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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

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Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 5TH JANUARY, 1895.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 1.

The following Minutes are published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th January, 1895.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 35.

Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Thursday, the 20th day of December, 1894.

PRESENT:

The Director of Public Works, (The Honourable FRANCIS ALFRED Cooper), Vice-President.

The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. PHILIP BERNARD CHENERY AYRÉS, C.M.G.).

The Acting Captain Superintendent of Police, (GEORGE HORSPOOL, Esquire).

ROBERT KENNAWAY LEIGH, Esquire.

Dr. WILLIAM HARTIGAN.

ABSENT:

The Registrar General, (The Honourable JAMES HALDANE STEWART Lockhart), JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.

The Honourable Dr. Ho KAI.

NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.

In the absence of the President, the Vice-President presided.

President.

Minutes.-The minutes of meetings held on the 7th and 17th December, 1894, respectively were read and confirmed. Inspection of Houses.-A letter-which had been circulated to Members-from the Honourable Colonial Secre- tary, requesting that certain parts of Victoria should be dealt with first by the Assistant Sanitary Surveyor in the detailed inspection the Board is now making, was laid on the table and the minutes on the circulating cover read.

The Vice-President moved,-

That the Board agree with the request contained in the letter and give directions accordingly.

Mr. LEIGH seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Sheep and Swine Depôts.-Two letters-which had been circulated to Members-from the Honourable Colonial Secretary concerning the letting of the Sheep and Swine Depôts, were laid on the table,

It was agreed that the Colonial Secretary be again informed that the question is under the consideration of a Committee who is expected to report at an early date. It was also agreed that the Secretary write to the Chairman of the Committee and enquire when the Committee's report will be presented.

Salary of Senior Inspector.-A letter-which had been circulated to Members-informing the Board that until a reply has been received from Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies concerning the report of the Retrenchment Committee, His Excellency the Governor is unable to give a definite decision regarding the proposed increase of salary to Mr. GERMAIN, was laid on the table.