THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH APRIL, 1891.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 148. The following Minutes are published for general information.
By Command,
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W. M. DEANE,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th April, 1891.
No. 5.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on friday, the 13th day of March, 1891 :-
PRESENT:
The Surveyor General, (The Honourable SAMUEL BROWN), President.
The Registrar General, (The Honourable JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART), Vice-President,
The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. PHILIP BERNARD CHENERY AYRES).
The Acting Captain Superintendent of Police, (GEO. HORSFOOL, Esquire).
JOHN DAVID HUMPHREYS, Esquire.
JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.
WONG SHING, Esquire.
Dr. JAMES CANTLIE,
NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.
The Honourable Ho KAI.
ABSENT:
Minutes.-The Minutes of a meeting held on the 27th day of February, 1891, were read and confirmed.
Vice-Presidency.-A letter from the Honourable Acting Colonial Secretary dated the 6th March, 1891, informing the Board that His Excellency the Governor had been pleased to appoint the Registrar General to be Vice-President of the Board, was laid on the table.
Mortality Returns. The returns for the weeks ended the 28th February and 7th March, 1891, respectively— which had been cireulated to Members-were laid on the table, and the minutes on the circulating covers read.
Water.-A letter dated the 3rd March from the Resident Engineer of the Water and Drainage Department,--which had been circulated to Members-having reference to the hours at which water can be had from taps and fountains was laid on the table.
Defective House Drains.-The Superintendent stated that in consequence of a report from the Inspector in the western district he had visited Cheung Hing Lane and from what he observed he believed that the drains of houses Nos. 187 to 207 Hollywood Road, 42 to 54 Lower Lascar Row and 1 to 6 Cheung Hing Lane were in a defective and insanitary condition. It was agreed that the necessary steps be taken under the provisions of the Health Ordinance to open and inspect the drains of the houses referred to.
Reports.--The Superintendent's reports for February 1891 and for the year 1890 were laid on the table. agreed that they should be circulated to Members.
It was
Lodging-house bye-laws.-A draft of bye-laws for the licensing and regulating of common lodging-houses were read one by one, amended and agreed to.
The Registrar General moved,--
That the bye-laws as read and amended be passed and be transmitted to the Honourable Colonial Secretary for
approval in the usual manner.
Mr. HUMPHREYS seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bye-laws dealing with the disinfection of infected vehicles.-It was agreed that the question of passing these bye-laws remain in abeyance and that the attention of the Colonial Surgeon and the Acting Captain Super- intendent of Police be invited to the Rules made under Ordinance 21 of 1887 and published in the Gazette of the 10th December, 1887.
Licences to keep Cattle.-Two applications for licences to keep Cattle were laid on the table. that the licences applied for should be granted.
It was agreed
Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned till friday, the 27th day of March, 1891.
S. BROWN, President.
Read and confirmed this 2nd day of April, 1891.
HUGH MCCALLUM,
Secretary.