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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH OCTOBER, 1898.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 446.
The following Minutes are published.
By Command,
T. SERCOMBE SMITH,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th October, 1898.
No. 19.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Thurs lay, the 22nd day of September, 1898.
PRESENT:
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 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 8th day of September, 1893, were read and confirmed.
Cemetery Bye-laws.--Some additional Bye-laws for the regulation and sanitary maintenance of Cemeteries were considered.
Mr. EDWARD OSBORNE addressed the Board.
The Medical Officer of Health addressed the Board and moved-
That the Bye-laws made by the Board on the 6th day of August, 1891, for the regulation and sanitary main- tenance of cemeteries under sub-section 18 of section 13 of Ordinance 24 of 1887 as amended by section 4 of Ordinance 12 of 1891, be revoked.
The Vice-President seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
The Bye-laws, as amended, were then re-considered by the Board and approved.
The Vice-President moved-
That the Bye-laws for the regulation and sanitary maintenance of cemeteries be made and transmitted to the
Colonial Secretary for the approval of the Legislative Council.
The Medical Officer of Health seconded.
Question--put and agreed to.
Common Lodging-House Bye-law.-Correspondence with reference to Bye-law 9 of the Bye-laws for the licensing, regulation and sanitary maintenance of Common Lodging-houses was laid on the table.
The Medical Officer of Health moved--
That Bye-law 9 of the Bye-laws made by the Board on the 13th day of March, 1891, and amended on the 2nd day of April, 1891, for the licensing, regulation and sanitary maintenance of common lodging houses, under sub-section 12 of section 13 of Ordinance 24 of 1887 and sub-section D) of section 1 of Ordinance 26 of 1890 be revoked.
The Acting Registrar General seconded.
Question--put and agreed to.
Chinese Officials in Kowloon and the recent outbreak of Bubonic Plague.-Some further cor- respondence with reference to the assistance rendered by Chinese Officials in Kowloon during the recent outbreak of Bubonic Plague was laid on the table.
Pay of Chinese Market Scavengers.-Some correspondence with reference to the pay of certain of the Market Scavengers, who act also as auxiliary firemen, was laid on the table.
Petition for Increase of Pay.-A petition from the Foremen of Street Cleansers for an increase of pay was considered.
The Vice-President addressed the Board.
Mr. EDWARD OSBORNE addressed the Board.
The Director of Public Works addressed the Board and moved.
That the Secretary be instructed to report, for the information of the Board, as to the rate of pay, number and status of the petitioners, and of all other employés of the Board of other than European or Chinese nationality.
The Vice-President seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Latrine Accommodation.-A report by the Medical Officer of Health concerning the need for further latrine accommodation at Soknupo was considered.
The Vice-President moved--
That a copy of the report of the Medical Officer of Health be forwarded to the Government together with a request that, if the Government cannot see their way to erect more than two additional public latrines
next year, these two should be erected at Leighton's Hill Road and Sokunpo instead of at Leighton's Hill Road and Kennedy Town, as recommended in C.S.O. 1426 of 1898.
The Director of Public Works seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.