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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH NOVEMBER, 1897. 1003

Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a special meeting held on Thursday, the 4th day of November, 1897.

PRESENT:

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

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

NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.

ABSENT:

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

Bye-law. A draft of a bye-law numbered 27 to be made under the provisions of section 13 of Ordinance 15 of 1894

was read.

The Medical Officer of Health addressed the Board.

The President moved-

1. That the bye-law made under the provisions of section 13 of Ordinance 15 of 1894 on the 17th June, 1897, be

repealed.

2. That the bye-law now read be made.

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3. That the bye-law now made be at once transmitted to the Colonial Secretary for the approval of the Legisla-

tive Council at as early a date as is practicable.

Mr. N. J. EDE seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

The Board then adjourned.

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

HUGH MCCALLUM,

Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 507.

The following Notice is published.

By Command,

J. M. ATKINSON, President.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th November, 1897.

TREASURY NOTICE.

Owners of property are reminded that Crown Rent for the second half-year of 1897 is payable at the Treasury on or before the 24th December next.

Treasury, Hongkong, 16th November, 1897.

T. SERCOMBE SMITH, Colonial Treasurer.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 508.

There are three vacancies in the Sanitary Department for Interpreters to Inspectors of Nuisances.

Duties,......... .... Interpretation.

Qualifications,...

Salary,

Ability to interpret readily English into Chinese and Chinese into

English.

.$240 per annum, rising by annual increments of $12 to $360 per

annum.

Applications with the usual certificates to be sent to the Colonial Secretary not later than Noon of Wednesday, the 1st December, 1897.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th November, 1897.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.