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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH NOVEMBER, 1895.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 459.

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The following Minutes are published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th November, 1895.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

No. 27.

Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Thursday, the 24th day of October, 1895.

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, (The Hou. WILLIAM CHARLES HOLLAND HASTINGS, R.N.). NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.

ABSENT:

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

Minutes.-The minutes of a meeting held on the 10th day of October, 1895, were read and confirmed.

Draft Bill. The draft of a Bill to further amend Ordinance 17 of 1887 was considered, and the amendments recom- mended by the Honourable Attorney General were agreed to.

The President moved-

That the Bill as amended be transmitted to the Honourable Colonial Secretary with a request that it be passed

by the Legislative Council at as early a date as practicable.

Mr. EDE seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bye-laws.-A draft of bye-laws for the compulsory reporting of infectious, contagious or communicable diseases was considered aud slightly amended.

The Vice-President moved—

That the bye-laws as amended be made by the Board and that the Law Officers of the Crown be requested to

revise them prior to their being laid before the Legislative Council for approval,

The President seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Licensing of Fruit Shops.-A correspondence--which had been circulated to Members-concerning the licensing of a certain number of shops outside the public markets for the sale of fruit and vegetables, was laid on the table.

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Kaulung Farm Lot 12.-A petition from certain householders, whose dwellings are situated on Kaulung Farin

Lot 12, praying for an extension of time to remove their insanitary dwellings was considered.

It was agreed that the petitioners be informed that the prayer of their petition is refused.

Mortality Returns.-The returns-which had been circulated to Members--for the weeks ended the 12th and 19th October, respectively, were laid on the table.

Licences.-Fifty-four applications for licences to keep swine were considered.

The President moved-

That the licences applied for be granted.

The Vice-President seconded.

Question--put and agreed to.

Cattle Disease.-A letter from the Consul-General for Portugal informing the Board that the "foot and mouth discase' affecting animals has been thoroughly suppressed in Portugal, was read.

Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned till Thursday, the 7th day of November, 1895.

Read and confirmed this 7th day of November, 1895.

HUGH MCCALLUM, Secretary.

FRANCIS A. COOPER, President.