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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD AUGUST. 1889.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 338.
The following Minutes are published for general information.
By Command,
Frederick Stewart, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd August, 1889.
No. 17.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a Meeting held on Wednesday, the 17th day of July, 1889:-
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 WONG SHING.
NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.
ABSENT:
The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. PHILIP BERNARD CHENERY AYRES).
JOHN DAVID HUMPHREYS, Esquire.
JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.
Dr. JAMES CANTLIE.
Dr. Ho KAI.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment.
The minutes of a meeting held on the 3rd July were read and confirmed.
Bye-Laws.-A letter from the Honourable Colonial Secretary concerning the powers of the Board to make bye-laws.
was read.
The Acting Registrar General moved that the letter should be circulated to members.
The Vice-President seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Mortality Statistics.-The returns for the weeks ended the 6th and 13th July respectively were laid on the table by the Secretary.
Re-letting of Contracts.-A contract specification drawn up by the Committee appointed to consider the re- letting of contracts was read.
The Acting Registrar General moved that the conditions of contract as read be adopted and that tenders be at once called for to be received up to the 31st day of August next.
The Vice-President seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Standing Orders.-Standing Orders for the guidance of certain of the Board's Officers were considered.
The Vice-President moved that Sections 4 and 25 of the old instructions to the Inspectors of Nuisances be added to the Standing Orders.framed for the guidance of the Inspectors.
Mr. EDE seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Mr. EDE moved that the Standing Orders for the guidance of :-
1. The Senior Inspector of Nuisances,
2. The Inspectors of Nuisances,
3. The Interpreters to the Inspectors of Nuisances,
4. The Sanitary Watchman for the Hill Districts,
5. The Foremen of street cleansing,
as laid on the table with the addition of the two sections proposed by the Vice-President be adopted.
The Vice-President seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Mr. EDE moved that the Secretary be directed to report at next meeting as to the best method to adopt for keeping the members of the Board fully informed as to the work being done by the Sanitary Staff and also as to periodical reports by the Superintendent on the same subject, such reports to be laid on the Board table.
The Vice-President seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned until Wednesday, the 31st July, 1889,
Read and confirmed this 31st day of July, 1889.
HUGH MCCALLUM,
Secretary.
A. GORDON,
Vice-President.