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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST SEPTEMBER, 1894.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 325.
The following Minutes are published.
By Command,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 31st August, 1894.
No. 21.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Thursday, the 16th day of August, 1894.
PRESENT:
The Captain Superintendent of Police, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, Esquire), Vice-President.
The Acting Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM, Esquire).
The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. PHILIP BERNARD CHENERY AYRES, C.M.G.).
JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.
Surgeon-Major JAMES, A.M.S.
The Honourable Dr. HO KAI.
ROBERT KENNAWAY LEIGH, Esquire.
Dr. WILLIAM HARTIGAN.
ABSENT:
The Registrar Geucrai, (The Honourable JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART), President. LAU WAI CHUN, Esquire.
In the absence of the President, the Vice-President took the chair.
Minutes.-The minutes of a meeting held on the 2nd day of August, 1894, were read and confirmed.
Water Supply.-The President having made a statement as to the intentions of the Government with regard to an increased water supply, Mr. FRANCIS asked leave to withdraw a motion, of which he had given notice to the effect
That in the opinion of this Board the first duty of the Government at the present moment is to provide for an adequate and continuous water supply, and that no time should be lost in taking measures to secure such a supply.
The motion was withdrawn.
Latrines.-Mr. LEIGH addressed the Board and, pursuant to notice, moved-
That it is the opinion of this Board that the latrine accommodation of this city is insufficient, and that it would
be advisable for the Government to build suitable and sufficient free public latrines at an early date. The Colonial Surgeon seconded the motion.
The motion was agreed to.
It was further agreed that the matter be referred to the Permanent Committee of the Board. Overcrowding.-The Captain Superintendent of Police addressed the Board and, pursuant to notice, moved-
That the 1st day of October, 1894, be fixed by this Board, under Bye-law No. 17 made on the 21st day of July, 1892, and approved by the Legislative Council on the 30th day of November in the same year, as the day upon which shall come into force the Bye-laws for licensing and regulating Common Lodging Houses made under sub-section 12 of section 13 of Ordinance No. 24 of 1887, and sub-section (d) of section 1 of Ordinance No. 26 of 1890.
The Colonial Surgeon seconded the motion.
The motion was agreed to.
The Board's Powers.--Dr. HARTIGAN addressed the Board and, pursuant to notice, moved→→
I. That the Permanent Committee be instructed to examine and report to the Board what powers, if any, are vested in the Board enabling it to define and declare what houses are unfit for human habitation, and to make bye-laws for improving or closing such houses.
II. To prepare and submit draft bye-laws on the subject, if and so far as the Board is possessed of such powers. III. To prepare and submit a draft letter to the Government, asking for such powers, if and so far as the
Board is not possessed thereof.
The Captain Superintendent of Police seconded the motion.
The motion was carried.
Conservancy methods.-A report by a Committee of the Board upon conservancy methods in the Colony-which had been circulated to Members, and the minutes on the circulating cover read-was laid on the table.
On the motion of the Captain Superintendent of Police, it was agreed--
That the report be adopted and that a copy of it be forwarded to Government with an enquiry as to whether
the expenditure necessary for carrying out the recommendations contained therein may be incurred.
Nuisance at Causeway Bay.-A report by a Committee of the Board upon an alleged nuisance in the neigh- bourhood of Causeway Bay--which had been circulated to Members, and the minutes on the circulating cover read-was laid on the table.
On the motion of Mr. LEIGH, it was agreed-
1. That the report of the Committee be adopted.
2. That Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co, be informed that certain dwellings upon their property have been
condemned and asked what steps they propose to take in consequence.
3. That a copy of the report be forwarded to the Government with a recommendation that in the event the condemned dwellings being evacuated the inhabitants may be allowed to occupy some other convenient site in the neighbourhood.