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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZEITE, 18TM FEBRUARY, 1899.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 88.

The following Minutes are publishe l.

By Command,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th February, 1899.

No. 3.

Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Thursday, the 2nd day of February, 1899.

PRESENT:

The Principal Civil Medical Officer, (Dr. JOHN MITFORD ATKINSON), President.

The Captain Superintendent of Police, (The Honourable FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.), Vice-Presi lent.

The Director of Public Works, (The Honourable ROBERT DALY ORMSBY).

The Acting Registrar General, (JAMES DYER BALL, Esquire).

The Medical Officer of Health, (Dr. FRANCIS WILLIAM CLARK).

EDWARD OSBORNE, Esquire.

Minutes. The minutes of a meeting held on the 19th day of January, 1899, and of a confidential meeting held on the same date, were confirmed.

Report of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon for the Year 1898.-The Report of the Colonial Vete- rinary Surgeon for the Year 1898, was laid on the table.

Mr. EDWARD OSBORNE addressed the Board and moved—

1. That the Government be asked to make provision, as early as possible, for Inspection Lairs for Cattle on

landing.

2. That the Board recommend the Government to transfer the management and control of the Slaughter-Houses -

of the Colony to the Sanitary Board upon the expiration of the present lease to the Farmer.

3. That the attention of the Government be directed to the following points raised in the Report of the Colo-

nial Veterinary Surgeon for the Year 1898:--

(a) The necessity for Slaughter-Houses at Shaukiwan and Aberdeen.

(b) The necessity for a Swine Depôt at Kowloon.

(c) The necessity for additional poultry plucking and dressing accommodation at the Central Market. (d) The necessity for additional Stalls at the Shaukiwan Market.

The Captain Superintendent of Police addressed the Board and seconded.

The Director of Public Works addressed the Board.

Questions-put and agreed to.

Report on Refuse Destructors.-A Report by Mr. J. R. CROOK, Surveyor to the Board, on Refuse Destruc- tors was laid on the table.

The Director of Public Works moved—

That the Report be printed.

The President seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bye-laws for the Regulation of Cattle, Sheep and Swine Depôts.

The Medical Officer of Health moved—

That the Bye-laws made by the Board under sub-section 14 of section 13 of Ordinance 24 of 1887, on the 5th

day of Junnary, 1899, for the regulation of the Cattle, Sheep and Swine Depôts, be revoked.

Mr. EDWARD OSBORNE seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

The Bye-laws, as amended by the Attorney General, were then read and adopted by the Board.

The President moved-

That the Bye-laws (as read) be made and transmitted to the Colonial Secretary for the approval of the Legis-

lative Council.

The Medical Officer of Health seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Proposed New Market in Taipingshan.-Some correspondence concerning a proposel New Market at Taipingshan was laid on the table.