THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH JUNE, 1897.
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Fruit. An application for a licence to sell fruit at No. 8, Gough Street, was considered. The President moved--
That the Board recommends that the licence asked for be refused.
The Medical Officer of Health seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Water-Closet.-An application for permission to erect a water-closet at No. 27, Gage Street, was considered. The Vice-President moved-
That the application be refused.
The Medical Officer of Health seconded.
Question--put and agreed to.
Mortality Returns.-The returns for the weeks ended the 22nd and 29th May, 1897, respectively, were laid on the table.
Offensive Trade.-An application that No. 58), Queen's Road West, be registered as premises in which the trade of Fat-Boiling may be carried ou, was considered.
It was agreed that the premises be registered as requested.
Public Laundries.-Eighteen applications that certain premises be registered as public laundries in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance 24 of 1887, and the bye-laws made thereunder, were considered.
The President moved→→
That the premises be registered as requested.
The Medical Officer of Health seconded. Question-put and agreed to.
Notice of Motion.-The Medical Officer of Health gave notice that at the next meeting of the Board he would
move-
That the bye-laws-with the exception of bye-law No. 4--which were made by the Sanitary Board under section 13 of Ordinance 15 of 1894, on the 19th and 23th days of March, 1895, and approved by the Legis- lative Connell on the 20th day of March and the 4th day of April, 1895, respectively, and which were published in Government Notifications Nos. 111 and 134 of 1895, be repealed as from the 22nd May, 1897, being the date of the publication of the new bye-laws as set forth in Government Notification No. 201 of
1897.
Estimates for 1898.-The Estimates for the coming year were laid on the table. The IIonourable Acting Director of Public Works moved-
That strangers be requested to withdraw.
The Vice-President seconded,
Question-put and agreed to.
A confidential meeting of the Board was then held.
Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned till Thursday, the 17th day of June, 1897.
J. M. ATKINSON, President.
Real and confirmed this 17th day of June, 1897.
HUGH MCCALLUM, Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 254.
The following is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 19th June, 1897.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
"CENTURION," AT YOKOHAMA, 31st May, 1897.
HYDROGRAPHICAL MEMORANDUM No. 24.
The following information has been received :- From HM.S.“ Grafton.”
APPROACHES TO THE YANGTZE R.
The lenou on House Island is now well inland. There is deep water close up to the ".W, -ide of the f-land. Kintoan Light Vessel should be left on the port hand on entering,
The black buoy marking the NW, extremity of the Middle ground has been removed.
A Red Conical Buoy marking the edge of Blockhouse Shoal has been placed nearly midway between Kintosu Light Vessel and the red bugy off Kintoan small heacon. This buoy must be left on the starboard hand on entering.
The least water is now between Kiatcan Light Vessel and the 1st red buoy, 18ft, at L W. springs.
China, Vol. III, page 422, Chart 1607.
Caneel Hydrographical Notice No. 14.
ALEX. BULLER, Fice-Admiral,
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