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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23RD JUNE, 1894.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. -No. 247.
The following Minutes are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd June, 1894.
J. H. STEWART Lockhart,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
No. 15.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Thursday, the 7th day of June, 1894.
PRESENT:
The Registrar General, (The Honourable JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART), President.
The Captain Superintendent of Police, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, Esquire), Vice-President.
The Acting Director of Public Works, (HuGH POLLOCK TOOKER, Esquire).
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.
ROBERT KENNAWAY LEIGH, Esquire.
Dr. JAMES CANTLIE.
LAU WAI CHUN, Esquire.
ABSENT:
Minutes. The minutes of a meeting held on the 24th day of May, 1894, and the minutes of a special meeting held on the 31st day of May, 1894, were read and confirmed.
A New Member.-The President read a letter from the Honourable Colonial Secretary stating that His Excellency the Governor had been pleased to appoint Mr. R. K. LEIGH to be a member of the Board during the absence of Mr. N. J. EDE from the Colony, and suggesting that Mr. LEIGH should be at once appointed to be a member of the Permanent Com- mittee. The President on behalf of the Board expressed his satisfaction at Mr. LEIGH's appointment to a seat on the Board.
On the motion of Mr. FRANCIS, seconded by Mr. HUMPHREYS, it was agreed,—
That Mr. Leigh be elected a member of the Permanent Committee.
Inspector Germain's Salary.-The President read a letter from the Honourable Colonial Secretary stating that the subject of the increases to Inspector GERMAIN's Salary has been postponed until the receipt of the report of the Committee enquiring into the Expenditure of the Colony.
It was agreed,—
time.
That the Board's recommendation in this respect be laid before the said Committee at the proper Mortality Returns.-The returns for the weeks ended the 26th May and 2nd June, 1894,-which had been circu- lated to Members-were laid on the table.
The Plague.-A report by Her Britannic Majesty's Consul at Pakhoi upon the outbreak of Plague at Pakhoi- which had been circulated to Members, and the minutes on the circulating cover read—was laid on the table.
Additional Bye-Laws.-A letter from the Honourable Colonial Secretary forwarding a copy of the additional bye-laws made under The Public Health Ordinance, 1887, which had been approved by the Governor in Council--which had been circulated to Members-was laid on the table.
Annual Report.-The Report of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon for the year 1893--which had been circulated to Members, and a minute on the circulating cover read-was laid on the table.
It was agreed that the subject of the licensing of dairies, concerning which a recommendation was made in the Report, be brought up for consideration again three months hence.
Licences to keep Cattle and Swine.-Nine applications for renewals of licences to keep swine were considered. It was agreed that the licences be granted.
Small-pox.-Notifications of three cases of small-pox were laid on the table.
The Plague.-On the invitation of the President Mr. FRANCIs addressed the Board and described the further steps that had been taken by the Permanent Committee to deal with the outbreak of plague in the Colony.
Mr. HUMPHREYs, the Acting Director of Public Works and the Colonial Surgeon addressed the Board. Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned till Thursday, the 21st day of June, 1894.
Read and confirmed this 21st day of June, 1894.
EDWARD A. RAM, Acting Secretary.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
President,