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No. 34.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND DECEMBER. 1894. 10911
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a special meeting held on Monday, the 17th day of December, 1894.
PRESENT:
The Director of Public Works, (The Honourable FRANCIS ALFRED COOPER), Vice-President.
The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. PHILIP BERNARD CHENERY AYRES, C.M.G.).
The Acting Captain Superintendent of Police, (GEORGE HORSPOOL, Esquire).
ROBERT KENNAWAY LEIGH, Esquire.
JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.
Dr. WILLIAM HARTIGAN.
ABSENT:
The Registrar General, (The Honourable JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART), President. The Honourable Dr. Ho KAI.
In the absence of the President, the Vice-President presided.
The Vice-President addressed the Board and explained why he had called a special meeting to consider the provisions of a Draft Bill, now before the Legislative Council, entitled "An Ordinance to make provision with regard to certain houses closed during the prevalence of Bubonic Plague and to make further and better provision for the health of the Colony.”
The preamble to the Bill was read and agreed to.
Section 1 of the Bill was read and agreed to.
Sections 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the Bill were read, amended and agreed to.
Section 6 of the Bill was read and discussed. It was agreed that the section stand over for further consideration. Sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 were read, amended and agreed to.
Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned.
Read and confirmed this 20th day of December, 1894.
HUGH MCCALLUM,
Secretary.
FRANCIS A. COOPER, Vice-President.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. No. 491.
Tenders will be received at this Office until noon of Friday, the 4th day of January, 1895, for the construction of the upper portion (above Concrete Block) of the Sea Wall, Landing Steps, Landing Pier, Storm Water Drains, filling in and reclaiming the Land, forming, levelling and concreting the Roads, Streets, and Footpaths, constructing Side Channels, &c., situated between Wilmer Street and Wing Lok Street, Section No. 3 under Praya Reclamation Ordinance of 1889.
No work will be permitted under this Contract on Sundays.
For form of tender, specification, and further particulars apply at the Praya Reclamation Office. No tender will be received unless the person tendering produces a receipt to the effect that he has deposited in the Colonial Treasury the sum of $500 as a pledge of the bona fides of his offer, which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown if such person refuses to carry out his tender, should the tender be accepted.
The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd December, 1894.
J. H. STEWArt Lockhart,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. —No. 492.
The following Returns of Deaths are published.
By Command,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd December, 1894.