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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31ST MARCH, 1894.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 119.
The following Minutes are published.
By Command,
G. T. M. OBRIEN, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th March, 1894.
No. 6.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Thursday, the 15th day of March, 1894.
PRESENT:
The Registrar General, (The Honourable JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART), President.
The Acting Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM, Esquire).
The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. PHILIP BERNARD CHENERY Ayres, C.M.G.).
NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.
JOHN DAVID HUMPHREYS, Esquire.
ABSENT:
The Captain Superintendent of Police, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, Esquire), Vice-President. JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.
The Honourable Dr. Ho KAI.
Dr. JAMES CANTLIE.
LAU WAI CHUN, Esquire.
Minutes.-The minutes of a meeting held on the 1st day of March, 1894, were read and confirmed.
Mortality Returns.-The returns for the weeks ended the 3rd and 10th March, 1894,-which had been circulated to Members-were laid on the table.
Cases of Cattle Disease.-Further reports by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon upon some recent 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.
Sewer Emanations.-A letter from the Honourable Colonial Secretary forwarding a letter from the Director of Public Works and enclosure upon the subject of sewer emanations-which had been circulated to Members, and the minutes on the circulating cover read-was laid on the table.
Night Soil in Storm Water Drains.-A letter from the Honourable Colonial Secretary concerning the method of disposing of the night soil at the Asile de la Ste. Enfance-which had been circulated to Members, and the minutes on the circulating cover read-was laid on the table.
On the motion of Mr. EDE it was agreed,—
That the owners of this property be called upon to close and seal the opening in their premises communicating
with a storm water drain which has been used as a means of disposing of the night soil at that institution. Taitam and Pokfulam Water.-A report by the Government Analyst upon the results of the analysis of water from Taitam and Pokfulam-which had been circulated to Members-was laid on the table.
Licences to keep Cattle and Swine.-Six applications for renewal of licences to keep cows, one application for renewal of licence to keep goats, and two hundred and five applications for renewal of licences and five applications for new licences to keep swine were considered. It was agreed that the licences be granted as on previous occasions.
Some discussion ensued as to the application of the Board's bye-laws with regard to pig sties, and the Sanitary Super- intendent was directed to confer with the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon and report whether any, and if any what, amendment was desirable in these regulations.
Breach of Slaughter House Regulations.-A report by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon concerning a mis- demeanour on the part of one of the Board's Officers-which had been circulated to Members, and the minutes on the circu- lating cover read-was laid on the table.
On the motion of the President it was agreed,-
That a recommendation be made to the Honourable Colonial Secretary that the Ordinance No. 17 of 1887 be amended in the direction of providing some penalty for an improper use of the Colonial Veterinary Sur- geon's official stamp; that the Watchman, F. P. Xavier, be dismissed from the Board's employment; and that John Stewart be appointed provisionally in his place.
It was further agreed, upon the motion of the President,
That the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon be requested to report as to the way in which Europeans can be substituted for the present holders of the position of watchmen at the Slaughter House and the extra cost involved in such substitution.
Small-pox. -A notification of a case of small-pox was laid on the table.
Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned till Thursday, the 29th day of March, 1894.
Read and confirmed this 29th day of March, 1894.
EDWARD A. RAM, Acting Secretary.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
President.
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