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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH MAY, 1897.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.---No. 182.
The following Minutes are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th May, 1897.
No. 8.
J. II. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Thurs lay, the 22nd day of April, 1897.
PRESENT:
The Director of Public Works, (The Honourable FRANCIS ALFRED COOPER), President. The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. PHILIP BERNARD CHENERY AYRES, C.M.G.), Vice-President. The Captain Superintendent of Police, (The Honourable FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.). The Medical Officer of Health, (Dr. FRANCIS WILLIAM CLARK). NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.
ABSENT:
The Registrar General, (The Honourable JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART).
Minutes.-The minutes of meetings held on the 8th and 14th days of April, 1897, were read and confirmed. Motion. Mr. EDE addressed the President on the subject of his early departure from the Colony to take up the appointment of Director of Public Works in Ceylon and moved--
That this Board desires to tender to you on your approaching departure from the Colony its cordial thanks for the invaluable services which you have rendered to the Board during the many years you have been connected with it, first as its Surveyor, then as a Member, and finally as its President, and to express its deep appre- ciation of the unflagging industry, devotion to duty, and conspicuous ability, which you have ever displayed in furthering the cause of Sanitation in this Colony.
The Honourable Captain Superintendent of Police addressed the President and seconded.
Motion--put and agreed to.
The President replied.
Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance, 1896.—The Analyst's report for the quarter ended the 31st March, 1897, was laid on the table.
Bubonic Plague.-A return showing the progress of Bubonic Plague in Bombay and suburbs, from the 4th to the 17th March, 1897, was laid on the table.
Small-pox.-A return showing the progress of Small-pox in Hiogo, Japan, was laid on the table.
Sanitary Superintendent.-The President addressed the Board and moved--
That the Board delegates to the Sanitary Superintendent the powers conferred on the Board in sections 18 and
53 of Ordinance 24 of 1887 as provided for in section 2 of Ordinance 26 of 1890, until further notice. Mr. EDE seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Water-closets.—An application--which had been circulated to members--for permission to erect water-closets at Nos. 21 and 23, Cochrane Street, was considered.
The President moved—
That the application be refused,
The Medical Officer of Health seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Water-closets.--Plans having been submitte 1 showing the position in which it is proposed to erect two water- closets in the new Offices to be erected on Marino Lot 276 the application for permission to creet them was again considered.
The President moved--
That the permission asked for be granted subject to the condition that the closets and urinals are erected to the
satisfaction of the Board's Surveyor. The Medical Officer of Health seconded,
Question-put and agreed to.
Water-closets. --An application for permission to crect four water-closets in the new hospital attached to the French Convent, Queen's Road East, was considered.
The President moved-
That the applicants be informed that inasmuch as the building in which it is proposed to crect the water-closets
is to be used as a hospital the permission of the Board is not required for their crection.
The Vice-President seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Public Laundrie 3.-Soventeen applications for promises to bo registered as public laundries in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance 24 of 1887, and the bye-laws made thereunder were considered.
It was agreed that the various premises specified in the applications be registered as public laundries.
Mortality Returns.-The returns for the weeks ende! the 10th and 17th April, 1897, respectively, were laid on
the table.
Licences.--Ninety-one applications for licences and renewal of licences to keep cattle and swine were considered. It was agreed that the licences asked for should be granted and renewed.
Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned till Thursday, the 6th day of May, 1897.
Read and confirmed this 6th day of May, 1897.
HUGH MCCALLUM,
Secrctury.
J. M. ATKINSON,
President.
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