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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH MARCH, 1896.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 89.
The following Minutes are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th March, 1896.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
No. 5.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Thursday, the 27th day of February, 1896.
PRESENT:
The Director of Public Works, (The Honourable FRANCIS ALFRED COOPER), President.
The Acting Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. JOHN MITFORD ATKINSON, M.B.,) Vice-President.
The Acting Captain Superintendent of Police, (The Hon. WILLIAM CHARLES HOLLAND HASTINGS, R.N.). The Medical Officer of Health, (Dr. FRANCIS WILLIAM CLARKE).
NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.
ABSENT:
The Registrar General, (The Honourable JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART).
Minutes. The minutes of a meeting held on the 14th day of February, 1896, were read and confirmed. Motion.
The President addressed the Board and moved-
That the Sanitary Board, under the provisions of bye-law No. 22 made under Ordinance 15 of 1894, authorise the Medical Officer of Health and his Staff to make a house to house visitation within that portion of the City of Victoria bounded on the North by the Praya, on the South by the Caine and Bonham Roads, on the East by Wyndham Street, and on the West by the western boundaries of Marine Lot No. 184 and Inland Lot No. 833, for the purposes stated in the bye-law referred to.
Mr. N. J. EDE seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Well Waters.-The Analyst's reports--which had been circulated to Members— -on six samples of water drawn from wells, were laid on the table and the minutes on the circulating cover read.
The President moved-
That the owners of these wells be served with a notice to close the wells within fourteen days of the date of the
notice.
Mr. N. J. EDE seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Defective Drains.--The Surveyor's reports-which had been circulated to Members--on the condition of the house drains at Blocks Nos. 115, 116, 117 and 251A, were laid on the table and the minutes on the circulating cover read.
The President moved-
That the owners of the houses mentioned in the reports be called on to carry out the works recommended by the Assistant Surveyor, such works to be done in accordance with the law governing house drainage works. The Vice-President seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Backyards. A correspondence-which had been circulated to Members-having reference to the concreting of certain backyards at new domestic buildings, wus laid on the table, and the minutes on the circulating cover read.
A discussion ensued.
The President moved--
That the Architecis be informed that as slops are liable to be thrown on these backyards, the provisions of bye-law 2 of the bye-laws made under Ordinance 15 of 1894, must be complied with before the Board can grant the certificate which must be obtained before any new domestic building can be legally occupied.
The Medical Officer of Health seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Mortality Returns.-The returns-which had been circulated to Members--for the weeks ended the 15th and 22nd February, 1896, respectively, were laid on the table.
Licences. Sixty applications for licences and renewal of licences to keep swine were considered.
The President moved--
That the licences applied for be granted.
The Vice-President seconded.
Question--put and agreed to.
Polluted Well.-A letter requesting that a notice which had been served to close a well at No. 66, Queen's Road Central, be reviewed was read.
A discussion ensued.
The President moved-
That the applicants be informed that the Board is unable to comply with their request and that the notice which
has been served on the owners must be complied with,
The Honourable the Acting Captain Superintendent of Police seconded. Question-put and agreed to.