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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND SEPTEMBER, 1894.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 358.
The following Minutes are published.
By Command,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Acting Colonial Secretary.
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Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 21st September, 1894.
No. 24.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Thursday, the 13th day of September, 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. Puilip Bernard CHENERY AYRES, C.M.G.).
JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.
ROBERT KENNAWAY LEIGH, Esquire.
Dr. WILLIAM HARTIGAN.
The Honourable Dr. Ho KAL
ABSENT:
The Registrar General, (The Honourable JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART), President. Surgeon-Major JAMES, A.M.S.
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 6th day of September, 1894, were read and confirmed.
Inspection of Drains.-A letter from the Honourable Colonial Secretary concerning the conferring of powers upon the Board for the general inspection of house drains, which had been previously circulated to Members-was laid on the table.
It was agreed that the papers be re-circulated, and that the matter be brought up for further consideration at the Dext Meeting of the Board.
The Outbreak of Plague.-Extracts from Dr. Lowson's report on the Plague laid before the House of Commons:
"Dr. Ayres told me he had written a letter asking that, in consequence of the rumours he had heard, certain portions of the city should be inspected by the Inspectors of Nuisances, and if any sick people were found, to inform him and he would go and see them at once. None were found.” -This was on May 7.
On May 10-“I found approximately 20 people lying there (Tung Wah) affected with Plague, all in an advanced stage of the disease. The cases came from Market Street, Tank Lane and Ladder Street."
In reference 10 the above extracts Dr. HARTIGAN, pursuant to notice, addressed the following questions to the President:-
(a) Who are the Inspectors mentioned?
(b) What report, if any, did they send in?
(c) Between what hours and in which streets was the visitation referred to made?
The Colonial Surgeon replied.
Mortality Statistics.-The return for the week ended the 8th September, 1894,-which had been circulated to Members-was laid on the table.
Inspection Lairs for Cattle.-A letter from the Honourable Colonial Secretary concerning the construction of Inspection Lairs for cattle-which had been circulated to Members, and the minutes on the circulating cover read-was laid on the table.
It was agreed that the consideration of the matter be referred to the Committee of the Board to whom the question of the drafting of conditions for the letting of the Sheep and Pig Depôts has been already referred.
With reference to the instructions given to this Committee, Mr. FRANCIS addressed the Board and asked that an extended authority to make a general enquiry into the question of the letting of these buildings might be given to the Com- mittee.
On the motion of Honourable Dr. Ho KAI, seconded by the Captain Superintendent of Police, it was agreed--
That the Committee be instructed to report generally upon the subject of the letting of the Sheep and Pig
Depôts.
Staff at Sheep and Pig Depôts.-A letter from the Honourable Colonial Secretary approving the recom- mendations of the Board with regard to the staff at the new Sheep and Pig Depôts-which had been circulated to Members, and a minute on the circulating cover read-was laid on the table.
It was agreed that the list of applications for the position of Overseer be kept open for another month and then circulated to Members of the Board.
House Drains.-The Sanitary Surveyor's reports upon the condition of drains at--(a) Nos. 3-35 (odd Nos.), Wing Kat Street, and 66-71, Praya Central; (b) Nos. 25 and 26, Albany Street; (c) Nos. 327-333 (odd Nos.), Queen's Road West; Nos, 25-35 (odd Nos.), and 28-32 (even Nos.), Second Street; Nos. 26-56 (even Nos.), First Strect; Nos. 33-41 (odd Nos.), Centre Street; and Nos. 36-54 (even Nos.), Third Street-which had been circulated to Members, and the minutes on the circulating covers read-were laid on the table.
With reference to (a) and (e) it was agreed-
That the Sanitary Surveyor's reports be adopted, and that the owners of the houses in question be culled upon to
redrain in accordance with the requirements of the Public Health Act and bye-laws made thereunder. With regard to (b) the Sanitary Surveyor withdrew his report.