776
C.S.O.
1142 of 1894,
C.S.0.
1549 of 1894.
C.S.O.
1918 of 1894,
and C.S.O.
9134 of 1894.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH SEPTEMBER, 1894.
WILLIAM ROBINSON.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Five thousand Dollars, ($5,000), to meet extraordinary expenditure by the Botanical and Afforestation Department in con- nection with the recent caterpillar plague.
Government House, Hongkong, 9th August, 1894.
WILLIAM ROBINSON.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Six thousand Dollars, ($6,000), for refunds of Revenue.
(A refund of $14,000 has already been made in the matter of the estate of the late J. S. LAPRAIK.)
Government House, Hongkong, 9th August, 1894.
WILLIAM ROBINSON.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand Two hundred Dollars, ($1,200), for the expenses of the Medical Department, as follows:-
Medicines, Light and Fuel,
..$700 .....$500
(Medical expenditure in connection with the plague is not included in the above, but will be defrayed from the Plague Vote.)
Government House, Hongkong, 15th August, 1894.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
PAPERS. The Acting Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Sessional Papers:
1. Governor's Despatch to the Secretary of State with reference to the Plague.
2. The Assessor's Report on the Assessment for 1894-95.
3. The Acting Sanitary Superintendent's Report for 1893.
4. The Acting Postmaster General's Report for 1893.
5. Report on the Caterpillar Plague, by the Acting Superintendent, Botanical and Afforesta-
tion Department.
6. Report on the Progress of the Public Works during the first half-year 1894.
7. Reports on the Hongkong Volunteer Corps.
8. Parliamentary Paper explanatory of the functions of the Crown Agents for the Colonies. BYE-LAWS.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, moved the adoption of the following Bye-laws, made by the Sanitary Board:-
BYE-LAWS
Made by the Sanitary Board under Section 13, Sub-sections 13, 14, and 16 of "The Public Health Ordinance, 1887,” to give effect to Section 30 of the said Ordinance.
Bye-law No. 5 of the Bye-laws made by the Sanitary Board under the above mentioned section on the 11th day of September, 1889, in relation to the licensing and keeping of cattle, swine, sheep and goats, and approved by the Legislative Council on the 20th day of November, 1889, is hereby revoked and in lieu thereof the following bye-law is substituted :---
5 (a) Each sheep and goat shall have at least 8 square feet of standing room and 90 cubic
feet of air space.
(b) 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.
The Acting Attorney General seconded.
Question put-that these Bye-laws do pass. Bye-laws passed.
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