November 16, 1907.]
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
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Buildings Ordinance, 1903, in respect of No.undertake the slaughtering and providing 351, Queen's Road West, was again considere1. { of vans, the difficulty might probably be Hon. Mr. HEWETT minuted-Are we to avoided, thongh I have not yet sounded understand that no record is kept of surveys | the pork butchers or the
lau" ou the issued, and that, if in advertising the certificate feasibility of this. There is, of course, # be lost or mislaid, this may involve the owner certain amount of pork which is imported of the property in costly re-building? If this direct, and which never goes into the “lau, be so, the sooner & proper system of records be and in many of such cases the shops that import are in a big way of business, and it would not be any hardship to them to have to provide themselves with vans. However, as arranged, the provision of vans is bound to cause a heavy initial expense, and 88 the responsibility apparently devolves upon the butchers, some- thing more than a mere warning that such vans are required by the law will be necessary.
established the better.
Mr. LAU CHU-PAK-The certificate must have been issued or occupation would not have been legal. What the applicant says is perfectly true and sensible. Should the lane to the rear be built over, the half verandah and half kitchen system would be useless, and it would put the owner to further trouble and expense for nothing. The request that the notice should be withdrawn for so long as the lane remains open should be granted. The Board adopted this system in the case of Nos, 377 and 379, Queen's Road West. Why not in this case ?
The REGISTRAR-GENERAL-It seems to me a rather strong reason.
The PRESIDENT This is practically an appeal to the Board from the decision of the Governor-in-Council. and, I think the best plan would be to ask the writer what alterations be proposed to make, and consider the matter then.
The suggestion was agreed to.
FUKINESE CEMETERY AT KOWLOON CITY.
The REGISTRAR-GENERAL minuted that it had been arranged, if the Board approved, for the Fukinese cemetery to be presented to the Tungwa Hospital, which hospital would then be responsible to the Government for the sanitary management of it, and would consult the Fuki. nese in regard to internal arrangements and regulations. The cemetery would be for the use of Fnkinese. He recommended that the Tungwa Hospital be given anthority to use the and as a cemetery if Mr. Ng Li-hing presented it to the hospital.
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OVERCROWDING AT THE HONGKONG OLUB.
Overcrowding notices in connection with the servants quarters of the Hongkong Club had been served, and in reply Mesars. Palmer and Turner wrote as follows:-With reference to notices Nos. 37 to 43 signed by Inspector Reidie, which have been served on the Hong- kong Club complaining of overcrowding' in the Chinese quarters, we are instructed by the com- mittee to point out that these quarters are exceptionally well lighted and ventilated, and the windows there all open into wide open spaces; also that they are under daily and strit supervision, and are always kept in scrupulous state of cleanliness. The committee therefore ask that, provided these quarters are kept in their present state of efficiency, the Board will direct that no further action be taken in the matter,
The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH minuted -H.E the Governor does not approve of car- cases of pigs being conveyed from the slaughter | honse to the markets in open trucks. This is The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH (minated. contrary to the byelaws governing slaughter-I certainly cannot recommend that 133 per. houses in the limits of the city of Victoria, sons be allowed to occupy the space which can warning pork butchers that they must provide legally socommodate only 47. I think that no proper covered carts in which caresses of pigs sotion might be taken for the present, if the beda can be hung as is already done with beef and are reduced to 78 in number, which is allowing mutton.
30.89 feet per head instead of 50.89.
Inspector WATSON thought it would require much stronger measures than a warning to get pork butchers to comply with this byelaw. He suggested that, as there was an expenditure of several thousand dollars involved, the Registrar- General should be asked to explain the law to
those concerned and to allow them a reasonable time (say three months), in which to provide the carts required, ani after that time prosecute for non-compliance.
The REGISTRAR-GENERAL minuted-It is impossible to get these butchers to do this, The best and simplest way is for the Govern- ment (Sanitary Department) to arrange for the cartage of the carcases and increase the slaughter house fee just enough to pay the cost. Members agreed to ask the Governor-in-The butchers will raise no objection. Council to approve the Registrar-Generals, recommendations.
CONVEYANCE OF MEATS,
Correspondence was considered relative to the removal of meats from the city slaughter houses to the markets. This was the outcome of a new byelaw which requires that all carts in which pork is carried to the markets should be of the same kind as beef casks, in which carcases might be hung up. In September the pork butchers and dried meat dealers submitted a petition to the secretary of the Board praying that they might be allowed to continue using the old carts for the conveyance of their meat These carts were very suitable for the purpose, as the demand for pork was very great, and the lightness of the carts was an advantage to the coolies.
The AESISTANT Registrar-GENERAL then investigated the matter, and furnished the following report:-The means of conveying pork at present are small hand carts, which are covered with oil cloths. The cost of vans, such As are used for the conveyance of beef. varies from $133 to $168. At present the beef vans are only used by the beef “lau" to bring carcases from the slaughter houses to the "lau" in the Central Market. From here the beef is taken to the various shops, hung on a pole in a cart and covered with oil-cloth. The only beef van in existence I elongs to the “lau." The case of pork differs from beef in that the pigs are bought from the "lan" alive by the butchers, and the latter then have them slaughtered. If therefore, the use of covered vans is insisted upon, the expense will fall upon the shops and stalls. The dry meat shops also buy their pork alive, and their requirements amount to one or two pigs a day, and sometimes not even as much as that. It is obviously very hard for some of these smaller shops to supply themselves with vans which, in addition to the initial expense. might involve an increase in their staff and also imply some provision for housing. Their present handcarts are taken to pieces, when not in use, and stowed away in the shop or stall. The beef vans are housed near the slaughter houses, presumably at the expense of the Slau.” The obvious remedy is for so many shops in the market to combine and get one van between them, but I do not think that they will do this without official assistance, as there are a great many difficulties in the way of mak- ing arrangements that will be fair to the smaller hope. If the pork “lau" could be made to
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The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH-The Registrar-General's suggestion should, I think, be considered by the Board. Personally I do not consider it practicable. I think they should be given six months' notice to comply with the byelaws.
Mr. LAU CHU-PAR-It is impracticable to require every stall-keeper to provide a covered cart which is too expensive for a trader of that class to buy. The Registrar-General's sugges- tion is a good one.
The VICE-PRESIDENT-Would it not do if the carts were covered with canvas stretched over a light frame work?
The PRESIDENT - This originated from a suggestion of the Governor, who saw the carcases of pigs being carried about in ordinary open barrows. He suggested that they should be carried about in a closed cart. The present is a very unseemly, besides being a filthy babit, as drippings from the carcases pass down on to the streets. The question is whether our byelaws will meet the case, or whether they will have to be altered.
Hon. Mr. HEWETT-Wouldn't it meet the case if the pigs were carried on bamboos with buckets underneath, and covered with oilcloths? The men who carry a pig or half a pig cannot afford carts. The arrangement is not a very sanitary one, but it is better than baving the meat carried about exposed,
The PRESIDENT-The Acting Colonial Ve terinary Surgeon says the Registrar-General's suggestion is not practicable.
Mr. HOOPER-Ồn what ground?
The SECRETARY-I was speaking to him about the matter, and I think his suggestion was that it would not be practicable because the butchers might object to it. I understand from the Registrar General that they would have no objection to it.
The MRDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH-If carts are to be provided by the Government, the Government will have little control over them because they will be in charge of persons not in the employ of the Government. In case of an accident, it would be an extremely difficult thing to find out the person responsible.
CAPTAIN LYONS-I think, if the carcases were covered with clean canvas, it ought to be satisfactory.
It was decided to depute the Medical Officer of Health and the Registrar-General to inter- view the people concerned, recommend some scheme, and report to the Board.
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Mr. HOOPER-These quarters being under European supervision, and kept in a thoroughly clean condition, exemption should be granted.
Hon. Mr. HEWETT-In view of the special position occupied by the Hongkong Club building, reasonable latitade might be granted as to the number of servants allowed to reside on the premises. The exact number should be fired after the matter has been considered by the Board.
The REGISTRAR-GENERAL-It is a question of fresh air.
Mr, HOOPER-Taking into account the situation of the Club, the clean way in which it is kept, and the amount of Europesa supervi sion, I think the application should be granted. At any rate it might be left to a committee of the Board,
It was decided that no action should be taken for one month in the event of the number of Chinese in the quarters being reduced to seventy-eight.
EXCELLENT WATER.
Mr. Frank Browne, Government Analyst, reported having examined samples of water from the Pokfulam, Tytam and Kowloon services, and in each case found the water of excellent quality.
MORTLITY STATISTICS.
The death rate per 1000 per annum of the whole Colony for the week ended 12th October was 23.7, and for the week ended October 19th it was 22.2 against 44.7 for the corresponding, week of last year.
ADSETTS EXECUTED.
On November 13th is the date fired for the execution of Adsetts, the murderer of Gertrude Dayton. It was generally believed that he was to die on November 11th, but the Authorities altered the date. From the soraps of informa- tion which filter through the jail gates it appears that, since his fate was made known to him, the in- Adsetts bas resigned himself to
He takes things far more calmly evitable.
Ha esta and now than he did before.
well, and is continually singing. sleeps
has furnished the It is stated that he Authorities with further information about his life and the murder, and this may be made public when the sentence of death is carried out.
The last scene in the tragedy which startled Hongkong some few months ago was witnessed by a small body of men in Victoria jail on Nov. 14th, when William Hall Adsetia was hanged for the crime of which' he was found guilty, and to which he ultimately confessed. Adsetts, it is stated, made a conf-ssion which is practically a history of his past life in the East, and this is said to be of such a revolting obaracter that it has been considered advisable not to publish it. It appears many of the stories about the condemned man which have appeared in the papers wore fabrications. Since his incarceration he has behaved well and eaten well, and even yesterday morning, the morning of his death, he ate a bearty meal. Then he received what comfort he could from his spiritual adviser, the ROT. Mr. Thomson, after which he was prepared for
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