and independent supply.

fluid in one way or another on the to educate the masses ugnirst such Under Section 9 of,, Ordinance 6 Island. There can be no two wastage. To accomplish this suc- of 1927 (Public Health and Build-| opinions that where waste is avoid- cessfully' example is better than ings Ordinance, 1903 Amendment) [able it should be checked. For precept. I urge the recommenda- this authority has been transferred example, there is no good reason tion to Government that applica-(5) from the Governor-in-Council to why filtered water should be used tions for filtered water for Rush- the Hon. Colonial Secretary and for gardening purposes or even ing purposes be refused. the previous exemption of has for flushing closets in large blocks

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wash or to prevent the limo wash from going through the floor to the floor below? (4). Whether the lime-wash used by the Department contains any ingredient which may be

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tera of the city. The latter type There is one other remark 1 (0) (b). No permits are necessary of building is owned almost ex-wish to offer before I sit down. for using filtered water from the elusively by wealthy companies or And that is with reference to Go- Govt. mains for gardening pur- private firms with ample resour-vernment building. A case came up before the Standing Committee posea, but such use must conform | ces, and it should be incumbent en to the conditions laid down in such owners to provide their own of the Bourd not so long ago in an applica- Ordinance No. 10 of 1903 (the independent water services for the consideration of Waterworks Ordinance) and Re. flushing purposes. The Board has tion for sanitary installation ask- gulations made thereunder. no statutory power to enforce auching for the privilege of drawing requirement on owners of proper filtered water from the Govern 3. Applications for flushing ties in Hongkong who have been ment mains. The applicant on- purposes must first comply gener drawing on the Government mains deavoured to make a strong case ally with the Public Health and for their water supply, nor can it out of a statutory exemption of (7) Buildings Ordinance and prove act retrospectively by revoking the the Public Health and Buildings that an independent supply is not permission already granted by Ordinance. I refer to the feasible before a supply from the virtue of which valuable altered Govt. mains, is considered.

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