THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH MAY, 1896.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 165. The following Bye-law made by the Governor in Council is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 5th May, 1896.
BYE-LAW
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
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Made by the Governor in Council under Section 2 of "The Cattle Diseases, Slaughter-Houses, and Markets Ordinance, 1887,
this 5th day of May, 1896,
Cattle Diseases.--Bye-laws.
1. The Bye-law 1 contained in Schedule 4. to The Cattle Diseases, Slaughter-Houses, and Markets Ordinance, 1887, is hereby revoked, and the following Bye-law substituted in lieu thereof, viz. :
1. All cattle and sheep imported into the Colony by water shall be landed either at the cattle wharf at Kennedy Town, the wharf of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company, the wharf commonly used by the China Steam Navigation Company, at Praya Central, the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Pier at Praya West, the Dairy Farm Company's Wharf at Pokfulam, the Police Station Wharf at Yaumati, or at any other wharf which shall have received the previous approval in writing of the Sanitary Board for that purpose. All such landing shall take place between the hours of 6 o'clock and 11 o'clock in the morning or between the hours of 2 o'clock and 6 o'clock in the evening. In all cases, at least 24 hours' notice must be given to the Secretary of the Sanitary Board of the intention to land cattle at any wharf other than the Cattle Wharf at Kennedy Town and the Police Station Wharf at Yaumati. Such notice must state the number of cattle proposed to be landed and the time and place at which it is proposed to land them. COUNCIL CHAMBER,
HONGKONG.
F. J. BADELEY, Acting Clerk of Councils.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 166.
The following Minutes are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th May, 1896.
No. 9.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Thursday, the 23rd day of April; 1896.
PRESENT :
The Director of Public Works, (The Honourable FRANCIS ALFRED COOPER), President.
The Acting Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. JOHN MITFORD ATKINSON, M.B.), Vice-President.
The Acting Captain Superintendent of Police, (Captain HENRY BRIDGMAN HENDERSON LETHBRIDGE), 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 a meeting held on the 9th day of April, 1896, were read and confirmed.
Cholera.-A letter from the Under Secretary of State to the Government of India having reference to the number of persons dying weekly from cholera in Calcutta was read,
Bubonic Plague.-A letter from H.B.M. Consul at Canton concerning the prevalence of Bubonic Plague in that City was read.
Bye-law. The draft of an amended bye-law, to be made under section 2 of Ordinance 17 of 1887, was read. A discussion ensued.
The President moved→
That the bye-law as read be agreed to, and that it be transmitted to the Honourable Colonial Secretary with a recommendation that His Excellency the Governor in Council will be pleased to have the bye-law made. Mr. N. J. EDE seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Well Waters.--The Analyst's reports-which had been circulated to Members--on six samples of water drawn from wells in Victoria, were laid on the table and the minutes on the circulating cover read.
The President moved--
That the owners of those wells which the Analysi certifies to yield waters which are unfit for potable purposes be
served with a notice to close the wells within fourteen days of the date of the notice.
Mr. N. J. EDE seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
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