924 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH SEPTEMBI 1898.
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Application for exemption from concreting ground surfaces.--An application for exemption from conereting the ground surfaces of 33, 35 and 37. Wunchai Road, was considered.
The Acting Registrar General moved—
That the exemption asked for be granted,
The motion was not seconded.
The Vice-President moved-
That the application be refused.
The Acting Director of Public Works seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
An application for exemption from concreting beneath certain stone wortars in a riee pounding shop at 237 aud 238 Praya West was considered.
The Vice-President moved ·
That the application be granted.
The Acting Director of Public Works seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Application for permission to erect urinals. An application for permission to erect two urinals at "Marine
was considered.
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The Vice-President moved—
That the application be granted subject to the approval of the plans by the Board's Surveyor, The Acting Principal Civil Medical Officer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
The Praya Reclamation and the Dust-boat Stations. -A letter from the Acting Director of Public Works in reference to the liability of the Scavenging Contractor for the removal of sunken débris dropped overboard at the dust-boat stations was considered.
It was agreed that the Board should take the matter into consideration when framing the conditions of the next contract, at the end of the current year.
Bubonic Plague at Amoy and Tamsui.-A letter, with enclosures, and a telegram from H. B. Majesty's Consul at Amoy concerning the prevalence of Buboni: Plague at that port, was read and considered.
The Acting Principal Civil Medical Officer moved---
That the Board recommend the Government to revoke the Proclamation of the 4th June, 1898, declaring Amoy
to be a port or place infected with Bubonic Plague.
The Vice-President seconded.
The Board divided.
Ayes.
The Vice-President.
The Acting Director of Public Works. The Acting Principal Civil Medical Officer.
The Vice-President gave his casting vote in favour of the motion. Motion carried.
Noes.
The Acting Registrar General. The Medical Officer of Health. Mr. EDWARd Osborne.
Some correspondence with reference to the prevalence of Bubonic Pague at Fomsni, Formosa, was laid on the table. Cost of erection of matsheds used for Native Plague Hospital.--Correspondenco concerning the east of erection of the matsheds put up at Kennedy Town for use as a Native Plague Hospital was considered.
The Vice-President addressed the Board and mored —
That a further letter be addressed to the Acting Colonial Secretary, emphasizing the fact that the Sub-Committee of the Board, appointed to arrange for the establishment of a Native Plague Hospital, undoubtedly led the Directors of the Tung Wa Hospital to believe that the cost of these matsheds would be defrayed by the Government, and expressing the hope that His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government will be pleased to reconsider his decision, às contained in C.S.0. letter No. 1466, und, under the special and peculiar circumstances of the case, direct that the entire cost be defrayed out of public funds.
The Medical Officer of Health addressed the Board and seconded.
Mr. EDWARD Osponse addressed the Board.
The Acting Registrar General addressed the Board.
The Acting Principal Civil Medical Officer addressed the Board, and moved as an amendment--
That the Board ask the Directors of the Tung Wa Hospital to defray the balance of the cost of crection of these
matsheds.
The amendment was not seconded.
Motion-put and agreed to.
Bubonic Plague Returns.-Bubonic Plague returns from Bombay from July 19th to August 2nd, 1898, were
laid on the table.
Mortality Returns.-- The mortality returns for Magno for the weeks ending August 7th and 14th, 1898, were laid
en the table.
The mortality returns for the Colony of Hongkong for the weeks ending August 19th and 20th, 1898, were laid on the rable.
Licences to keep swine.--Two applications for the renewal of licences es komp swine at Ma-ti, and two applies- tions for Hok Un Kok were considered.
The Vice-President moved –
That the licences be granted.
The Acting Director of Public Works seconde»l. Question---put and agreed to.