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No. 11.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH APRIL, 1899.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a special meeting held on Monday, the 27th day of March, 1899.
PRESENT:
The Principal Civil Medical Officer, (Dr. Joux Mitford ATKINSON), President.
The Captain Superintendent of Police, (The Honourable FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.), Vice-President.
The Director of Public Works, (The Honourable ROBERT DALY ORMSBY).
The Medical Officer of Health, (Dr. FRANCIS WILLIAM CLARK).
The Acting Registrar General, (ARTHUR WIMBOLT BREWIN, Esquire). EDWARD OSBORNE, Esquire.
Mr. LADDS, Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, was in attendance.
Rinderpest.-A report dated 25th March, 1899, from the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, that another outbreak of Rinderpest had occurred in a new cowshed at Causeway Bay (the property of Mr. KENNEDY), which is situated immediately behind the stables already declared infected by the Board; that ten cows and a calf were in this shed, and five of the cows were infected, and recommending the immediate slaughter and burial of the eleven animals, was read.
The President informed the Board that, pending this meeting, he had yesterday (Sunday) given instructions to the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon for the immediate slaughter of the diseased animals.
Mr. LADDS informed the President that he had slaughtered the whole of the cattle (11) as well as a bull not mentioned in his report housed in the same shed, as he found all infected.
The Medical Officer of Health moved→→→→
That the new Cowshed at Causeway Bay be declared infected with Rinderpest in accordance with Bye-law 12,
Schedule A, made under sub-section 5 of section 2 of Ordinance 17 of 1887 as amended by Ordinance 1 of 1898.
The Vice-President seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
The Medical Officer of Health moved--
That the action of the President in ordering the immediate slaughter of the diseased cattle be endorsed by the
Board.
The Director of Public Works seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
The Vice-President moved--
That the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon be asked to furnish a report as to what arrangements he made to give effect to the Resolution of the Board passed on the 18th instant with reference to the isolation of the Catile and Attendants at Kennedy's Stables.
The President seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned.
Confirmed at a meeting held this 30th day of March, 1899.
J. M. ATKINSON,
President.
C. W. DUGGAN, Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 215.
The following Notice is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th April, 1899.
NOTICE.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
In accordance with the terms of the Rating Ordinance, No. 15 of 1888, Owners and Occupiers of Tenements are reminded that Rates for the Second Quarter of 1899 are payable in advance on or before the 29th April, 1899.
If any person shall fail to pay such rates on or before the 31st May, 1899, proceedings will be taken in the Supreme Court for their recovery without further notice.
No refund of rates on vacant tenements will be granted, unless such rates have been paid during and within the month of April.
Treasury, Hongkong, 5th April, 1899.
A. M. THOMSON, Acting Colonial Treasurer.