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No. 15.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29TH APRIL, 1899.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a special meeting held on Saturday, the 15th day of April, 1899.
PRESENT:
The Principal Civil Medical Officer, (Dr. Jo¤N MITFORD ATKINSON), President.
The Director of Public Works, (The Honourable ROBERT DALY ORMSBY).
The Medical Officer of Health, (Dr. FRANCIS WILLIAM CLARK).
The Acting Registrar Genéral, (ARTHUR WIMBOLT BREWIN, Esquire).
EDWARD OSBORNE, Esquire.
Mr. LADDS, Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, was in attendance.
Rinderpest.-A letter from the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, reporting an outbreak of Rinderpest in a matshed at Causeway Bay wherein 4 heifers and 2 calves are housed all these animals being infected, was read.
The Medical Officer of IIealth moved-
That the premises known as Kennedy's Matshed, Causeway Bay, be declared infected with Rinderpest in accord- unce with Bye-law 12, Schedule A, made under sub-section 5 of section 2 of Ordinance 17 of 1887 as amended by section 1 of Ordinance 10 of 1898.
The President seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
The President moved--
That all the cattle at the aforesaid premises be slaughtered and the carcases buried, that the matshed be destroyed,
and that the Governor-in-Council be informed in accordance with section 3 of Ordinance 17 of 1887.
Mr. EDWARD Üsborne seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Adjournment.-The Board theu adjourned.
Confirmed at a meeting held this 27th day of April, 1899.
C. W. DUGGAN, Secretary.
J. M. ATKINSON,
Iresident.
GOVERNMENT. NOTIFICATION.-No. 256.
The following Financial Returns for the year 1898 are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 28th April, 1899.
No. 14.
SIR-I have the honour to transmit the following returns:
1. Revenue and Expenditure for the year 1898.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
TREASURY, 13th March, 1899.
2. Comparative Statement of Revenue and Expenditure for 1897 and 1898.
3. Return of Deposits not available.
4. Return of Advances Outstanding.
5. Return of Public Works Extraordinary chargeable against the Loan.
6. Statement of Expenditure from the Praya Reclamation Fund.
7. Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
A. M. THOMSON,
Acting Treasurer.
The Honourable
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY,
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