THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH MAY, 1894.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 206.
The following Minutes are published.
By Command,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th May, 1894.
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No. 11.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Thursday, the 10th day of May, 1894.
PRESENT:
The Registrar General, (The Honourable JAMES Haldane STEWART LOCKHART), President.
The Captain Superintendent of Police, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, Esquire), Vice-President.
The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. PHILip Bernard ChENERY AYRES, C.M.G.).
JOHN DAVID HUMPHREYS, Esquire.
The Honourable Dr. Ho KAI.
JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.
ABSENT:
The Acting Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM, Esquire).
Dr. JAMES CANTLIE.
NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.
LAU WAI CHUN, Esquire.
Minutes. The minutes of a meeting held on the 26th day of April, 1894, were read and confirmed.
Cattle Disease at Wanchai.-A valuation by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon of the cattle that have been recently slaughtered in Wanchai-which had been circulated to Members-was laid on the table.
On the motion of Mr. FRANCIS, seconded by Mr. HUMPHREYS, it was agreed,-
That the Honourable Colonial Secretary be notified that the Board recommended that the amount of the compen-
sation suggested by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon be paid.
Standing Orders Revision.--The report of the Committee appointed to revise the standing orders-which had been circulated to Members-was laid on the table.
It was agreed that the consideration of these Orders be postponed.
Mortality Returns.-The returns for the weeks ended the 28th April and 5th May, 1894,-which had been circulated to Members and a minute on the circulating cover read-were laid on the table.
Quarterly Reports.-Reports by the Sanitary Surveyor and by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon for the first quarter of the year-which had been circulated to Members-were laid on the table.
Cattle Disease.-A notification by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon upon the re-appearance of cattle disease at Pokfulam-which had been circulated to Members, and the minutes on the circulating cover read-was laid on the table.
A further report by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon was read.
Mr. FRANCIS and Mr. 'HUMPHREYS addressed the Board.
It was agreed that the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon be asked to state whether, in view of this further outbreak, he considered it advisable that the whole of the herd be slaughtered forthwith.
House Drains.-The Surveyor's report upon the defective state of drains at Nos. 8 to 14 (even Nos.) Arbuthnot Road, and 16 to 22 (even Nos.) Wyndham Street-which had been circulated to Members, and the minutes on the circulating cover read--was laid on the table.
On the motion of Mr. FRANCIS, seconded by the Colonial Surgeon, it was agreed,--
That the Surveyor's report be adopted and that the owners of the houses be called upon to re-drain in accordance
with the requirements of the Public Health Ordinance and the bye-laws made thereunder.
Memorial Tomb.-An application for permission to erect a Memorial Tomb in Shaukiwan Cemetery-which had been circulated to Members, and the minutes on the circulating cover read-was laid on the table.
The consideration of the subject was deferred until the Secretary had reported upon the subject.
Application for Leave.-An application for leave from the Assistant Inspector of Markets-which had been circulated to Members-was laid on the table.
The Secretary was directed to inform the Honourable Colonial Secretary that the Board recommended that the leave. should be granted.
The Plague.-A correspondence concerning an outbreak of plague at Canton-which had been circulated to Members, and the minutes on the circulating cover read-was laid on the table.
A joint report by Drs. AYRES and Lowson was read upon the nature of the disease and the preventitive measures that should be taken under the circumstances.
The President read a telegram from Canton upon the subject.
Dr. Lowson, who had been invited to be present, afforded some further information in reply to questions by Members of the Board.