1492 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH SEPTEMBER, 1899.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 508.
It is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following promotions and appointment in the Sanitary Department, under section 9 of the Public Health Ordi- nance, No. 24 of 1887, with effect from the 1st instant :-
Second Class Inspector GEORGE G. BURNETT to be Acting First Class Inspector, vice
GERMAIN retired.
Third Class Inspector HORACE JULIAN KNIGHT to be Second Class Inspector, vice BURNETT
promoted.
Lance Sergeant 39, WILLIAM HENRY WOOLLEY, to be Third Class Inspector of Nuisances,
vice KNIGHT promoted.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th September, 1899.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. ---No. 509.
The following Minutes are published.
By Command,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th September, 1899.
No. 30.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Thursday, the 31st day of August, 1899.
PRESENT:
The Principal Civil Medical Officer, (Dr. JOHN MITFORD ATKINSON), President.
The Captain Superintendent of Police, (The Honourable FRANCIS HENRY MAY, €.M.G.), Vice-President. The Acting Medical Officer of Health, (Dr. JAMES ALFRED LOWSON). EDWARD ÖSBORNE, Esquire.
Minutes.-The minutes of the regular meeting (No. 29) held on the 17th day of August, and those of the confidential meetings held on the 17th and 22nd of Angust were confirmed.
Inspection of Health Districts Nos. 5 and 6.—À report by the Sub-Committee of the Board of a quarterly inspection of Districts Nos. 5 and 6 was brought before the Board.
The President moved-
That the report be forwarded to the Government, and in the meantime the Acting Medical Officer of Health be
requested to visit the houses referred to in Circular Pathway and to report to the Board.
Mr. EDWARD OSBORNE seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Special Cleansing at Kowloon.-A report by Mr. F. BROWNE, Government Analyst, of special cleansing and disinfecting work carried out under his direction at Kowloon, and making certain suggestions of sanitary reform in connec- tion therewith, was brought before the Board.
The President moved-
That the report be forwarded to the Captain Superintendent of Police so that action may be taken to remove
certain Squatters mentioned therein.
The Acting Medical Officer of Health seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
The Vice-President moved-
That the Board expresses its warm thanks to Mr. F. Browne for the valuable work he has performed, and for
the very able and useful report he has written thereon.
Mr. EDWARD OSBORNE SCConded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Dry Earth in Public Latrines.-The motion standing in the name of the Honourable Director of Public Works, was, in his absence, held over till next meeting for discussion.
table.
Insanitary Properties Bill.-A reply from the Government as to the present state of this Bill, was laid on the
Observation Station at Lai Chi Kok.-The appointment of an Observation Station in connection with the Sanitary Regulations recently drawn up by the Board, was communicated to the Board,
The Vice-President moved→→
That this matter be referred to Dr. Clark on his return for report.
The President seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
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