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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH MAY, 1893.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 170.
The following Minutes are published.
By Command,
G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th May, 1893.
No. 9.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Thursday, the 27th day of April, 1893:-
PRESENT:
The Registrar General, (The Honourable JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART), President.
The Director of Public Works, (The IIonourable FRANCIS ALFRED COOPER), Vice-President.
The Acting Captain Superintendent of Police, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, Esquire).
The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. PHILIP BERNARD CHIENERY AYRES).
NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.
The Honourable Dr. Ho Kai.
LAU WAI CHUN, Esquire.
JOHN DAVID HUMPHREYS, Esquire.
JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.
Dr. JAMES CANTLIE.
ABSENT:
Minutes. The minutes of meetings held on the 30th March, and 13th April, 1893, were read and confirmed.
Reports.-The Superintendent's report for 1892 and the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon's report for 1892—a copy of each of which had been sent to every Member-were laid on the table.
Mr. EDE addressed the Board regarding the paragraph in the Superintendent's report having reference to the Public Laundries.
The Vice-President addressed the Board.
The President addressed the Board.
It was agreed that the reports be transmitted to the Honourable Colonial Secretary with a recommendation that they be published in the Gazette in the same way as was done last year.
Water Analyses.-A report--which had been circulated to Members--of analyses made on samples of water drawn from the Taitam and Pok-fu-lam mains during the month of February, 1893, was laid on the table.
Reports. The Surveyor's report, and also the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon's report for the 1st quarter of 1893—both of which had been circulated to Members-were laid on the table.
Mortality Returns.-The returns for the weeks ended the 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd April, 1893—all of which had been circulated to Members-were laid on the table and a minute on the circulating cover of one of them read.
The Secretary reported that, since the meeting held on the 30th March, thirty cases of small-pox had been reported, making a total of 89 cases reported since the 1st of January; and that of these 38 had terminated fatally. He also reported that two persons had been prosecuted for neglecting to notify cases of small-pox which had occurred on their premises as soon as the nature of the disease became known to them, and that in one case a conviction was obtained and a penalty of $25 inflicted, while in the other case the defendant had absconded,
Defective Drains.--Reports by the Surveyor-which had been circulated to Members-regarding the condition of the house-drains of Nos. 21, 23, 25, 27, 29 and 31, Hollywood Road; 44 and 46, Lyndhurst Terrace; 5, Robinson Road; 15, Arbuthnot Road; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Kut Cheong Lane; 2, Tank Lane; and 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44, Aber- deen were laid on the table and considered.
Mr. EDE moved,--
That the Surveyor's reports be adopted and that the owners of these houses be called on to carry out the works of
re-draining, &c., recommended by the Surveyor in his reports.
The Vice-President seconded,
Question-put and agreed to.
Defective Drains.-Reports by the Surveyor regarding the condition of the house-drains of 2, Fat Hing Street 76, 78, and 80, Queen's Road Central; and 9, 11, and 13, Stanley Street, were read.
Mr. EDE moved,—
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That the Surveyor's reports be adopted and that the owners of these houses be called on to carry out the works of
re-draining, &c., recommended by the Surveyor in his reports.
The Vice-President seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Licenses to keep Swine.-Seven applications for renewal of licenses, and twenty-three applications for new licenses were considered. It was agreed that the licenses be granted.
Adjournment.--The Board then adjourned till Thursday, the 11th May, 1893.
Read and confirmed this 11th day of May, 1893)
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HUGH MCCALLUM,
Secretary.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
President.