1538 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1899.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. ---No. 532.
The following Minutes are published.
By Command,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th September, 1899.
No. 31.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Thursday, the 14th day of September, 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-President.
The Director of Public Works, (The Honourable ROBERT DALY ORMSBY).
The Medical Officer of Health, (Dr. FRANCIS WILLIAM CLARK).
EDWARD OSBORNE, Esquire.
Minutes.-The minutes of a regular and of a confidential meeting held on the 31st day of August were confirmed: Nos. 24 to 30, Circular Pathway.-The lower floors of these houses having been reported by a Select Com- mittee of the Board to be unfit for human habitation,
The Vice-President moved--
That the Medical Officer of Health be asked to take the usual steps under sections 18 and 23 of Ordinance 24 of 1887 to have the lower floors of Nos. 25 to 30, Circular Pathway, rendered fit for human habitation, or closed; and a basement notice to be served as to No. 24, Circular Pathway.
The President seconded.
Question--put and agreed to.
Poudrette system.-The Director of Public Works addressed the Board and moved→
That in future the dry-curth system bc introduced into all Government Latrines, and also, if possible, in the
privately owned Latrines open for public use.
Mr. EDWARD OSBORNE addressed the Board and seconded.
The Medical Officer of Health addressed the Board and moved as an amendment
That this matter be referred for further consideration to a Select Committee consisting of the Vice-President,
the Director of Public Works, and the Medical Officer of Health.
The President addressed the Board and seconded.
The Director of Public Works addressed the Bourd.
The Vice-President addressed the Board.
The amendment was agreed to.
Extension of certain laws into portions of the New Territory.-A communication from the Govern- ment on this subject was considered.
The Vice-President addressed the Board and moved--
That the Sanitary Board ash the Government to apply the whole of the Laws of Hongkong as they stand to that portion of the New Territory, which has not been included in the districts and sub-districts into which the New Territory has been divided under the Local Communities Ordinance.
The Medical Officer of Health addressed the Board and seconded.
The Director of Public Works addressed the Board.
Mr. EDWARD OSBORNE addressed the Board.
The Board divided on the motion-
Ayes.
The President,
The Vice-President.
The Medical Officer of Health.
Mr. EDWARD Osborne.
The motion was carried.
No.
The Director of Public Works.
Urinals in a private house.-A further application for a reconsideration of the Board's refusal to grant permission to erect two urinals in a house to be rented for the Royal Artillery Officers' Mess, was considered.
The Medical Officer of Health addressed the Board and moved-
That the matter be referred to the Sanitary Surveyor and the Medical Officer of Health to devise some scheme
whereby these urinals might be fixed without an excessive use of water resulting.
The Vice-President seconded,
The President addressed the Board.
Mr. Edward OSBORNE addressed the Board,
Question-juit and agreed to.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.