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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH FEBRUARY, 1894.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 60.
The following Minutes are published.
By Command,
G. T. M. OBRIEN, Colonial Secretary.
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Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th February, 1894.
No. 3.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Thursday, the 1st day of February, 1894.
PRESENT:
The Captain Superintendent of Police, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, Esquire), Vice-President. Dr. JAMES CantLIE.
NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.
The Acting Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM, Esquire).
The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. PHILIP BERNARD CHENERY AYRES, C.M.G.).
JOHN DAVID HUMPHREYS, Esquire.
The Honourai 'e Dr. Ho KAI.
ABSENT:
The Registrar General, (The Honourable JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART), President. JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.
LAU WAI CHUN, Esquire.
Minutes.-The minutes of a meeting held on the 18th day of January, 1894, were read and confirmed. The Bucket System.-Mr. EDE gave notice of his intention to move at the next meeting of the Board-
That the suggestioa numbered 2 in the Acting Superintendent's Report upon the Bucket System (dated 13th January, 1894), concerning the compulsory use throughout the city of buckets of a special pattern remain in abeyance for the present.
Water Supply.-Mr. FRANCIS, not being present at the meeting, a motion of which he had given notice was not proceeded with.
Shark Fins.-The report of the Committee appointed to enquire into the question of the nuisance alleged to arise from the practice of drying shark fins ou the roofs of houses was laid on the table.
Dr. Ho KAI, Mr. HUMPHREYS and the Colonial Surgeon addressed the meeting. Dr. Ho KAI proposed and Mr. HUMPHREYS seconded the adoption of the report. Question-put and agreed to.
Drainage Pipes.-Mr. HUMPHREYS moved that drainage bye-laws Nos. 29 and 30 be amended as follows:-
No. 29. Down-pipes, conveying rain-water from roofs, shall be constructed of cast or welded wrought-iron, or of well glazed stone-ware pipes, or of pipes constructed of such material and pattern as may be approved by the Board, and when the down-pipo discharges into the house-drain it shall be completely disconnected therefrom, as described in bye-law No. 31, and fitted with a bend, shoe or pedestal pipe. Wherever practic- able, the rain-water down-pipes on the street side of buildings, shall be carried under the footpath and discharge into the side channel.
NOTE. It is most important that such pipes should be completely disconnected from the sewers so that they cannot by any possibility serve as conduits for conducting sewer air up and into the dwelling.
No. 30. Waste-pipes from baths, sinks and other similar appliances, on the upper floors of buildings shall be of cast-iron socketted pipes or wrought-iron welded-pipes with screwed joints coated with bituminous composition, or in the case of wrought-iron, galvanised; or of well glazed stone-ware, socketted pipes, or of pipes of these or of other materials and of other pattern approved by the Board, securely fixed outside the wall, and pro- vided, at each point of connection, with a suitable head, and at their lower extremity with a bend, shoe or pedestal pipe. All joints of stone-ware pipes to be made in the manner provided for in bye-law 5.
NOTE.-Zine, tin-plate, rivetted or lap-jointed sheet-iron will not be approved.
Dr. Ho KAI seconded.
The Director of Public Works addressed the meeting and moved, as an amendment, that the bye-laws remain unaltered. The Captain Superintendent of Police seconded.
On the motion of Dr. CANTLIE seconded by the Colonial Surgeon, it was agreed that the consideration of the question be adjourned to the next meeting of the Board.
Mortality Returns.-The returns for the weeks ended the 20th and 27th January, 1894,-which had been circu- lated to Members-were laid on the table.
House Drains.-Surveyor's report on condition of drains running through Marine Lot No. 14, Praya Central- which had been circulated-to Members and the minutes on the circulating cover read-was laid on the table.
A discussion ensued.
Mr. EDE moved,-
That a copy of the Sanitary Surveyor's report be forwarded to Mr. Stephens for his information. The Captain Superintendent of Police seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Flushing Drains.—A further 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 laid on the table.
Mr. EDE moved,--
That a letter be sent to the Honourable the Colonial Secretary stating that the Board did not think that any good result would ensue from the attempt to flush the drains with sea water—an experiment that had been twice unsuccessfully attempted in past years.
The Director of Public Works seconded. Question-put and agreed to.