THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH SEPTEMBER, 1894.
16. Notwithstanding anything contained in The Public Health Ordinance, 1887, or any revocation of any procla- ination issued under section 31 thereof, sections 32 to 38 thereof shall continue in force and have operation for a period of one year from the coming into operation of this Ordinance unless the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, shail by notification in the Gazette have declared the same or any of them to have ceased to have force or operation.
17. In this Ordinance the expressions "Building" "domestic building,“,“ tenement-house," shall bear the same meanings as are respectively given to them in The Public Health Ordinance, 1887.
Extension of operation of
F. 32 to 38 of Public Health Ordinance.
Interpretation.
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FIRST SCHEDULE.
(Houses closed and not yet re-opened.)
SECOND SCHEDULE.
(Houses closed and since re-opened.)
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 342.
The following telegram, which was received from Her Britannic Majesty's Minister at Tokio on the 13th instant, is published for general information: ---
"Medical Inspection at Japanese Ports ceased yesterday.”
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th September, 1894.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Acting Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.No. 343.
The following Minutes are published.
By Command,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong. 14th September, 1891.
No. 23.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a special meeting held on Thursday, the 6th day of September, 1894:--
PRESENT :
The Captain Superintendent of Police, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, Esquire), Vice-President.
The Acting Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATIŁAM, Esquire).
JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.
Surgeon-Major JAMES, A.M.S.
ROBERT KENNAWAY LEIGH, Esquire.
Dr. WILLIAM HARTIGAN.
The Honourable Dr. Ho KAI.
ABSENT:
The Registrar General, (The Honourable JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART), President.
The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. PHILIP BERNARD CHENERY AYRES, C.M.Ġ.).
LAU WAI CHUN, Esquire.
In the absence of the President, the Vice-President took the chair.
Minutes.-The minutes of a meeting held on the 30th day of August, 1894, were read and confirmed. Meetings of the Board.-Mr. FRANCIS addressed the Board, and, pursuant to notice, moved—
That pending further motion, the meetings of the Board be held once a week instead of once a fortnight as
heretofore.
Dr. HARTIGAN seconded the motion which was carried unanimously.
Mortality Statistics.-The returns for the week ended the 1st September, 1894,--which had been circulated to Members-was laid on the table.
Inspection of Drains.--A letter from the IIonourable Colonial Secretary concerning the conferring of powers upon the Board for the general inspection of house drains,-which had been previously circulated to Members-was laid on the table.
On the motion of Mr. FRANCIS, it was agreed-
That the matter be brought up for further consideration at the next Meeting of the Board.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.