THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH MARCH, 1894.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. No. 102.
The following Minutes are published.
By Command,
G. T. M. OBRIEN, Colonial Secretary.
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Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th March, 1894.
No. 5.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Thursday, the 1st day of March, 1894.
PRESENT:
The Registrar General, (The Honourable JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART), President.
The Captain Superintendent of Police, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, Esquire), Vice-President.
The Acting Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM, Esquire).
The Honourable Dr. Ho KAI.
NATHANIEL Joseph Ede, Esquire.
JOHN DAVID HUMPHREYS, Esquire.
JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.
Dr. JAMES Cantlie.
LAU WAI CHUN, Esquire.
ABSENT:
The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. PHILIip Bernard CheNERY AYRES, C.M.G.).
Minutes. The minutes of a meeting held on the 15th day of February, 1894, were read and confirmed.
Re-construction of the Board.—Mr. HUMPHREYS addressed the Board and moved,—
That the Board respectfully recommends to His Excellency the Governor its re-construction upon a popular basis. That the Un-official members be elected by the Ratepayers and their numbers increased; and that the Official members be reduced to three.
Mr. FRANCIS seconded.
Mr. EDE, Dr. Ho KAI and the Director of Public Works addressed the Board.
Mr. HUMPHREYS replied.
The Board then divided.
Ayes. Mr. HUMPHREYS.
Noes.
Dr. Ho KAI.
Mr. LAU WAI CHUN. Mr. EDE.
Director of Public Works.
The President, the Captain Superintendent of Police, Dr. CANTLIE and Mr. FRANCIS did not vote.
Motion lost.
Mortality Returns.-The returns for the weeks ended the 17th and 24th February, 1894,-which had been circu- lated to Members,-were laid on the table.
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House Drains.-The Surveyor's report upon the condition of the drains at Nos. 26 to 42 (even Nos.) Upper Lascar Row; Nos. 169 to 183 (odd Nos.) Hollywood Road; and Nos. 22, 24, and 26 East Street, which had been circulated to Members, and the minutes on the circulating cover read-was laid on the table.
Mr. EDE 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. The Director of Public Works seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Classification of Markets.-A Report by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon upon the classification of markets- which had been circulated to Members, and the minutes on the circulating covers read-was laid on the table.
A discussion ensued.
Mr. FRANCIS moved,—
That the classification of murkets be confined to the New Central Market and such other new markets as may be
opened hereafter.
Mr. EDE seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Cases of Cattle Disease.-Reports by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon upon some cases of cattle disease at Pokfulam-which had been circulated to Members, and the minutes on the circulating covers read-were laid on the table,
Mr. HUMPHREYS addressed the Board.
The Colonial Veterinary Surgeon supplied some further verbal information in reply to questions by Members of the Board.
Small-pox.-Notifications by the Health Officer of two cases of small-pox on Steam-ships Hanoi and Activ; and of the disinfection of those vessels were laid upon the table.
Small-pox.-Notifications of two cases of small-pox were laid on the table. Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned till Thursday, the 15th day of March, 1894.
Read and confirmed this 15th day of March, 1894.
EDWARD A. RAM, Acting Secretary.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
President.
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