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5. The Health Officer may board any vessel arriving in Siamese waters and inspect every person in the vessel. He may, if he thinks necessary, call for inspection of the ship's bills of health, emigra- tion papers or other documents which he may require to enable him to grant pratique, and he shall use every lawful means, which to him may seem expedient, for ascertaining the sanitary condition of the vessel and persons therein.
6. Any vessel which shall be so loaded as to be unable to pass over the bar at the entrance of the river Menain Chow Phya, shall, in order to obtain permission to lighten or load at the outside anchorage of Koh-si-chang or of Anghin ;--
(a) Give, through the ship's agent in Bangkok, to the health officer of the Local Government Board previous written notice of the ship's expected arrival at such outside anchorage:
(b) Deliver, to the Customs Officer stationed at such outside anchorage, a written declaration stating that no death from or case of bubonic plague has occurred on board from port of departure.
7. The Health Officer shall be, and is hereby empowered to deal with all infected vessels and persons as he may think proper to prevent the spreading of the disease.
8. Any and all persons committing a breach of the present Regulation or assisting in any way in the commission of such breach, and the Master, Captain or other person having the control of any vessel or boat, on board of which such breach has been committed or which has been in any way engaged in the commnission of such breach, shall be severally liable to a fine not exceeding £100, or to imprisonment not exceeding three months, or to both such punishments.
9. Any cost incurred by the Siamese Government, in the maintenance of any person removed to the Quarantine Station at Koh Phai, shall be repaid by the Agents of the vessel.
Given under my hand and Seal, this 14th day of October, 1898.
(Signed)
WM. J. ARCHER,
for GEORGE GREVILLE,
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 497.
The following Minutes are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 5th November, 1898.
H.B.M. Consul-General.
T. SERCOMBE SMITH,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
No. 21.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Thursday, the 20th day of October, 1898.
PRESENT:
The Principal Civil Medical Officer, (Dr. JouN MITFORD ATKINSON), President.
The Captain Superintendent of Police, (The Honourable FRANCIS HENRY MAX, C.M.G.), Vice-President.
The Acting Registrar General, (JAMES DYER BALL, Esquire).
The Medical Officer of Health, (Dr. FRANCIS WILLIAM CLARK).
EDWARD OSBORNE, Esquire.
Minutes.-The minutes of a meeting held on the 6th day of October, 1898, and of confidential meetings held on 30th day of September and 6th day of October, 1898, having been circulated, were taken as read and confirmed.
Bye-laws. Certain draft Bye-laws for the regulation of Cattle Diseases, Markets and Slaughter-houses were read and considered.
The President moved--
That the draft Bye-laws be forwarded to the Colonial Secretary for the approval of the Governor in Council,
after revision by the Attorney Generul,
The Medical Officer of Health seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.