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Sept em ber 9, 1901.]
THE GOVERNMENT AND THE SANITARY BOARD'S RECOM- MENDATIONS.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
increasing population of Kowloon Point the Government be asked to provide a market on a convenient site for residents of that lo- cality."
Additional Temporary Markets for City, 1901.---It was resolv•
The following is the statement prepared, at the request of Mr. Edward Osborne, by the Medical Officer of Health and the Secretary of the Sanitary Board, showing the recommendations which the Board and its officers have made during the past ten years in respect of addi-ed tional markets, publio latrines and urinals, and how far such recommendations have been carried out
MARKETS.
RECOMMENDATIONS. Extension of Shauki-
wan Market. 1895.-It was resolv ed by the Board on 7th November: "That the plans now before the Board be adopted and that a letter be addres- sed to the Hon. Colonial
Secretary recommend. ing that His Excellency the Governor will be pleased to approve of early steps being taken to carry out these neces- sary works."
1897.-It was resolv- ed by the Board on 30th 14 That a September:-
letler be addressed to the Colonial Secretary advising that a tem. porary structure, as suggested by the Sec- retary, be erected by the Public Works Depart- ment as speedily as possible."
1899. It was resolv- ed by the Board on 2nd February:- That the attention of the Government be direct- ed to the following points raised in the re- port of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon for the 1898:
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(d) the necessity for additional stalls at the Shaukiwan Market.” New Western Market.
1897. It was resolv. ed by the Board on 22nd April:-"That in the opinion of the Board (a) improved and extended market accommodation is ur- gently required in the vicinity of the Western and Saiyingpoon Mar- kets."
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New Market for Taikoktsui. 1897.-It was resolv- · ed by the Board on 30th June "That the Board advises that such a market building as is recommended by the Acting Director of Public Works in his minute dated 16th June, 1897, be erected at Taikoktsui as speed- ily as is practicable.” Extension of Wanchai Market.
Recommended by special committee ap- pointed in consequence of recommendation made by 8.B. in letter No. 22 of 18th January,
1901.
New Market at Kow- loon Point. 1900.-It was resolv- ed by the Board on 27th September
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That in view of the
BEMARKS.
Plans approved by Board, November, 1895 (vide subsequent recom- mendation of the Board under).
Completed.
Western Market ex-
tensively repaired in 1897.
New Western Mar- ket commenced in 1901. Plans of Saiyingpoon Market approved by Board October, 1895.
Completed.
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Plans approved by Board, 11th June, 1901. Estimate of $7,000 ap- proved and vote being obtained to enable work to be undertaken.
Estimate of $81,000 approved, and 85,000 voted in 1901 for pre- paration of site.
by the Board on 17th January :-"That the Board beg to recom- mend the Government to erect temporary mat shed markets on vac- ant sites of Crown land in the City of Victoria, or failing this to rent shops in suitable locali. ties for the sale of meat, and other food stuffs, and allow the existing licences for the sale of fresh meat and fish in domestic buildings to lapse."
Additional Stalls for Sookonpoo Markets.
C. 8. O. 2297/1900. 8.B. letter No. 22 of 18th January, 1901. Eight Additional Stalls to Yaumati S.B. letter No. 116.
Latrine at Skek-
tongtaui. 1896.-It was re- solved by the Board
on
5th November:- "That a letter be ad- dressed to the Colonial Secretary requesting that
latrine of
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One of 40 seats com.
Approved. These 20 seats be erected will be wooden struc- at as early a date as tures, not matsheds, practicable in the, im- pleted, 1901. Estimate of $15,000 for mediate vicinity of the two temporary markets existing dilapidated approved and vote bestructure adjoining the ing obtained to enable work to be undertaken.
Expenditure approv ed. Work in hand.
Expenditure approv- ed, 26th May,” 1901. Work in hand.
LATRINES AND URINALS.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
Additional Latrines
and Urinals, 1894. It was resoly. ed by the Board on 16th August:-"That in the opinion of this Board the latrine ac- commodation of this City is insufficient and that it would be advis- able for the Govern- ment to build suitable and sufficient free pub. lic latrines at an early date."
1895.-It was resolv- ed by the Board on
April: (a) 11th "That the Director of Public Works be in- formed that the Board approves of the altera- tion in the latrine (at Sairingpoon Market) provided the latrine is kept, as far as possible, exclusively for the use of the stall-holders in the market: (6) That representation bo ad- dressed to Government urging the provision in the neighbourhood of the market of latrine accommodation for the public, who at present are in the habit of using the latrine in the market, a purpose for which the latter was not intended.”
Latrine at Leighton's Hill.
1896.-It was re-
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solved by the Board on 8th October:- That a letter be addressed to the Colonial Secretary requesting that latrine of 12 seats be erected at as early a date as practicable' in the immediate vicinity of the existing small latrine near Lighton's hill Road."
BEMARKS.
The following ad- ditional latrines were handed over to the Board in June, 1901:- City -
Sookonpoo
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site of the old Blangh- ter-house." (8 B.letter of 21st January, 1898). Latrine at Aplichan.
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1896. It was re- solved by the Board on 19th November.-
That the report (con- cerning the need for a properly constructed public latrine at Apli- chau in lieu of a dilapi- dated structure now existing there) be for- warded to the Colonial Secretary, and that at the same time it be
urged how necessary it is in the interest of the public health, that the construction of public latrines 'n suit- able localities be pro ceeded with at as early a date as is practic. able."
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Latrine at Kowl on
Point.
1896.-It was re- solved by the Board on 18 seats; l'o Yan 17th December:- Street, 28 seats; Ma-
That a letter be ad- thoson Street, 2 seats. dressed to the Colonial Yanmati-2 of 12 seats Secretary pointing out each. Hunghom-2 of the desirability of erect- 12 seats each. Shauing at an early dato kiwan-3 of 12 seats
a few public latrines each. Stanley 1 of at Kowloon Point." 6 seats. Aplichau-2 of 6 seats each. To kwawan-1 of 2 seats. Total-152 seats.
A latrine of six seats attached to the old Slaughter-house at West Point left stand. ing as a public latrine.
One of 6 seats com. pleted in 1899.
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Latrine at Ship Street. S.B. Letter of No- vember 10th, 1897.
Urinal in neighbour- hood of Praya Re- clamation Offices. 1897.-lt was re solved by the Board on 2nd Decembər :-- That the correspon- dence (having refer- rence to the need for a public urinal in lieu of the one adjoining the Praya Reclamation Offices) be transmitted to the Colonial Secre tary, with & mendation that it be referred to the Director of Public Works to select a suitable site for the urinal; and (2) That in the opinion of the Board an under- ground urinal is most suitable for a public convenience of this na- ture in this part of the City." (8. B. letter No. 165 of December 12th 1897.)
recom-
1898. It was resolv- ed by the Board on 19th May:- -“That the at- tention of the Govern« ment be invited to the representations made by the Banitary Board in 1805 and following years, and this Board begs that provision be made in the Estimates for 1899 for at least
A 20 poat latriyō built.
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Permission has been
the" requested from military authorities to construct public urinal underneath the Parade Ground and tho - proposal has been sub- the War mitted to Office.
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underground
urinal was considered by the D. P. W. to be impracticable.
ShipStreet latrine(20 seats) built, as already mentioned; contract for a latrine (72 senta) ar- ranged, but had to be abandoned on account of opposition by Po Leung Kok Society.
The following. amounts appear in the Estimates" for-1800, $5,000; 1900, $5,000,
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