THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH MARCH, 1890.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 107. The following Minutes are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th March, 1890.
No. 3.
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W. M. DEANE, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a Meeting held on Friday, the 14th day of February, 1890 :-
PRESENT:
The Surveyor General, (The Honourable SAMUEL BROWN), President.
The Acting Registrar General, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES, Esquire).
The Honourable WONG SHING.
JOHN DAVID HUMPHREYS, Esquire.
OSBERT CHADWICK, Esquire, C.M.G.
ABSENT:
The Captain Superintendent of Police, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE), Vice-President.
The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. PHILIP BERNARD CHENERY AYRES).
JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.
Dr. JAMES CANTLIE.
NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire,
Dr. Ho KAI.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of a meeting held on the 31st day of January, 1890, were read and confirmed.
A letter from the Honourable Colonial Secretary, dated the 5th February, 1890, concerning common lodging-houses bye-laws, was read.
The Acting Registrar General moved,-
That the letter and enclosure be referred to the Committee who drew up the bye-laws in question.
The Honourable WONG SHING seconded.
Question-put and passed.
A letter from the Honourable Colonial Secretary, dated the 7th February, 1890, concerning the sanitation of the Kau- lung Peninsula and a reply sent thereto by the Secretary were read.
A letter from the Honourable Colonial Secretary, dated the 11th February, 1890, concerning the alleged unhealthiness of dwellings in the vicinity of the Whitfeild Police Station was read. It was agreed that the Sanitary Superintendent should submit a report on the subject.
A letter from the Honourable Colonial Secretary dated the 10th February, 1890, concerning the licensing of public latrines was read. It was agreed that the letter and enclosures be circulated to Members.
A letter from Mr. WM. WOTTON complaining of a nuisance arising from the defective drainage of Inland Lot 946 together with the Secretary's reply thereto were read.
A letter from Mr. F. A. MORGAN complaining of a nuisance arising from premises situated on the west side of Zetland Street was read.
The Acting Registrar General moved,-
That the necessary authority be issued to enter premises on Inland Lots 617, 618 and 619, and that such inspec-
tion as is required be made.
Mr. CHADWICK seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Mortality Returns.-The returns for the weeks ended the 1st and 8th February, which had been circulated to Members, were laid on the table.
Report. The Superintendent's report for the month of January was read.
Rural Building Lot No. 7.-The correspondence having reference to the drainage of this lot was laid on the table and the question discussed.
Mr. HUMPHREYS moved,-
That the question raised by Messrs. Butterfield and Swire be referred to Mr. Chadwick for consideration and
report.
The Acting Registrar General seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Tenders. On the motion of Mr. HUMPHREYS seconded by the Acting Registrar General strangers were excluded. The tenders for the contracts for the general scavenging of the villages were considered. It was unanimously agreed that the following tenders should be recommended for acceptance as being on the whole, the best tenders, viz. :—
Kau-lung Point, Hung-hom and Yau-ma-ti contract that of Mr. PAN IM. Shau-ki-wan and Quarry Bay contract that of Mr. Kwok Tsau. Aberdeen and Aplichau contract that of Mr. CHAN YU-CHEUNG. Stanley and Taitam contract that of Mr. CITAN YU-CHEUNG.
Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned till Friday, the 28th day of February, 1890.
Read and confirmed this 7th day of March, 1890.
HUGH MCCALLUM, Secretary.
S. BROWN, President.