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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH JANUARY, 1894.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 24.
The following Minutes are published.
By Command,
G. T. M. OBRIEN, Colonial Secretary.
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Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th January, 1894.
No. 1.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Thursday, the 4th day of January, 1894.
PRESENT:
The Acting Registrar General, (The Honourable ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON), Vice-President. JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.
The Honourable Dr. Ho KAI.
Dr. JAMES CANTLIE.
NATHANIEL JOSEPHI EDE, Esquire.
LAU WAI CHUN, Esquire.
ABSENT:
The Acting Captain Superintendent of Police, (IIENRY BRIDGMAN HENDERSON LETHBRIDGE, Esquire). The Acting Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM, Esquire).
The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. PHILIP BERNARD CHENERY AYRES, C.M.G.).
JOHN DAVID HUMPHREYS, Esquire.
Minutes.-The minutes of a meeting held on the 21st day of December, 1893, were read and confirmed. ́ ́ Infectious Diseases.-A letter was read from the Honourable the Colonial Secretary stating that in future a copy of the Health Officer's report on each case of infectious disease coming under his supervision will be furnished to the Board. Water Supply.-A motion, of which notice had been given by Mr. FRANCIS, was postponed by agreement to the next Meeting of the road, the Secretary being instructed in the meantime to put himself in communication with the Water Authority with a view to obtaining further information as to the regulations concerning the supply of water and the circum- stances under which they are put into effect.
Mortality Return. The return for the week ended the 23rd December, 1893,—which had been circulated to Members-was laid on the table.
House Drains.-Surveyor's report on condition of drains at Nos. 7, 162, 170, and 184 to 200, Third Street; Nos. 141, 120 to 146 (even Numbers), Second Street; and Nos. 33 and 35, Pokfulam Road-which had been circulated to Members and the minutes on the circulating cover read-was laid on the table.
A discussion ensued.
The Acting Registrar General moved,—
That the Sanitary Surveyor's Report be adopted and that the owners of the houses be called upon to re-drain in
accordance with the requirements of the Public Health Ordinance and Bye-Laws made thereunder. Mr. EDE seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Drainage Pipes.-An application from Messrs. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE to be allowed to use stone-ware pipes with bevelled joints instead of socketted pipes for the drainage of Marine Lot No. 1, Quarry Bay--which had been circulated to Members, and the minutes on the circulating cover read-was laid on the table.
A further letter from Messrs. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE was read pointing out the particular purposes for which they proposed to use these pipes.
A discussion ensued.
The Acting kegistrar General moved,—
That the Secretary be instructed to reply that the Board feels itself obliged to enforce the existing Bye-Laws and cannot grant the required permission but will take into consideration the advisability of amending the Bye-Law in question.
Mr. FRANCIS seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
House Drains.-A correspondence re the proposed re-drainage of Houses Nos. 17, 19, and 21, Tank Lane—which had been circulated to Members and a minute on the circulating cover read-was laid upon the table.
A discussion ensued.
It was agreed that the Sanitary Surveyor be instructed to put himself into communication with the owners of the pro- perty with a view to carry out his recommendation and report to the Board upon the subject.
House Drains.-A correspondence re the defective state of drains running through Marine Lot No. 14, Praya Central-which had been circulated to Members, and the minutes on the circulating cover read-was laid upon the table.
A discussion ensued.
It was agreed that the Sanitary Surveyor be requested to furnish a report upon the subject with copies of the corres- pondence, plans, &c., re the recent re-drainage of these premises.
Small-pox.-A notification of a case of small-pox on board the S.S. Hanoi and its removal to the hospital ship Hygeia was laid upon the table.
Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned til Thursday, the 18th day of January, 1994
A. M. THOMSON, Vice-President.
Read and confirmed this 18th day of January, 1894.
EDWARD A. RAM,
Acting Secretary,
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