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SUMMARY OFFENCES AMENDMENT ORDINANCE.
The ATTORNEY General moved the first reading of a Bill entitled Au Ordinance to amend the Summary Offences' (Amendment) Ordinance, 1908. -
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
MAGISTRATES' ORDINANce amendMENT. The ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance further to amend the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
ESTABLISHMENT OF LUNATIC ASYLUM.. The ATTORNEt General moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to pro- vida for the establishment of Lunatic Asylums, and to provide for the custody and care therein of persons of unsound mind.
The COLONIAL Secretary seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
JURISDICTION OF SUPREME COURT. The ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance relating to the Jurisdiction of Supreme Court with re- spect to the care and commitment of the cus tody of the persons and estates of lunatics.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY Seconded, and the motion was agreed to. The Council then adjourned.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
A meeting of the Finance Committee was then held-the Colonial Secretary presiding.
The following votes were approved :-
THE ROYAL VISIT.
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $8,000 to meet the expenses incurred by the Treasurer of the Reception Committes and for illuminating the public buildings in connection with the visit to this Colony of H.R.H. Prince Arthur of Con- naught.
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of six hundred and eighty-one dollars and sixty cents ($681.60) in aid of the vote Miscellaneous Services, Telegraph Service Contribution in Connection with Signalling Vessels and Messages to Observatory.
RIFLE RANGE AT THE PEAK.
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of five thousand two hundred and fifty dollars (85,250) in aid of the vote, Public Works Extraordinary, Rifle Range at the Peak.
PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY,
The Governor recommended the Council to revote a Kum of sixty-five thousand two
hundred and one dollars and fourteen cents (885,201.14) the vote-Public Works Extra- ordinary, for the following items :- Bacteriological Institute
Government Civil Hospital-Exten-
sion of Staff Quarters
Gunpowder Depot, Green Island
Harbour Office.
Post Office, Shanghai...
Sobool, Yaumati
Tai Po, Quarters for Officers Volunteer Headquarters(Contribution) Miscellaneous Drainage Works Kowloon Roads
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Green Island Light Improvement Kowloon-Canton Railway-Surrey
and Preliminary work
Bacteriological Institute Gunpowder Depot, Green Island Green Island Light Improvement Compensation to Lessees of Quarries
D. 16 and D. 17, Lyeman
$2,844.94
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
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(89,040) in aid of the vote Judicial and Legal Departments for the following items:-
Magistracy, New Territories, Other Charges, Furnishing of the New Tai Po Quarters Land Registry Office, New Territories, Other Charges, Farnishing of the New Tai Po Quarters
Total
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
81,520
1,520
$3,040
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of sixty dollars (860) in aid of the vote, Medical Department-Other Charges, B. -Hospitals and Asylums, New Territory Rant of Temporary Dispensary at Tai Po.
JURY LIST FOR 1906.
[February, 24, 1908.
Mr. SHELTON HOOPER said they should consider the question from a sanitary point of view and not grant a concession from monetary considerations.
The PRESIDENT thought the condition was necessary.
Mr. HEWETT asserted it was reasonable that in that case they should effect a compromise.
A resolution by the President that the Governor in Executive Council be recɔmmand- ed to grant the concession on condition that the ground be surrendered when required was carried.
Respecting an application for permission to use the kitchen of a house in Ping On Lane for the preparation of food,
The M.O.H. ininuted-The kitchens are When the Council resumed, the jury list for somewhat damp, but this is probably due partly 1906 was considered in private.
ADJOURNMENT.
The Council adjourned sine die.
HONGKONG SANITARY
BOARD.
A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held on February 20th at the Board Room. The Hon. Dr. F. Clark (president) presided, and there were also present:-Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, Dr. W. W. Pearce, M.O.H., Dr. Macfarlane, Lieut.. Col. Josling, Mr. E. A. Hewett, Hon. Mr. A. W. Brewin, Mr. Fung Wa-chun, Mr. Lau Cha- pak, Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, Mr. H. Humphreys, and Mr. G. A. Woodcock (secrətary).
A COSTLY ALTERATION.
to the newness of the walls. I do not think that there will be any harm in giving the par mit, especially as the houses have been built od` the understanding that the permit would be granted.
Mr. Humphreys-What is a kitchen for ex- cept the preparation of food?
The Captain Superintendent of Police the M O.H's last statement correct P
The M.O.H.My minute is correct. The plans were acknowledged before the Board were asked to approve of the kitchens. The application was granted.
This was all the business of impɔṛtaues.
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RAT RETURN.
MORTALITY STATISTICS.
The total number of rats caught_by_the Board's officials during the week ended Feb. Correspondence was submitted relative toruary 17 was 422, of which 28 were foun1 to be certain alterations required by the Board to be
plague infected. made to a block of houses at Nos. 1 to 13 Uu Shing Lane. Mr. E. M. Hazeland, architect, wrote painting out that the cost of fulfilling the requirements would be more than a year's rent for the property. The houses would have to be pulled down or substantial structural alterations made in five years from 1905 in order to comply with the provisions of the Public Health and Building Ordinance as to external air. In the circumstances he asked the Board to allow the notices to stand over until the structural alterations required were put in hand.
The M. O. H. recorded-The same argument may apply to all those houses permitted to remain in the present condition as regards external air for five years. It is for the Board to consider whether this concession can
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granted or not. I cannot say that any appre- ciable harm will result to the tenants from the concession.
Mr. Shelton Hooper As the M.O.H. says that no appreciable harm will result to the tenants from the concession asked for, I think it should be granted.
3,000.00 Mr. Hewett I am in favour of the law being 14,389.56 enforced, but would like to have the matter
6,926.53 discussed. 15,000.00 The Hon. Registrar General-I recommend
1,382.00 | that no action be taken. 5,086.00
On the understanding that the condition of 24.56 affairs be remedied at the end of five years, Mr. 326.85 HEWETT moved, and Mr. SHELTON HOOPER 5,600.00 seconded, that the concession with regard to
88.92 windows be granted.
A COMPROMISE.
10,532.68 Application was received for a modification of the requirements of section 18) of the Public $65,201.14 Health and Building Ordinance, 1903, in respect
2,000.00
1,920,00 of No. 7, Wa Lane.
390.00 The Medical Officer of Health wrote-In view 1.800.00 of the fact that it is advisable to obtain in the future a scavenging lane at the rear of Nos. 1 to 6, I think the owner of No. 7 might be asked to hand over to Government free of charge when required a sufficient portion of his yard to enable a six foot lane to be run through the whole block, and that he be now allowed to count such space towards the area required for his yard.
$6,020.10 The Hon. Mr. POLLOCK --I should like to ask a few questions. The first is, When is the Gunpowder Depot at Green Island to be completed P
The Hon. DIRECTOR of PUBLIC Works—It is completed now, and occupied.
The Hon. Mr. POLLOCK-What about the Harbour Office P
The Hon. DIRECTOR of PUBLIC WORKS- The Harbour Office will be finished in a few months.
JUDICIAL AND LEGAL The Governor recommended the Council to vots a sum of three thousand and forty dollars
Mr. Shelton Hooper-I fail to see why, if the owner hands over to the Government a part of his land for a scavenging lane, he should not be compensated for so doing, as provided by section
180.
The Captain Superintendent of Police-I agree with M, O. H.
The PRESIDENT said it was not a question for that Board to consider whether the land
was paid for or not.
The mortality statistics for the week ended January 23 showed that the death rate for the whole Colony British and Foreign population was 31.9 per 1,0 10, as compared with 10.3 for the same week of last year. The death rate for the whole Colony, excluding the Army and Navy; was 16.2.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
THE HOUSING QUESTION.
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE 'DAILY PRESS.” SIR--I read with much interest the lengthy contribution on this su jest which appeared in your paper some short time back, and must congratulate the writer on the exhaustive man- ner in which he has dealt with it. At the sam 3 time I venture to think there are oven yet a few points which have been missed.
In the first place gnothing is id of former efforts. It is now about eight years sidos- sudden clearance was laade in the immediate centre of the town. Cochrans Stres, Graham Street, Peel Street, Sure Street and Gage Street were then all gutted, so to speak, withou any option as to etension or far- ther extension of time. Any obstacle or impending difficulty was at ones realised, promptly handled, and as quickl overcome by rmness. Those of us who have lived amongit the natives here for any length of time know only too well that Oriental, and · especially Celestial, procrastination and pre- varicat on are to be met only in ons way, by quick decision and firmness. Str.ot justice firmly dispensed proves the Chinaman to be the eas est of all Orientals to govern. Treat him otherwise and 10 will wear out the patience of a Job. In that very able book
Chinese Characteristics,' wonderfal delines. tion of character and temperament is given by the sa hor, who had lived amongst them a life- time; sad he lays great stress on the treatment“ of their weaknesses-procrastination sad pre- varication.
As regards the neighbourhood which lies be- tween Queen's Road West, and Blake Cardens close to the Tung Wah Hospital, considering the serious risk which is ran, there should not be any time lost in off¿c'ing a complete clearance. of at least all the native brothels which have been permitted to infest the locality, in unfair defiance of the precedent of eight years ago.
-Yours truly,
SPECTATOR
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