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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6ru JA
NY, 1894.
No. 26.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Thursday, the 21st day of December, 1893:--
PRESENT:
The Acting Registrar General, (The Honourable ALEXANDER MacDONALD THOMSON), Vice-President. The Acting Director of Public Works, (William Chatham, Esquire).
The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. PHILIP BERNARD CHENERY AYRES, C.M.G.).
Joux Josepи FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.
The Honorable Dr. Ha Kal,
JOHN David Humphreys, Esquire.
Dr. JAMES CANTLIE.
ABSENT:
The Acting Captain Superintendent of Police, (HENRY BRIDGMAN HENDERSON LETHBRIDGE, Esquire). NZ THANIEL Joseph Ebe, Esquire.
LAU WAI CHUN, Esquire.
Minutes. The minutes of a meeting held on the 7th day of December, 1893, were read and confirmed.
Mortality Returns.-The returns for the weeks ended the 9th and 16th December, 1893,--which had been circulated to Members-were laid on the table.
Flushing Drains.-A letter from the Honourable the Colonial Secretary regarding flushing drains with sea water -which had been circulated to Members, and the minutes on the circulating cover read-was considered.
Mr. FRANCIS moved,-
That the Board without committing itself to any opinion on the proposals made by the Honourable the Colonial Secretary see no objection to the experiment being tried, but must leave it to the Government to make its own arrangements for carrying out the sheme, and that the Secretary be instructed to reply to the Colonial Secretary's letter of the 14th December, 1893, accordingly.
Dr. Ho Kai seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Small-pox.-Correspondence respecting 4 cases of Small-pox removed from the S.S. Giava to the Hygeia on the 6th December, 1893-which had been circulated to Members, and the minutes on the circulating cover read--was laid on the tablo.
Small-pox.---Correspondence respecting the disinfection of the S.S. Glengarry where a case of Small-pox occurrcıl --which had been eirenlated to Members, and the minutes on the circulating cover read-was laid on the table.
A discussion ensued.
Mr. FRANCIS moved,—
That the Secretary be instructed to request the Honourable the Colonial Secretary on behalf of the Board that in all cases of infections or contagious diseases the Officers concerned he requested to report to the Board direct.
The Acting Registrar General seconded,
Dr. Ho Kai proposed as an amendment,-
That the Secretary be instructed to request the Honourable the Colonial Secretary to forcard to the Board the
reports of the Officers in charge of the disinfecting of vessels.
Mr. HUMPHREYS seconded.
The Board divided on the amendment moved by Dr. Ho Kai,--
Ayes.
Mr. HUMPHREYS. Dr. Ho KAL.
Dr. AYRES.
Noes.
Mr. FRANCIS.
The Acting Registrar General. Dr. CANTLIE.
The Vice-President gave bis casting vote against the proposed amendment. Amendment lost.
The Board divided on the original motion moved by Mr. FRANCIS,-
The Vice-President gave Motion carried.
Ayes.
Mr. FRANCIS.
The Acting Registrar General.
Dr. CANTLIE.
Noes.
Mr. HUMPHREYS.
ir, Ho Wa
Dr. AYRES.
his casting vote in favour of the original motion.
Prosecutions.-A list of prosecutions instituted by the Acting Superintendent for the month of November-which had been circulated to Members, and the minutes on the circulating cover read-was laid on the table.
Shark Fins.-Petition from Shark Fins dealers--which had been circulated to Members, and the minutes on the circulating cover rend-was laid on the table.
Dr. CANTLIE moved,--
That a Committee consisting of Mr. Humphreys, Dr. Ho Kai, and the Acting Registrar General be appointed to
consider the question and report to the Board.
Mr. FRANCIS seconded.
Question--put and agreed to.
Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned till Thursday, the 4th day of January, 1894.
Read and confirmed this 4th day of January, 1894.
E. A. RAM,
Acting Secretary.
ور
A. M. THOMSON,
Vice-President.