THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH JANUARY, 1890.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 5.
The following Minutes are published for general information.
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By Command,
A. LISTER,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th January, 1890.
No. 28.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a Meeting held on Friday, the 6th day of December, 1889:--
PRESENT:
The Surveyor General, (The Honourable SAMUEL BROWN), President.
The Captain Superintendent of Police, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE), Vice-President.
The Acting Registrar General, (The Honourable NORMAN GILBERT Mitchell-InnES). The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. PHILIP BERNARD CHENERY AYRES).
The Honourable WONG SHING.
Dr. JAMES CANTLIE.
NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.
JOHN DAVID HUMPHREYS, Esquire.
JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.
Dr. Ho KAI.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment.
ABSENT:
The minutes of a meeting held on the 21st day of November, 1889, were read and confirmed.
A letter from the Honourable Colonial Secretary dated the 26th November, 1889, concerning the establishment of public laundries was read.
After some discussion the Colonial Surgeon moved,—
That the President, the Acting Registrar General and Mr. Ede be appointed a Committee to consider the question
and report to the Board.
The Vice-President seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Two letters from the Honourable Colonial Secretary dated the 29th November, 1889, informing the Board that the bye-laws transmitted to him on the 27th August, 1889, and 2nd October, 1889, respectively, had been approved by the Legislative Council, were read.
A letter from the Honourable Colonial Secretary dated the 29th November, 1889, concerning a Bill entitled the Vacci- nation Ordinance was read.
After some discussion Mr. EDE moved,
That the Acting Registrar General, the Colonial Surgeon, Drs. Cantlie and Ho Kai be appointed a Committee
to consider the Bill and report to the Board at an early date.
The Vice-President seconded.
Question-put and passed.
A letter from the Honourable Colonial Secretary dated the 6th December, 1889, transmitting a copy of a minute by Mr. OSBERT CHADWICK on the subject of the water-supply to the upper levels of the City, together with the Minute in question, was read.
Report.-A report on the work done by the Sanitary Department during the month of November, 1889, was read. Mortality Returns. The returns for the weeks ended the 23rd and 30th November, 1889, were laid on the table. A few minutes regarding the high death-rate in the Kaulung registration district were read and the question discussed.
Bye-laws.-A Draft of Bye-laws to be made under Sub-section 12 of Section 13 of Ordinance 24 of 1887 together with a memorandum thereon by Mr. FRANCIS, which had been circulated to Members, were laid on the table.
Mr. EDE moved,-
That the Vice-President, the Acting Registrar General and the Honourable Wong Shing be appointed a Com- mittee to consider these Bye-laws and to report to the Board as early as possible; the Committee to have authority to refer legal points to the Attorney General in the usual manner.
The Colonial Surgeon seconded.
Question--put and passed.
Drainage of Hill District.-The correspondence, &c. on this subject which had been circulated to Members was laid on the table and a few minutes thereon were read.
The Vice-President moved,―
That the consideration of this matter stand over for a month.
Mr. EDE seconded.
Question--put and passed.