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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH APRIL, 1894.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 160.
The following Minutes are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th April, 1894.
No. 9.
G. T. M. OBRIEN, Colonial Secretary.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Thursday, the 12th day of April, 1894.
PRESENT:
The Registrar General, (The Honourable JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART), President.
The Acting Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHA-THAM, Esquire).
The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. PHILIP BERNARD CHENERY AYRES, C.M.G.).
NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.
JOHN DAVID HUMPHREYS, Esquire.
Dr. JAMES CANTLIE.
LAU WAI CHUN, Esquire.
ABSENT:
The Captain Superintendent of Police, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, Esquire), Vice-President. JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.
The Honourable Dr. Ho KAI.
Minutes. The minutes of a meeting held on the 29th day of March, 1894, and the minutes of a special meeting held on 30th day of March, 1894, were read and confirmed.
Mortality Returns.-The returns for the weeks ended the 31st March and 7th April, 1894,-which had been circulated to Members and a minute on the circulating cover read-were laid on the table.
Cases of Cattle Disease.-Further reports by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon upon 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.
Slaughter House Watchmen.-A further report by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon concerning a proposed substitution of Europeans for the present holders of the position of Watchmen at the Slaughter House-which had been circulated to Members, and the minutes on the circulating cover read-was laid on the table.
Mr. EDE and Mr. HUMPHREYS addressed the Board.
The Colonial Veterinary Surgeon supplied some further information in reply to questions by Members of the Board. On the motion of Mr. EDE it was agreed,-
That the present holders of the position of Watchmen at the Slaughter House receive one month's notice that their services will be dispensed with; and that pending the completion of the Cattle Depôts no alteration be made in the class of men selected to fill these positions.
Cattle Plague at Wanchai.-Reports by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon-which had been already circulated to Members-upon an outbreak of cattle plague or rinderpest at Kennedy Street, Wanchai, and the slaughter of the animals that had been in the infected sheds, in accordance with the instructions of the Board-were laid on the table.
The Colonial Veterinary Surgeon supplied some further information in reply to questions by Members of the Board. A Petition from cow-keepers in the neighbourhood of Kennedy Street praying that they might be allowed to remove sick animals from the Colony together with some notes thereon by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon was read.
Dr. CANTLIE and Mr. EDE addressed the Board.
It was agreed,-
That the President should endeavour to have an interview with the petitioners with a view to pointing out the danger to their herds from possible infection; and with the object of inducing them to remove all their healthy cattle to the mainland for a time until the danger from infection has passed away. Licences to keep Cattle and Swine.-Fourteen applications for renewal of licences and fourteen applications for new licences to keep swine were considered. It was agreed that the licences be granted as on previous occasions.
A discussion ensued as to the application of the Board's bye-laws with regard to pig sties.
On the motion of the President it was agreed,---
That No. 5 of the bye-laws be amended as follows:-
Each sheep and goat shall have at least 8 square feet of standing room and 90 cubic feet of air space." On the motion of the President the following additional bye-law was agreed to,—
Each pig shall have at least 8 square feet of standing room and every pig sty shall be not less than 4 feet in
height at its lowest part and shall be thoroughly ventilated to the satisfaction of the Board.
Taitam and Pokfulam Water.-A report by the Government Analyst upon the results of analysis of water from Taitam and Pokfulam-which had been circulated to Members and the minutes on the circulating cover read-
-was laid on the table.
A discussion ensued.
It was agreed,-
That the Government Analyst be invited to meet Mr. Humphreys to exchange views as to one of the details of the
preparation of these returns.
Water Closets. An application for permission to erect water closets in premises situated upon Inland Lot No. 59, Caine Road, was laid on the table.
On the motion of the Colonial Surgeon it was agreed,-
That the permission be granted as recommended by the Sanitary Surveyor. Small-pox.-Notifications of six cases of small-pox were laid on the table.
Small-pox.-A notification by the Health Officer of a case of small-pox on board the sailing ship Andreta, and of the disinfection of the vessel was laid on the table.
Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned till Thursday, the 26th day of April, 1894.
Read and confirmed this 26th day of April, 1894.
EDWARD A. RAM, Acting Secretary.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
President,
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