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VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 7TH NOVEMBER, 1896. 日三初月十年申丙 日七初月一十年六十九百八千一
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 421.
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It is hereby notified that Her Majesty has not been advised to exercise her power of disallowance
with respect to the following Ordinance :-
No. 18 of 1896, entitled-An Ordinance to make better provision for the Sale of Food and
Drugs in a pure state.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th November, 1896.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 422.
The following Minutes are published.
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By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th November, 1896.
No. 21.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Thursday, the 22nd day of October, 1896.
PRESENT:
The Director of Public Works, (The Honourable FRANCIS ALFRED COOPER), President. The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. Philip Bernard CHENERY AYRES, C.M.G.), Vice-President. The Captain Superintendent of Police, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.). The Medical Officer of Health, (Dr. FRANCIS WILLIAM CLARK).
NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.
ABSENT:
The Registrar General, (The Honourable JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART).
Minutes.-The minutes of a meeting held on the 8th day of October, 1896, were read and confirmed.
Bye-laws.-A letter-which had been circulated to Members-from the Honourable Colonial Secretary baving refer- ence to the recent strike among the nightmen employed by Householders was laid on the table.
The President addressed the Board and moved-
That Bye-laws Nos, 8 and 9 made under sub-section 6 of section 13 of Ordinance 24 of 1887 for the licensing of
nightmen be revoked.
Mr. N. J. EDE seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Cholera.-Two returns- -which had been circulated to Members-showing the progress of Cholera in Singapore between the 23rd September and the 6th October, 1896, were laid on the table.
Small-pox.-Two reports-which had been circulated to Members-concerning two cases of small-pox which occur- red on board ships arriving in the Harbour, were laid on the table.