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No. 41.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 4TH AUGUST, 1894.
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VOL. XL.
薄十四第
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 291.
The following Minutes are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th August, 1894.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
No. 18.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Thursday, the 19th day of July, 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.).
Surgeon-Major JAMES, A.M.S.
The Honourable Dr. Ho KAI.
JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.
ROBERT KENNAWAY LEIGH, Esquire.
Dr. WILLIAM HARTIGAN.
LAU WAI CHUN, Esquire.
ABSENT:
Minutes.-The minutes of a meeting held on the 5th day of July, 1894, were read and confirmed.
Praya Reclamation.-The following question, of which notice had been given, was addressed by Mr. LEIGH to the President-
What steps, if any, are being taken to prevent the Praya Reclamation Works in front of the block from Ice House Street to Pottinger Street blocking the outlet to all the drains in a similar manner as was done in front of Bonham Strand West?
The question was replied to by the Acting Director of Public Works.
Minute. A minute by His Excellency the Governor, already printed in the minutes of the Proceedings of the Board at a meeting held on Thursday, the 5th day of July, 1894,-which had been circulated to Members, and the minutes on the circulating cover read-was laid on the table.
A discussion ensued.
On the motion of Mr. FRANCIS, seconded by Mr. LEIGH, it was agreed-
That the minute of His Excellency be referred to a Committee of three, namely, the Colonial Surgeon, the Captain
Superintendent of Police, and Dr. Ho Kai to prepare an answer.