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No. 8.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD MAY, 1890.
Minutes of the procce lings of the SANITARY BOARD. at a special meeting held on friday, the 18th day of April, 1890:-
PRESENT:
The Surveyor General, (The Honourable SAMUEL BROWN), President.
The Acting Captain Superintendent of Police, (Major-General ALEXANDER HERMAN ADAM GORDON), Vice-President. The Acting Registrar General, (The Honourable NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES).
The Honourable OSBERT CHADWICK, C.M.G.
JOHN DAVID HUMPHREYS. Esquire.
JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.
WONG SHING, Esquire.
NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.
The Honourable Ho KAI.
ABSENT:
The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. PHILIP BERNARD CHENERY AYRES).
Dr. JAMES CANTLIE.
The President explained that the only business before the Board was the draft water bill, a copy of which together with Mr. CHADWICK'S explanatory memorandum had been in the hands of Members for some time.
Mr. EDE addressed the Board.
Mr. FRANCIs addressed the Board.
The Honourable Acting Registrar General addressed the Board.
Mr. HUMPHREYS addressed the Board.
Mr. CHADWICK addressed the Board.
The President addressed the Board. The Honourable Ho KAI moved,-
That the President, Mr. Chadwick, Mr. Francis and Mr. Ede be appointed a Committee to consider the bill
and report to the Board.
The Honourable Acting Registrar General seconded.
A discussion ensued.
The Honourable Ho Kai with the concurrence of the IIonourable the Acting Registrar General amended his motion by deleting the name of the President.
Amended motion-put and passed.
Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned till friday, the 2nd May, or such earlier day as the report of the Com- mittee considering the water bill may be ready for presentation.
Read and confirmed this 2nd day of May, 1890.
HUGH MCCALLUM,
Secretary,
S. BROWN,
President.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.---No. 191.
Tenders will be received at this Office until Noon of Monday, the 12th instant, for the purchase of old Building Materials on the site of the Central Market.
For form of tender apply at this Office.
For specification and further particulars apply at the Surveyor General's Office.
The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or any tender.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd May, 1890.
W. M. DEANE, Acting Colonial Secretary.