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HONGKONŲ SANITARY BOARD, Yesterday afternoon a mosting of the Hong keng Sanitary Board was hell. The President the Hon. R. D. Ormsby, Director of Public Works) necupied the chair, and there were also prosent, the Hon. F. H May, C.M.G. (Captain Superintendent of Felics), Dr. Hall (Acting Principal Civil Nedical Officer), Major Browa, RAM.C., Mr. J. McKin, Dr. Hartigan, Mr. E. Osborns, Dr. F. Clark (Medica! Oficer of Health), Mr. Fung Wa Chuen, Mr. Chen A Fouk. and Mr. G. A. Woodcock (Secretary).
MALARIAL ESRARCH.
On the question as to the labour to be em- ployed being montioned, Mr. MCKIE said they would have no trouble in a month or two in getting any number of coolios.
THE SUGGESTED SCHEME OF BANITARY · IMPROVEMENT.
The Hou. F. II. May had given notice of the following question
What steps have the Board taken in auswer to an insitation made to the Board in May last by direction of the Officer Administering the Government to formulate a scheme of sanitary improvements in this colony?"
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, JANUARY 4ru. 1901
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The following miants was apponded -- personal baggage, or in consequence of change
Dr. Hartigan:- Very appropriate the of residence."
plague being non evi?"" THE RECENT OUTBREAK AT FOKVULÁM.—YE,
LANDS. ACCUSED OF FLIPPANCY,
The following reply from the Colónial Score-Nu. 16, from which it will be soen that the ght lotter in the right envelope, kouping have mitigated to some extent the foul smelis sidewarks, but this is the greatest possible mis- probable causes, I have the honour to inform
tary relative to the ports of Dr. Thomson on the subject of malarial research was submitted:
With reference to your letter of the 7th inst. I am directed by His Excellency the overnor to inform you that all reports ru. ceives from time to time on the subject of malarial ressarch will be forwarded to you im- mediately for the consideration of the Boari."
Dr. HARTIGAN said he thought a motion proposed by Mr. Osborne had been passed re- questing the Government to let the Board know exactly what steps had bou taken down at West Point in this connection. He did not remember that an answer had been received.
The SECRETARY-No reply has yet been re- ceived.
Dr. HARTIGAN-I think we might ask for reply. Something has been done, I know.
It was understood that this should be done. SUGGESTED VERBAL AMENDMENTS TO
EXISTING BYK-LAWS.
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The following lottor (dated December 27th) from the Medical Officer of Health suggesting certain verbal amendments to existing Bye-laws, was submitted
"I have the honour to report for the in- formation of the Bourd that the Attorney- General has consolidated the 15 Public Health Ordinances into one Hill, and that I have in consultation with him collected and classified the various Bye-laws innde under these Ordi- names. These Bye-laws will be re-enacted as a schedule to the new Ordinace, but there are several smali amendments which might with ad- vantage be made at the second reading it the Bard prove of them. The following are the amendiments which havo be agreed upon by the Attorney-General and myself us desirable.
1. Drainage Bye-laws. It will be seen that Bye-law of the Drainage Bye-laws quotes Bye- law as requiring notice to begiven to the Beard by any person about to construct, re-construct, alter, or aawad any drain on his pronites,
a reference to Bye-law 1 will show that this speaks only of a person about to construct any drain. As it is clear that the intention of the Bye-laws was that notice onld be given for re-construction and alteration as well as for coustraction, we recommend that the words sconeumet, alter, or amen! should be added after the word 'construct' in the first line of Bye-law 1.
In Bye-laws 2 and 3 the word 'new should have be deleted by the amending Bye-law recently approved, but as this was not done we recommend that it be done now,
in Bye-law 12 of the Drainage Byelaws it is provided that no main hours drain shalt less than six inches in clear internal diameter As it is not uncommon fer four-inch pipes to be used for this purpose, we recommend that the word 'six' be altered to 'four.'
In Fyn laws 5 and 34 of the Drainage Bye laws we recommend the substitution of the word water and air-tight' instead of water or air-tight.*
The following minutes were appondod Dr. Clark:These are not by any meanя all U papers. liave attacked copy of minutes
I Board male ortain recommendations to the Government on the subject in July fast to which no answers have yet been received.
Dr. Hartigen"The question finds its un- swer here,"
The lion. F. H. May:"In referohes to Dr. Hartigan's minuto, I may say that if this Me. Os is the answer it is a very pour vño. borne's minute of 11th July exactly hits the The Hon. F. H. MAY--I beg to ask the question which stands in my name, and in do- to the port on the matter which forms.the subject-
mark.
mistake.
ing so I would he leave to rofor briefly up with great energy, and which had not led to portant in his opinion. It was far more imporbestandor would imagine should be based upon mount by falling down from heaven'
DE. HARTIGAN-I beg to rise, to a point of order. I do not think you are allowed to speak, but to simply ask the question.
MOTION BY MR. OSBORNE AS TO AN IMPROVEMENT SCHEME.
Mr. Osherae had given notice of the following motion:
"That in regard to the Acting Colonial Secre tary's letter to the Sanitary Board of 1st May 1910, asking the Board to formulate a compre hensive sebeme of sanitary improvements, reply he sent that the Board are not disposed to formulato such a scheme unless some surance be forthcoming that the Government will give hamediate effect to some at least of the Board's recommendations."
Mr. OSBORNE said-The motion standing in my name is brought forward as a sequence to Mr. May's question enquiring what steps the Board had taken to formulate a comprehensive scheme of sanitary improvements, and in view of the censure implied by that question it would be well to review the circumstances under which it has arisen. In the early part of last year the Board proposed to Government that a Trast should be formed, having for its object. the prevention of overcrowding and reduction of rents by opening up now building areas and by gradually resuming and rebuilding the nahealthy parts of the city. Into the details
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Osborne.
MAJOR BROWN also notified his intention of supporting the motion, carving that though he did not consider it the duty of the Board to make a condition with the Goverment, still when the Board did work they liked to fool there was some return for it
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Mr. McKIx in sconding, said he was quite sure that if the matter were brought before the Government it would be attended to.
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The fellowing minties wore appender:--- Major Brown" The reply is written ju a fippaut style not in accordance with official
insist on a more conrteous style in fature. correspondence, specially from a junior oficer
Dr. Bell." An officer of the Board should to a senior authority. I think the Board should
Hippant manner is an official letter." not be allowed to gaoto members' words in this
Dr. BELL and Major BROWN further unim- SIDENT proposed a resolution to the affect that adverted or Mr, Ladds reply, and the! PRE Mr. Ladds be informed that when the Boar requested him to write a report the Board ex-
It was decided, however, that no motion pected from him a careful report of fasts, all other remarks to be avoided. should put, hat that the President should
CHOLARA IN SINGAPORE. see Mr.dls on the matter.
A statement was buitted showing the num bor of cases of cholera in Singapore from the hd November to the 4th December inclusive. Dr. Clark dizuted:-"Weekly returns were The cases were bli in number and the leaths 55. askori far-the last one received is now a month oll"
A letter dated December 8th was sulmittel
from the British Consul at Batavia stating that a nominal quarantine only from vessels arriv ing from Singapore was imposed.
Dr. Hartigan miunted-Why is Singe- pore, where cholera exists, thus favoured, or against Hongkong, where the plague has ceased?"
MIEH ANALYSIR.
In submitting an analysis of a sample of Road, on the 17th December, Mr. T. Wild (Aet- milk purchased from Kennedy's Dairy, Garden ing Government Aunlyst) reported that he was of opinion that the sample was one of
genuine milk,
transit to outlying portions of the colony would public urinals had yet been touched. For the clothes. You will also find hand trollies, and be a very efficient meats of increasing the ac- last two years the Board had been urging upon bailding materials, effectually blocking them, a sohome which the the Ferry Pier you will find for same, dis- talked about, but the Government itself had destructor, which was commodation in the city. A scheme had been the Government the necessity for a refuse and last of all as you return from Yaumati to. made no attempt to forward it. And now a Government had yet to carry out. Last year tanos the side path taken up by Admiralty coal, sort of slar was sought to be cast upon them by the Beard also considered sorionly the ques. With this state of things it is impossible for the contructor to sweep and clean the side-
The following raply (datad Dember 293) one of the inembers of the Board because he tion of the night soll at the Peak. It was a insinuated they had not done what they should matter of common knowledge that the night walks, and all these obstructions should be re-
to the causes of the recent outbreak of foot and have done. They were like the peri waiting soil at the Peak was frequently thrown inte moved. The fault originally lies with the from the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon relative In auswer to your letter of December 21st, fouled thereby. With the view of mitigating 3 to 7 feet sideways. Such puts are no use to mouth diseass at Pokfulam was submitted: at the gate of Paradise. When the gate was the open gulloys, the storm-water drains being Public Works Department for making narrow The Hon. F. H. Max said he read the other the trouble the Board recommended the the 10 to 20,000 foot passengers that pass along
these streets in the day. Thus thoyore not used, referring to the recent outbreak of foot-and- month discuso at Pokfulam and requesting a going to be opened, he could not say, day about an aildress being given to a number establishment of a small sewage farm, which
and they become rubbish heaps and anisances. of young man about to enter business. They would not have be a nuisance either to the were given a lot of advice about putting the city or the Peak residents, and which would We shall be told that the Chinaman will not nas further report with special reference to its you that I regret being unable to add niuch take. No one likes asidewalk where he will not be copies of telegrams, and so on, and the lecturer rising from the storm drains on the lower lerals.
There are four ways by which infection might ended by alvising them never to over-state That scheme had not been carried out yet. Then jostled better than a Chinaman, and where there further information upon the subject to that their case, but rather to understate it, if any the Board had strongly urged the formation of are prapor sidewalks as opposite the Hongkong already contained in my two previous miantes. thing. In Mr. Osborne's address there was not a European reservation at Kowloon. Nothing and Shanghai Bank, you will scarcely ever see
done in this direction, though a Chinaman walking in the road. The road bave been conveyed, riz, by actual contact with one single fact in his long indietmeat against the had been
clothing worn by any of the employees at the Government. There was nothing but genera-overy day's delay made it more dificult to carry and side walk requirements of Kaulung district disoned animals in food or fodder, by infected oat. In July the Board asked the Government have not received proper attention, and show a tities, and he certainly thought that, as farns the work of recent years was concerned. Mr. Osborne to extend their powers with regard to dealing surprising want of foresight. As an example farm, and by the air at short distances. had grossly overstated his case, Taking the with insanitary property, and to introduco far of this look at sharp turns when crossing Robin breaks of foot-and-month disones have ori- administration of the present Governor, ha did ther legislation in regard to the excessive sou Road from Elgin Road, and yet I supposeginated on occasions in such a mysterious not think there was a single question of any height of buildings. That clause was cut out overy official who passed that scheme is drawing way that until comparatively lately pre- magnitude which that Board had approached of the Ordinance of the year before last and out his full pension, and never thinks of the auney- fessional men felt themselves justified in Schemes for road and sidewalks at which is perhaps what the Acting P.C.M.O. His Excellency upon which had not been taken of 24 of 1997, but it was one of the most in-ande daily caused by his stupid and irreparable attributing them to spoutaroons generation,
Bumber of measures being taken for the tant than any other point in connection with sanitary improvement of the colony. Take the sanitary reform of the colony. Then the the probable future density of the neighbour- although this theory is now universally dis Board Baked the Government to consider the hood, and the prospective footpassenger and credited it is not more than 12 years since it found a public defender in a leading member of I am no the Insanitary Properties Bill. Ithail beon on
for dealing with epidemics, but had had no reply Kowloon show no foresight. They are a very the British medical profession.
more able to explain the source of such out- the tapis for years when the Governor arrived question of forming a subordinato medical staff road trafie, but the schemos of the P. W. D. in in the colony, and mainly through His Ex-
to their suggestion. The Government in July tight fit for present needs, and in a year or so
breaks than can the Board's Medical Officer The Hou. F. H. Mar-I am allowed to excellency's exertions it was put into law. It was
the best law they had fo-day, and the reason last gave the Board to understand that they will be too small, allowing for the growth st plain my question.
instancu take the main road at Youmati just sign in any of his numerous districts. I quote Dr. HARTIGAN-I think not. I was not allow it was not better was because in certain would erect houses European in Taipingshan for the preut rate of this now population. For account for cases of small-pox which uns ed to say a word the other day when I asked a quarters opposition was raised to ecrtain of the stuff of the Board, and yet there was no men.
its provisions, and it was the very same opposition of that in the estimates for this year. He beyond the waterworks engine honse, the 50ft. the two disensos together for the
ganism been isolated." narrow for the traffic and yet this is the main question.
The PRESIDENT said the saly answer he tion which emasculated Ordinance 24 of 1887, felt bound to support the resolution of Mr. road with a narrow side walk is already too that in neither instance has any specilio or corll give at present was that the Board for the Public Health Ordinance, and then men
read into China, to accommodate trams, motor- camo and held the Government officials to blame warded a number of preliminary recommenda tions to the Government in July of last year and for everything. Then the Board pressed the
ears, rickshaws. bicycles, carts and ladened coolics, no reply had yet been recsival to them. A Government to augment the sanitary staff, and
The dimensions are inadequate, a 100-foot road
no more grasped the requirements of the fature general schems of sanitary improvements in the five inspectors were added and one or two clerke.
and a 15-foot side walk are the very smallest, colony was a very big thing indeed, and it The Board got everything they asked for, or
compatible with comfort. The P.W.D. are Mr. OSOBNE said Mr. May hul charge traffic than they grasped the requirements for might be that what was everybody's business copt an assistant Medical Officer of Health, and
outlets on the road beyond Kowloon City. Yon had been leukod upon as nobody's business. considering the increase granted only the year. Unless some members of the Bard could spare before. when a chief inspector of nuisances him with dealing with generalities, but he Kowloon Water Supply or for storm water a good deal of time to prepare a scheme they was appointed, he thought the Government thought that charge had been fully met by
the road wreck to this day. Errors in must goon as they had been doing. He thought was right in waiting to see what the Board Dr. Clark. He had contended that one of hare heard enough about Kowloon water.
In fact he did Was the terrible question of overcrowding. the Government might be asked to reply to the could do with the increased staff before this first things the Government should tackle and as for the last named, you will and
anything further was done.
road and sidepath making are serions and ox- not mind telling the Board that when he had It must be common knowledge to every mem matters to which he had referred,
the honour of acting as Colonial Secretary such her of the Board the appalling condition of insise, and the short sighted policy of narrow was his own advice. Then the Board, in reply rents in this Colony, the way that the poorer reads and sidepaths ought to be stopped, to the letter asking what sanitary improve classes were being literally robbed and squeezed London is wideoing the Strand and Flest out of their food and clothing in order to pay street at the ratos of 6 and 3 millions re- ments they had to recommend, asked for more urinals and more latrines. This year four excessive rents. Floors, which a year ago spectively per mile, and enormous expense will latrines had been built and more were providel were rented at S6 now paid $19, which meant be necessary in Kowloon in the not distant for in next your's estimates. The Board asked that the poorer classes had to herd and expwd to future, if streets are not made wider.
item of not in their power to obey the law, because they health. Thoy increase traffic and they sava for more water, and there was being inserted gether much more closely than before. It was streets and wide sidepaths are essential to in next year's estimates a soull $140,000 to meet this want, and a special did not carn sufficient to do so, and they had time. Narrow streets have the opposite effect engineer was being sent from home to to starve their stomach and bucks to pay these and narrow sidewalks become rubbish heaps carry out the work. The only item the excessivo rents. The Government conte da ons | Regarding Police sapersision of street obstruc Board did not get was their old and well- thing with the Taipingahan area they could tion, in England all obstructions on side walks worn friend the refuse-destructor, and, as he do what iv private individual would do if heure at once removed by order of the police, but bad said before, that was thrown out by the had the ground. They could hald on it. They in Kualung District police supervision is in this Public Works Committes, upon which there could have done so two years ago. The Board matter eonspicuous by its absence. Apparently happened to te u majority of unofficial members recommended them to do so, and it would have any Chinaman can block any side walk without He did not been so much relief to that part of the town had any fear of the police. The facts mentioned in and let them not forget that. want to say that the unofficial members ought the recommandation been carried out. Mr. connotion with the first part of my motion prors to have passed the refuse destructor, but what May had stated that the Government had done this, and if anyone doubts it let him watk a great deal to meet the wishes of the Board, through Kanlung and Yaumati. I think strict he said was that many of the Sanitary Laws of
w right. His Excellency the Governor had anyone depositing earth, stones, or any rabbish, this colony which were not as good as they and it was only fair to say that in one sense he orders should be issued to the police to prevent ought to be, and which they blamed the Govern ment for let the blame be put on the right taken a personal interest in these matters, much on any side walk or obstructing the side walk
mere so than any of us predecessors that het by any produce or other goods, unless while in know of. He had put forth the sohemes and the act of carrying them across. shoulders and let the community, which did
the proposals, which the Sanitary Board had not take sufficient interest in the matter, of the scheme it is unnecessary to enter, as and let the representatives of the the proposal was rejected. Undeterred, howmunity, who voted against certain pre-made and they were now assuming a tangible ever, by this rebuff, the Board again appreached visions in those measures, and who threw form. He was sure the colony was grateful to His out cortain other recommendations, share the Excellency for what he had done. But they Government with the same proposal shaped in A different fashion, viz. that a percentage of blame. It was no defence at all to say that the wanted more when their recommendations were the rates and premix on land sales should be Board had not sent to Government any exhaus rejected, they wanted to know why they were re set aside annually for purposes identical with tive and comprehensive scheme of sanitary jected, and not's mere Yes or No." They the objects of the Trust, This the Govern-reform because they thought the Government wanted, the public of the colony to know the ment usb rejected, but in doing so asked would not take it up. That was no way of reason. If it was a question of funds that was draw up comprehensive doing their duty, even though it was truo nolent reason. No one wouhl vavil at that. the Bonitary improvements, from which was their duty to put before the Government But when the Board asked for things and they THE PRESIDENT said he could not support the notification of Infectious Diseases, medi- it was presumed that, whilst aneble to adopt what they thought was right and if the Go got the answer "No," that was not satisfactory. cal practitioners and others are required the recommendations as put forward the renment did not choose to do it that has
with the nothing to do with them. They might as well the motion because it seemed to imply a want tell him he was not to run a man in and prose-confidence in the Governor, who took an to send certificates of infectious diseases to sympathy. of Government was the Secretary of the Board or to the Re-Board, and we might therefore hope that
In pesottes those certifiif a comprehensive scheme were formulated cute him because the Magistrate might not extreme interest in sanitary work. Ordinance gistrar General cates have always been sent to the Medical embodying our various proposals made from convict him or a jury find him guilty. He did 4 of 1899 was effecting a vast improvement Oficer of Health, and in England the Infec- time to time it would at least receive favourable not want to get into any heated discussion in the colony, in the concreting, draining Inspector Watson, who is in charge of thecoured there during the weeks onder Luth De- tious Diseases Notification Act requires that consideration. Stimulated by this prospect the They were entering on a new year, and what he and lighting of back lanes, opening out Animal Depots at Kennedytown, reported as dil want to see was the Board satting to work backyards, and in various other ways. He follows on the 17th December to Mr. C. V. by be sent to the Medical Other of Health. Board set to work. Meetings were hape and tackling this question. They had not yet thought the Government had also gone ahead Laids (the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon):
"I beg to report that when the Animal We recommend, therefore, that the Bye-laws gestions made, resolutions carried, and there be amended accordingly, but retaining in Bye- seemed every prospect of arriving at definite touched upon a comprehensive scheme. They in building, latrines and in providing more
concasions when unfortunately the late Colonel bad spent a lot of time over details, and be water. Perhaps he was optimistic with regard Depots were opened this morning I saw blood law 2 the option of the occupiers of premises to
were living in a sity which certainly was not
of Depot gate, on top of enclosure wall, and on notify the oficer in charge of the nearest Police Ryan, who took a leading part in the disens. thought they should take up the question proto Hongkong, but it seemed to him that they in one of the swine pens, and traced it on top
perly.
I also found that Station, who should under Bye-law 3 immediate sions, was removed by death, and from that day scheme of sanitary improvement in the colony, notorious for its death rate and for the amount outside of retaining wall.
of serious disease, with the exception of the
one pig, the property of Chan Ki, pork butcher, to this nothing further has been done. Now.
plague. With regard to the proposed Euro. Shektongtaui Market, was missing from the Bye-law of the Bye-lanss governing removal sir, there must be some good reason for this He did not care whether it was carried out by a
poan reservation at Kowloon, he had not
swing agents, Wing Yu Leang's pen (the one in of patients, ote, seems require the word apparent abandonment of a good cause, this Sanitary Board, or a Trust Corporation, or a
which I saw the blood). The pig weighed 163 the slightest hasitation in saying it was. seeming Hartender by the Board of its sims Municipality, or by the Governor, but he wanted *shall instead of may before remove
I ambitions. That reason is, I think, to be to see some thing done. He wanted to see some first line and before 'bary' in fourth line.
better state, and not only that, but some plan forward he optimated that the Government med the police of the theft." Bye-law 3 of the avove-quoted Bye-laws found in the fact that from the commencement plan formulated for getting this city into a impracticable. At the time it was first put 1bs, aurd was buught for $13.211 hare infor- appears to be merely a repetition of section 35 of the enquiry it was felt that ag each of our of the new Ordinance (station 29 of the Public recommendations had in turn been rejected upon which the colony could grow. The colony would have 1 pay $500,000 to compensate was not yet in its teens. It was only a child, the land-owned in order to carry it out, and he thought the som had been more Healta Ordinance, No. 24 of 1889) und might there was very little hope of a comprehensive and it was going to grow into a very big, mÀU, embodiment of them being accepted. It was. therefore be repealed:""
felt that our suggestions and recommendations and if it was allowed to grow the way it had than doubled singe on account of the increased The Hon. R. D. Ormanby: I think six-inch made little or no impression on Government, grown, with that stupendous want of foresight raine of the land. It was absurd to think that The following minute was appended:-
and forethought which seemed to be the char-the Government could expend a million dollars drain pipes should be insisted on. Four-inch and that having been refused half the lacteristic of the British race, all he could say in reserving an area for Europeans. Another
were not likely to obtain the whole. This, I
area which was suggested the Government bod was that it would be a very bad thing. At the drain pipes are too small and too easily choked."
The PRESIDENT said he presumed the memtake it, is the reason why members of the bers ist all read the proposed amendments Board have not been disposed to re-open the next meeting of the Board he would propose a been prevented acquiring by the military going
resolution that the Board appoint a committee They were mostly verbal. In going over them matter or spend further time in preparing a
for the city of Victoria, Let them begin he was struck by one point. It was a rule that achome. It is because we fear, and have good to draw up a sebeme of Sanitary reform reason to fear, that any recommendations will
with the city of Victoria, and he thought a six-inch pips should be the minimum to
Dr. HARTIGAN was proceeding when be ignored, car proposals rejecta, aud ar
that in a very few sittings they would be able connect a house with a main drain, and it was
labour wasted. Let the Government support
Per steamer Verora, sailed on the 23rd Dec. barsuse, it was said, the four-inch pipe was the Board in its efforts to cleanse the sins of to get out a scheme which would have some The Hon. F. H. May again interrupted him. proposed to reduce this to a four-inch pipe. constantly being used. He must say that their filth, to improve the surroundings of the thing to recommend it, and if it was a resson observing-You shut my mouth before, and
On the motion beng put to the meeting it the Government will make good to the owner of For New York:-2 cases galnuts, 5 cuses ver- the stolen pic the loss which he has sustained." million, 34 cases preserves, 50 cases staraniseed, reasonable men, ho ventured to think that there
Answering a query by the Hon. B. D.85 cases esantial oil. 91 pkgs ratianware, 150 he thought it would be much better to working classes; in whose cheap babant lies the abia scheme such as recommended itself to will shut yours now."
was no man in the whole colony who would take was carried. insist upon the six-inch pipes, The six keystone of Hongkong's commercial progress
¿THE SCAVENGING OF KOWLOON. Major Brown had given notics of the follow-Orb as to whether watchmen were employed aeos blackwoodware. 275 bales split bamboos. inch pipe was considered the minimum inlet the Government give tangible proof of its
625 pkgs. crackers, 666 pkga sundries, 8,492. by the Board.
The Secretary wrote :-"No. Four watchun rolls matting... Europe for connecting houses with the main sympathy in our ormsade againat plague, awake it up with greater pleasure and zest than His drais. He moved the adoption of the amend from its apathy in regard to the serious questions Excellency the Governor, and he was quite mure
That the Board draw the attention of the ments with the exception of that substituting a of overcrowding and burdensome reuta, apathy the officials who sat in high places would take ing motion-
which finds illustration in the Taipingshan it up with zest also. four-inch drain for a six-inch drain.
Dr. BELL mid he did not think the Board had Goverment (1) to the fact the Kowloon tone night and three day watchmen) were for- Dr. CLARK, in secondling, said that in ragu zeturned area, where had has lain waste for
The following minutes were appended :--- Dr. Hartigan The Colonial Veterinary ment. If they were keen on sanitation asendition No. 1 of his contract, namely, thesed with in March, 1899." to the size of the pipe the Bye-law could be left yours past, because Government will neither any right to make conditions with the Govern- scavenging contractor is unable to carry out marly employed, but their services were dispon- as it stood. It was merely a matter of opinion. build on it rar sell at a price which will enable
watch should certainly be kept on the premises." The Sarveror to the Board said that a four-privata enterprise to do so. Let the Govora-members of a Sanitary Board it was their daily sweeping and cleansing of side-walks,
to theGovern and refuse heaps which now obstruct them: (2) Surgeon's suggestion is a good one. on working what to say muut do these things and there will be no lack basiness to lay down their requests and go owing to the low regetation, undesirable trees, to the desirability of orders being issued to the
Dr. Bell-The place should be properly of We will give you no advice, and do of responsive energy on our part. But until
any obstrue-fenced in. Night watchmen are never any use, some such assurance be forthcoming, until we
aud I am sure the C.S.P. will not give police Major BROWN mid-If you look at the con can be satised that our labour is not in vain, I nothing for the sanitation of the colony Police to prevent the recurrence
men for constant duty there." ferone, and I think other members of this Board unless you bind yourselves to do what we tion on the side-walks in the future."
was, he thought, bad policy. Thurs are with me, have neither tho, desire nor the want"
ditions of the scavenging contract for Kowloon Dr. CLARK said he thought every member of you will see in the 1st paragraph that he shall QUARANTINE AGAINST HONGKONG IN NETHER intention of occupying myself in the prepara- fore he proposed voting against the motion.
The following letter (dated Des. 21st) from tion of elaborate reports the utility of which will be ignored and their value unappreciated. the. Board was in accord with him in wishing daily sweep and cleanse the surface of the side Dr. HARTIGAN, in seconding, while admit for the sanitary improvement of the colony walk, in the villages of Koulung point, Hang- ting that the Government had attended to some and especially of the city. At the same time ham, Yanmati, and Taikoktsui. This is very satis- the Consal-General of Netherlands India was I have the honour to inform you that the all matters, complained of the indifference the point was not what they had done during factory, but if you walk round the places named submitted:-
months, but whether they had laid commencing from Elgin Road you will find mittee had been treated. He said that these before the from the Colonial Secretary was submitted
occupy all their time for some few years to purpose than that for which they were intended. decreed that all ships or vessels arriving from Throply to your minute of the 21st inst, in-reports showed the absolute necessity of some
form of Artisans Dwelling Act being intro come, or whether they were at present in They are made use of as the most convenient Hongkong, or having called at this port after fonning me of the geommendation of the Sani- tary Board that watering carts should be used duced, with the view to providing tonements position to undertake some further large place to deposit refuse of all kinds, from old tins 22nd November, 1900, are subject in Nether for watering the lower-level streets of this for the poorer class of people to prevent scheme. He would just recapitulats a few of to the spare earth left over after a house build.lands India to a quarantine of ten days from and high bamboos which make handy latrines board. Importation is temporarily prohibited I am directed to inform you that His their being driven into the streets; and the things which had been faid before the ing or road-repairing contract. Low bushes this port or since the last case of plague on kuman hair and bristles, hides which are untan- colony, Ercaliency the Governor has approved of the yet when the Baird, after extensive engni Government. For the past five or six years the
Board had been urging the necessity for to the passing stringer, grow on them. In Yau-of snimal refuse, elawa and hoofs, animal or
and yet it mati the shopmen encroach on them and use proposal. (2) I am, therefore, to request you ory, after a great dual bf trouble and per-
them as their own private and lawful property, ned and which are salted or cured with arsenis. so order four carts Frous the lowest andarer, na sonal inspection of the shims, had tried to for-public latrines and public urinala, and yet it
mulate a report, in which work Mr. May took an was only during the last nine récendended by the Board."
Dr. HARTIGAN said he thought they might important part, nothing whatever was done by attempt had been made to provide additional and not once but several times. I have seen raw wool and raga, bags or sachs which have congratulate themselves on having gained one the Government, cold water being thrown on latrines and public urinals. The public urinals them obstructed by the tables and chairs of already been used, coming from Hongkong or their efforts from beginning tend. He fought in the city were four in number, cash sapata Chinese eating house keeper, who used the transhipped at this port. Also it is tem- step in the right direction.
that was the reason why the Board fall was a holding one person at a time. Theyre whole width of the pavement as his public porarily prohibited to import from Hongkong loss of time trying to formulate big schemes. Etally unfit for Europeans to enter, and they dining room. They are also used as drying into Netherlands India tapestry and used It had been pointed out that improved means of uld hardly consider that the question of grounds for orange peel, for tea leaves, and for embroideries, unless they are transported as
In Bye-law 3 of the Drainage Bye-laws it is provided that the Sanitary Surveyor skull approve of all drainage works, und in By- law 45 it speaks of plans being approved by the Beard and amendments required by the Board. We recommend that By-law to be altered so as to correspond oxactly with Bye- Lawine to a 12, wils of the Bye-laws for
In Bre-laws and
ly inform the Medical Oficer of Health.
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luch pipe was as low likely to choke as six inel pipe, because they had no night-soil dr kitchen alops: but if the Board held a different vier it was simply a question of leaving the Bye-law as it stood. He had ascertained the fret that umber of four-inch pipes had been put in by architects and go objection had been raised, and he thought it would be absurd to have a law saying that four-inch pipes should not be used and yet to allow them to be used,
The motion was carried.
THE PROPOSED USE OF WATERING CARTS,
Bient
He did not care who carried out a
there.
DT. HARTIOAN-Shall I be in order
The Hon. F. H. MAY said he proposed to vote against the motion. He said that when Europeats, especially members of the army and navy, stopped from walking in the middle of
the Board he proposed to move a resolution to the the read he would clear the side-walks and not tell then. He added that at the next meeting of effect that before the open spaces on the pro- upon the matter be referred to the Board for poned reclamation at Praya East be decided their consideration and advice.
The motion was carried,
THE REMOVAL OF DEAD PIGS FROM THE ANIMAL DEPOT8.
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THE LIMEWASHING RETTEN, In his limewashing return for the fortnight ended 31st December, Mr. J. H. Dandy (Chief Inspector of Nuisances) reported that since the provicus report 685 houses in the Western Dia- trist had been limewashed.
THE HEALTH OF THE COLÓNY. The death rate for the colony for the week the previous week and 228 for the correspond- ing week last year. The rate for the following ended 15th December was 232, against 184 for
week tras 24-2, against 20-1 for the correspond ing week last year.
DEATHS IN MACAO, A return from Macao showed that 39 deaths
cember.
PREPARING FOR THE PLAGUE:
Mr. OSBORNE suggested that as this was the time of the year when pitgun generally made its appearance the Medical Officer of Health should give spacini instructions as to the lithe- washing and cleansing of the different districts. The Hon. F. H. Mar said it would not the Government be out of place to ask to take the same steps that they took last your with the view to reducing the attendance of was to restrict gambling. Chinese from the mainland at the Races-that
It was agreed to adopt these suggestions, The Board then held a confidential mesting.
EXPOET CARGOS.
The following letter froin Mr. Ladds in re- ference to the above report was submitted:---
In order to prevout sach thefts in future, and also to put a stop to the removal of deal
to now has been of frequent Bor P. & O. steamer Clyde, sailed on the 22nd- pigs from these premises during the night,
which an occurrence, I beg to recommend that lie December For London cases books from Government be asked to place the Aniraal Fochow, 105 bales waste silk optional, 65 balos vision from the hours of 6 p.m. to 6 am. bird feathers, 1 bex furs, 6 boxes effects, 1 box. Depots at Kennedytown ander police super-rew silk. 375 rolls mata and melting, 1 case nightly. The other alternative course is to so
7 cases curios, 9 casos cigars, 5 cases opian. the removal therefrem of any sheep or pigs bristles. For Milan -10 bales raw silk. For without the knowledge of the Inspector-in- Lyons-135 bales raw silk. For Marseilles
pro- 30 cases hair, 3 cases ailk, 60 bales raw silk, charges These depots being Government perty and under their supervision, I presume
The Hom. F. H. MAY--No, you are not in force in these depots as to render impossible golf club, 1 box silks and furs, 10 chests Turkixir
order.
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