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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH APRIL, 1899.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,--No. 225.
The following Minutes are published.
By Command,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th April, 1899.-
No. 12.
Minutes of the proceedings of the Sanitary Board, at a meeting held on Thursday, the 30th day of March, 1899.
PRESENT:
The Principal Civil Medical Officer, (Dr. JOHN 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.
Minutes.-The minutes of a meeting held on the 16th day of March, as well as those of special Meetings held on the 14th, 18th, 22nd and 27th days of March, 1899, were confirmed.
Concreting.-An application from Mr. Ho TUNG for exemption of Nos. 337, 339, 343, 345, 347, 349, 351, and 353, Queen's Road West from concreting ground surfaces, was considered.
The President moved--
That the exemption be granted for all the houses except No, 337 for so long only as they shall be occupied as
Godowns.
The Medical Officer of Health seconded.
Question--put and agreed to.
Licenses to keep Swine.-Ninety applications from Aberdeen for licenses to keep Swine were considered. The President moved-
That the licenses be granted.
The Director of Public Works seconded.
Question-pat aud agreed to.
Bubonic Plague.-Bubonic plague returns for Bombay for the period 14th to 27th February, 1899, were laid on the table.
A telegram reporting cases of plague found at Howrah near Calcutta was laid on the table.
A telegram reporting an outbreak of plague in Saran District of Bengal was laid on the table.
Mortality Returns.-The Mortality Returns for the Colony of Hongkong for the weeks ended 18th and 25th March, 1899, were laid on the table.
The Mortality Returns for Macao for the weeks ended 5th and 12th March, 1899, wore laid on the table.
Bubonic Plague in the Colony.-The Medical Officer of Health submitted a plan showing the location of the cases of plague that had occurred in the Colony since the last meeting of the Board (16th March) and also a return of the icnements that have been lime-washed and cleansed within that period.
Mr. EDWARD Osborne addressed the Board and moved-
That a circular letter be addressed to owners of tenements in the Central Division of the City warning them that at the end of April the Board will strictly enforce the provisions of the cleansing and lime-washing bye-law made on the 13th day of August, 1896, under sub-section 4 of section 13 of Ordinance 24 of 1887.
The Vice-President seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
The President moved—
That strangers be asked to withdraw.
The Medical Officer of Health seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
A confidential meeting of the Board was held.
Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned until Thursday, the 13th day of April, 1899.
Confirmed this 13th day of April, 1899.
C. W. DUGGAN, Secretary.
J. M. ATKINSON,
President.