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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22×» MAY, 1897.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 206.

The following Minutes are published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 21st May, 1897.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

No. 9.

Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Thursday, the 6th day of May, 1897.

PRESENT:

The Acting Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. John MITFORD ATKINSox), President.

The Captain Superintendent of Police, (The Honourable FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.), Vice-President. The Acting Director of Public Works, (The Honourable WILLIAM CHATHAM).

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 22nd day of April, 1897, were read and confirmed.

Motion. The Vice-President addressed the Board and moved-

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That this Board desires to convey its sincere thanks to Dr. Ph. B. C. Ayres for the valuable assistance he has rendered to the Board as one of its Members, and for some time its President and Vice-President, and to capress its deep appreciation of the conspicuous services rendered by him in the interests of sanitation in this Colony,

Mr. N. J. EDE addressed the Board and seconded,

The President addressed the Board.

Motion-put and agreed to,

Fresident ard Vice-President.-A letter, dated the 4th May, 1897, from the Colonial Secretary informing the Board that His Excellency the Governor had been pleased to appoint Dr. JoHN MITFORD ATKINSON to be President and the Honourable FRANCIS HENRY MAY to be Vice-President of the Board, was read.

Report. The President addressed the Board and laid on the table the Surveyor's report for the year 1896, and

moved--

That the report be forwarded in the usual manner to the Colonial Secretary for the information of His Excel-

lency the Governor.

Mr. N. J. EDE seconded.

Question--put and agreed to.

Bubonic Plague.-A return showing the progress of Bubonic Plague in Bombay and suburbs, from the 18th March to the 7th April, 1897, was laid on the table.

Water-Closets.-Four applications--which had been circulated to Members-for permission to erect water-closets at new residences near the Kennedy Road, at St. Joseph's College, Robinson Road and at Printing Offices in Duddell Street were considered.

The President moved--

That the applications be refused.

The Medical Officer of Health seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

No. 3, Fak Tsz Lane.-A letter-which bad been circulated to Members-requesting the Board to reconsider its decision conccruing the proposal to increase the height of No. 3, Pak Tsz Laue was considered.

The Vice-President moved-

That the owner of No. 3, Pak Tsz Lane be informed that the Board adheres to the decision conveyed to him by

the Secretary in his letter dated the 14th April, 1897.

Mr. N. J. EDE seconded.

Question-pat and agreed to.

Petition. A petition from certain persons carrying on the trade of Fat Boiling at Shek-tong-tsui praying that the ground surface below their fat boiling paus be not required to be concreted at present was considered.

The Vice-President moved→→

That the prayer of the petition be granted subject to the condition that on the first occasion when the pans are

removed the surface of the ground below them shall be concreted.

Mr. N. J. EDE seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

It was agreed that Nos. 478, 480, 482, 492, 500, 582 and 584, Queen's Road West, and No. 2 Sixth Lane be registered as premises in which the trade of Fat Boiling can be lawfully carried on.