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1002 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH NOVEMBER, 1897.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.- No. 506.

The following Minutes are published.

By Command,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 19th November, 1897.

No. 21.

Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Thursday, the 28th day of October, 1897.

PRESENT:

The Principal Civil Medical Officer, (Dr. JOHN MITFORD ATKINSON), President.

The Director of Public Works, (The Honourable ROBERT DALY ORMSBY).

The Medical Officer of Health, (Dr. FRANCIS WILLIAM CLARK).

NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.

ABSENT:

The Registrar General, (The Honourable JAMES HALDANE STEWART Lockhart).

The Captain Superintendent of Police, (The Honourable FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.), Vice-President.

Minutes. The minutes of meetings held on the 14th day of October, 1897, were read and confirmed.

Bubonic Plague.—A returu showing the progress of Bubonic Plague in Bombay, from the 15th to the 30th Septem- ber, 1897, was laid on the table.

Shau-Ki-Wan.-A correspondence-which had been circulated to Members-having reference to the proper drain- ing and concreting of the ground surfaces of certain dwellings in Shau-Ki-Wan, was laid on the table and the minutes on the circulating cover read.

The Medical Officer of Health addressed the Board and moved--

That the papers relating to the domestic dwellings situated upon Shau-Ki-Wan Inland Lots 151, 170 to 190, and 249 be forwarded to the Colonial Secretary for the information of the Governor, with a recommendation that the Government should resume these lots, and lay out the land in a manner suitable for the erection of dwellings in alignment and in accordance with the provisions of the Public Health and Building Ordinances. Mr. N. J. EDE seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Mortality Returns.-The returns for the weeks ended the 16th and 23rd October, 1897, respectively, were laid on the table.

Contractor.-An application from Messrs. CHAN WAN and CHAN LOONG to be placed on the list of contractors capable of carrying out drainage works was considered.

The President moved-

That the applicants' names be placed on the list as requested.

The Honourable Director of Public Works seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Defective House Drains.-The Surveyor's report-which had been circulated to Members-on the condition of the house drains at the residence known as the "Homestead," in the Hill District, was laid on the table and the minutes on the circulating cover read.

The President moved-

That the owner of the residence be called upon to carry out the works recommended by the Surveyor, such works

to be done in accordance with the law governing house drainage works.

The Medical Officer of Health seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Licences.-Three applications for licences to keep cattle, goats and swine were considered.

The President moved-

That the licences asked for be granted.

The Medical Officer of Health seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Unwholesome Food The Medical Officer of Health reported that he had caused to be seized a few cases of tins of condensed milk which are in such a condition as to be unfit for human food and requested that the Board authorize the destruction of tliese cases of condensed milk.

The President moved-

That the Board authorize, under the provisions of section 25 of Ordinance 24 of 1887, the destruction of the cases of tins of condensed milk which the Medical Officer of Health has had seized and reports to be unfit for human food.

Mr. N. J. EDE seconded,

Question-put and agreed to.

Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned till Thursday, the 11th day of November, 1897,

Read and confirmed this 18th day of November, 1897.

HUGH MCCALLUM, Secretary.

J. M. ATKINSON, President.