CO129-267 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [4-6] — Page 411

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a

was in favour of a fixed personal responsibility

In the answering despatch of the 8th of February best [17684 A), to which the governor in his' present despatch makes no reference, Ford Ripon pointed out that the question whether

Sanitary

or not the fani

brand should be maintained

was complicated by the pork thin question whether or not the demand for self govern:

&

ment in

Haughing

could be partially met by creating a municipality

that case the sani

family

Board would be

an obrion & nucleus for a municipal Lord Pripon, after carefulla considan

a council.

question!

came reluc

the

reluctantly to the copselusion

that a municipality in Hongthing was impossible, the colonial government being aberty

in

apart Assuming

part municipal.

this position to be maintained - and

Jany

I do not see how

Satisfactorily arrived at

the Sani

for retaining to any municipal

other conclusion can

-

be

there is no reason

Board Sanitary

out of regard

scheme; and it can be

considered on its own merits.

The Board was created by ordinance No-24

See separate

Dems:

9697.95

The fourth clause of of-1887.

7

Tune ai

follows

that ordinance

408

The Board shall consist of the Surveyor General,

"the regration general, the Captain suportatudent

of the holice the colonial of the police. the colonial surgeon, and not more: than six additional members, four of whom [ two being Chinese] shall be appointed ing

The governing

and

grohan

two elected by such ratepayes

-as are included in the special a

, and also by such rate payers

Jeny

lists,

1

Common

as are

- exempted from serving on juries on account of

their professional avocations. Non official members "Board shall hold office for 3 years.

f

the

During the onthaal of Cubonic plague

last year

a kind

the Board was

standing committee

at did good appointed

work; and the latest addition to the

A

Board, under an ordinance [9.9.95] which the Sonetary of Stabi's a medical office of

Opick of health.

is still

waiting

instructions.

for

This appointment- though we have not heard bar, clearly all that has happened. Wd to the resignation of leading unofficial members

the

the Brand

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