THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18тп MARCH, 1893.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 102.
The following Minutes are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th March, 1893.
G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary.
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No. 5.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Thursday, the 2nd day of March, 1893 :-
PRESENT:
The Registrar General, (The Honourable JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART), President.
The Director of Public Works, (The Honourable FRANCIS ALFRED COOPER), Vice-President.
The Acting Captain Superintendent of Police, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, Esquire).
JOHN DAVID HUMPHREYS, Esquire.
JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.
Dr. JAMES CANTLIE.
NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.
LAU WAI CHUN, Esquire.
ABSENT:
The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. PHILIP BERNARD CHENERY AYRES).
The Honourable Dr. IIO KAI.
Minutes. The minutes of a meeting held on the 16th February, 1893, were read and confirmed.
The late Major-General Gordon.—Mr. Francis addressed the Board and moved,---
That the Board desires to place on record the expression of the extreme regret with which the Members of the Board individually and collectively have heard of the death of the late Major-General Gordon, Captain Superintendent of Police, und ex-officio a Member of the Board, and their deep sympathy with his widow and children.
Mr. EDE addressed the Board and seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
It was agreed that the Secretary be directed to transmit a copy of the motion to Mrs. Gordon.
Rabies.-A letter, dated the 23rd February, 1893,—which had been circulated to Members-from the Honourable Colonial Secretary regarding the steps to be taken to prevent the occurrence of rabies in the Colony was laid on the table.
Interpreter.-A letter-dated the 24th February, 1893,-from the Honourable Colonial Secretary regarding the appointment of an Interpreter was read.
Mortality Returns -The returns for the weeks ended the 18th and 25th February, 1893,-which had been circu- lated to Members-were laid on the table and a minute on the circulating cover of one of them read.
The Secretary reported that 10 cases of small-pox had been notified since the last meeting. He also reported that two persons had been prosecuted for committing a breach of the bye-laws providing for the compulsory reporting of cases of small-pox, that in one case a conviction had been obtained and in the other the case was dismissed the patient having been seen by a Medical Practitioner.
It was agreed that the Medical Practitioner be prosecuted for not reporting the case of small-pox he had attended. Defective Drains.-A report by the Surveyor on the condition of the house-drains of Nos. 5 and 7 Caine Road, and No. 5 Chancery Lane was read.
Mr. EDE moved,—
That the owners of the houses in question be called on to re-drain them in accordance with the law governing
house-drainage.
Mr. FRANCIS seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Licences to keep Cattle and Swine. Ten applications for renewal of licences and thirteen applications for new licences to keep swine and one application for a new licence to keep cattle were considered.
It was agreed that the licences be granted.
Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned till Thursday, the 16th March, 1893.
Read and confirmed this 16th day of March, 1893.
HUGH MCCALLUM,
Secretary.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
President.