THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH NOVEMBER, 1888. 1021
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 506.
The following Minutes are published for general information.
By Command,
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th November, 1888.
No. 15.
Minutes of the Proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD at a meeting held on Thursday, the 1st of November, 1888:--
No. 1504. 18th Octobe
1888.
No. 1529, 25th October,
1888.
PRESENT:
The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. PHILIP BERNARD CHENERY AYRES), President.
The Registrar General, (JAMES HALDANE STEWART, LOCKHART, 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 adjournment.
The Minutes of the Meetings held on the 18th and 25th ultimo, were read and confirmed.
Expenditure.-Read a letter from the Colonial Secretary stating that a vote of One thousand Dollars ($1,000) had been passed by the Legislative Council as an addition to the contingent expenditure of the Sanitary Department.
Fever Commission.-Read a letter from the Colonial Secretary transmitting, for the information of the Board, copies of the Report of the Commissioners appointed to enquire into the cause of the fever prevailing in the Western District in 1887.
Mortality Returns.-Laid on the table returns by the Registrar General showing the deaths registered during the weeks ended the 6th, 13th, and 20th ultimo.
Bye-Laws.--The Board resumed consideration in Committee of the Bye-Laws under Sub-sections 19 and 24 of Section 13 of The Public Health Ordinance, 1887, relating to Infectious Diseases.
Resolved, ‚—on the motion of Mr. FRANCIS seconded by the Registrar General-that the Committee could not usefully proceed with the consideration of the Bye-Laws, in their present form, and that they so report to the Board..
Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned until Thursday, the 15th instant, at 4.30 P.M.
PH. B. C. AYRES,
President.
Read and confirmed this 15th day of November, 1888.
WM. EDWARD CROW, Acting Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 507.
The following Notice is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th November, 1888.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
PEAK DELIVERY.
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.
For the convenience of the public, Letter Boxes have been placed in the Tram cars. Letters will be delivered by the 12 and 4 o'clock cars only, and the Local rates will be charged. Letters addressed to the Peak may be posted in the General Post Office up to 11.30 a.m. and 3.30 P.M., or in the Letter Boxes in the cars till time of departure.
Letters from the Peak may be posted in the Letter Boxes up to 12 and 4 o'clock. Covers containing Bank Notes, Jewellery, &c., should not be posted.
To avoid robbery, senders of letters are requested to cancel their stamps by writing the word stamped across them."
There will be no Sunday delivery. ·
General Post OFFICE,
HONGKONG, 14th November, 1888.
ARTHUR K. TRAVERS,
Acting Postmaster General.