1090 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH OCTOBER, 1893.
No. 20.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Thursday, the 28th day of September, 1893.-
PRESENT:
The Director of Public Works, (The Honourable FRANCIS Alfred Cooper), President.
The Captain Superintendent of Police, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, Esquire), Vice-President.
The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. PHILIP BERNARD CHENERY AYRES, C.M.G.).
The Acting Registrar General, (The Honourable ALEXANDER MacDonald THOMSON). NATHANIEL JOsɛru Ede, Esquire.
Dr. JAMES CANTIJE,
LAU WAI CHUN, Esquire.
JOHN DAVID HUMPHREYS, Esquire.
The Honourable Dr. Ho KAI
JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.
ABSENT:
Minutes.-The minutes of a meeting held on the 14th day of September, 1893, were read and confirmed.
Mortality Returns.-The returns for the weeks ended the 16th and 23rd September, 1893,-which had been cireu- Inted to Members-were laid on the table.
Defective Drains.--Reports by the Surveyor-which had been circulated to Members and the minutes on the circulating covers read-regarding the condition of the drains at Nos. 17 to 27 (odd Nos.), Tank Lane; Nos. 14, 18, 20, 22, 24 and 26, Graham Street; Nos. 28 and 30, Square Street; 1, 3 and 5, Tank Lane; 33 to 43 (odd Nos.), Bridges Street; Nos. 17 to 20 and 22 to 26, Lan Kwai Fong; and No. 122, Jervois Street, were laid on the table.
Mr. EDE moved,—
That the Surveyor's reports be adopted and that the owners of the houses be called on to carry out the works of re-draining, &c., named therein so as to comply with the requirements of the Public Health Ordinance and bye-laws made thereunder.
The Captain Superintendent of Police seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Licenses to keep Cattle and Swine.-One application for license to keep cattle and one for swine were con- sidered. It was agreed that the licenses be granted.
Landing Cattle.-An application to land cattle at a wharf opposite Marine Lot No. 209, Praya Central,-which had been circulated to Members and the minutes on the circulating cover read—was laid on the table.
The President moved,-
That the Government be asked to approve of the amendment of Section No. 1, Schedule A., of Ordinance 17 of 1887, giving the Board power to declare what wharf cattle may be landed at. And that the attention of the Government be called that this authority is requested pending the erection of Reception Lairs.
Mr. EDE seconded.
The Board divided,-
Motion carried.
Ayes.
The President. Vice-President. Colonial Surgeon,
Acting Registrar General. Mr. EDE.
Mr. LAU WAI CHUN.
Noes.
Dr. CANTLIE,
Public Laundries.-A letter from the Honourable the Colonial Secretary, dated 22nd September, 1893, approving of the reduction in rents of the public laundries was read and laid on the table.
Member absent from the Colony.-A letter from Mr. J. D. HUMPHREYS informing the Board that he would be absent from the Colony for a few weeks was read and laid on the table.
Fat Boiling.-Two petitions regarding fat boiling in the city-which had been circulated to Members and the minutes attached thereto read-were laid on the table.
The President moved,-
That the occupants be served with the same notices, and they be called upon to put their premises in a sanitary
condition.
Mr. EDE seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned till Thursday, the 12th day of October, 1893.
Read and confirmed this 12th day of October, 1893.
A. H. RENNIE,
Acting Secretary.
FRANCIS A. COOPER,
President.