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No. 118 M.
No. 827.
No. 949.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST JULY, 1888.
SANITARY BOARD, No. 4.
THURSDAY, 12TH JULY, 1888.
PRESENT:
The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. PHILIP BERNARD CHENERY AYRES), President.
The Captain Superintendent of Police, (The Honourable WALTER MEREDITH DEANE), Vice-
President.
The Surveyor General. (The Honourable JonN MACNEILE PRICE).
The Registrar General, (JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART, Esquire).
JOHN DAVID HUMPHREYS, Esquire.
JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.
The Honourable WONG SHING.
Dr. JAMES CANTLIE.
NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.
Dr. Ho KAI.
The Board met pursuant to adjourninent.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 5th July, were read and confirmed.
STANDING ORDERS.-Read approval of the Government for the publication in the Govern- ment Gazette of the Standing Orders.
FOREMAN OF STREET CLEANERS.-Rend approval of the Government for the appointment of Mr. JOHN FERDES to be a Foreman of Street Cleaners.
YAUMATI SLAUGHTER-HOUSE AND CATTLE DEPOT.-Read a Minute by the Acting Secretary on a report on this subject by the Inspector of Live Stock.
Resolved-That a recommendation, setting forth the extreme desirability of provision being made in next year's Estimates for the construction of a Slaughter-House and Cattle Depôt at Yaumati, be transmitted for the consideration of the Government.
WATER SUPPLY.--Read a report by the Senior Inspector of Nuisances on the condition of the Valley on the Western side of Richmond Terrace and Westbourne Villas.
Resolved-On the motion of the Surveyor General, seconded by Mr. HUMPHREYS, that the report be referred to the Acting Sanitary Superintendent with instructions to take the necessary steps to prevent the occurrence of any nuisances regarded as probable by the Senior Inspector. ALLEGED NUISANCE IN A PRIVATE LANE. Read a Minute by the Acting Secretary on a letter from the Captain Superintendent of Police, enclosing a letter of complaint as to certain bad smells in Wing Shing Street.
Resolved-That the Board take no action in the matter.
PROTECTION OF PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY.-Read a letter from the Colonial Secretary con- cerning the Board's resolution on this subject which had been forwarded for the information of the Government.
HEALTH OF THE COLONY.--Read a letter from the Colonial Secretary in reply to the Board's letter informing him of the steps that had been taken by the Sub-Committee appointed on the 28th ultimo, to give effect to certain of the suggestions made by the Governor in His Excellency's Minute of the 26th ultimo.
Mr. FRANCIS moved, that the letter be referred to a Sub-Committee consisting of the Colonial Surgeon, Dr. Họ KM. Dr. CANTLIE, and the Registrar General, with instructions to prepare fresh memoranda on the lines indicated by His Excellency.
The Registrar General seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Officers of the BOARD.-The Surveyor General, pursuant to notice, moved :-
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That a select Committee be appointed to prepare Standing Orders for the guidance of the Officers of the Board.
Mr. EDE seconded.
Mr. FRANCIS moved as an amendment :-
That pending the preparation of the By-Laws under the Health Ordinance, the Officers -- of the Board be directed to act under the instructions issued under the authority of the late Board and according to the practice.
Dr. Ho KAI seconded.
The Surveyor Gener: 1 submitted that the amendment would answer the same purpose as the original motion except that the new Officers of the Board would have no instructions.