THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH MAY, 1899.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 306.
The following Minutes are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th May, 1899.
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J. G. T. BUCKLE,
for the Colonial Secretary.
No. 17.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a special meeting held on Wednesday, the 10th day of May, 1899.
PRESENT:
The Principal Civil Medical Officer, (Dr. Jonx MITFORD ATKINSON), President.
The Director of Public Works, (The Honourable ROBERT DALY ORMSBY).
The Acting Registrar General, (ARTHUR WIMBOLT BREWIN, Esquire).
The Medical Officer of Health, (Dr. FRANCIS WILLIAM CLARK).
EDWARD OSBORNE, Esquire.
Mr. C. V. LADDS, Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, was in attendance.
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Rinderpest.-A letter from the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon reporting an outbreak of Rinderpest on the premises of the East Point Dairy Farm at Wong Nai Chung, in which are housed 99 cows, 4 bulls, and 24 calves as well as 11 buffaloes, and 11 buffalo calves, 8 of the cows showing symptoms of infection, was read.
The Medical Officer of Health moved-
That under Bye-law 12, Schedule A, made under Sub-section 5 of Section 2 of Ordinance No. 17 of 1887 as amended by Section 1 of Ordinance No. 10 of 1898, this Board declares the premises known as the East Point Dairy Farm, Wong Nai Chung, to be infected with Rinderpest.
The President seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Mr. EDWARD ÖSBORNE addressed the Board and moved-
That the diseased cattle be slaughtered and the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon be authorized to slaughter ́such other of the cattle as may show signs of the disease, and are not likely in his opinion to recover; and the Board recommends the owners to take such steps us may be advised to them by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon in order to prevent the spread of the disease.
The Medical Officer of Health seconded.
The Board divided.
The President.
Aycs.
The Medical Officer of Health.
The Acting Registrar General.
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Mr. EDWARD Osborne.
The President moved---
That strangers be requested to withdraw.
The Medical Officer of Health seconded.
A confidential meeting of the Board was then held.
Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned.
Confirmed at a meeting held this 25th day of May, 1899.
C. W. DUGGAN, Secretary.
Noes.
The Director of Public Works.
J. M. ATKINSON, President.