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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH AUGUST, 1899.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 465.

The following Minutes are published.

By Command,

J. H. STEWART Lockhart, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, longkong, 19th August, 1899.

No. 28.

Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Thurs lay, the 3rd day of August, 1899.

PRESENT:

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

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

The Acting Medical Officer of Health, (Dr. JAMES ALFRED Lowson), Edward OSBORNE, Esquire.

Minutes.-The minutes of a regular meeting held on the 20th day of July were confirmed.

Water-Closets.—An application for permission to re-construct certain Water-Closets at Kowloon Docks for the use of Europeans was considered.

table.

The Director of Public Works addressed the Board and moved---

That the application be granted subject to the Bye-laws being carried out and the work approved by the Board's

Surveyor.

The Acting Medical Officer of Health seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Licences to keep Swine.-Two applications for licences to keep Swine were considered.

The President moved→

That the licences be granted.

The Acting Medical Officer of Health seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bubonic Plague.-Further reports on the progress of Bubonic Plague at Penang, and its cessation, were laid on the A further report on the progress of Plague at Bombay City for the period 20th June to 3rd July, 1899, was laid on

the table.

Mortality Returns-from Macao for the weeks ended 9th, and 16th July, 1899, were laid on the table. Mortality Statistics--for this Colony for the weeks ended 15th, 22nd, and 29th July, 1899, were laid on the table. Mr. EDWARD OSBORNE addressed the Board on the importance of the Lime-washing Bye-law being enforced and moved-

That a representation be made to Government with the view to an immediate increase in the staff for the purpose

of conducting prosecutions for breaches of the Lime-washing Bye-law.

This found no seconder; and the mover agreed to allow the matter to remain over until next regular meeting, fourteen days hence.

Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned until Thursday, the 17th day of August, 1899.

Confirmed at a meeting held the 17th day of August, 1899.

C. W. DUGGAN, Secretary.

J. M. ATKINSON,

President.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 466.

The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held at the Offices of the Public Works Department, on Monday, the 4th day of September, 1899, at 3 p.m., are published for general information:

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 19th August, 1899.

J. H. STEWART Lockhart,

Colonial Secretary.