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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH OCTOBER, 1894.
Inspector Germain.-A letter from the Honourable Colonial Secretary enclosing a letter addressed to the President of the Sanitary Board by certain Chinese gentlemen in the Colony, and expressing appreciation of the way in which Inspector GERMAIN has performed his duties in connection with the plague, was laid on the table.
It was agreed that this letter should be circulated to Members.
Mortality Statistics.—The return for the week ended the 29th September, 1894,-which had been circulated to Members-was laid on the table.
Mezzanine Floors.-A letter from the Honourable Colonial Secretary enclosing a report by the Acting Attorney General concerning the removal of mezzanine floor—which had been circulated to Members--was laid on the table.
On the motion of the Captain Superintendent of Police, it was agreed--
That a letter be addressed to the Honourable Colonial Secretary, requesting that the Board may be informed as to what steps have been taken by the Public Works Department with regard to the mezzanine floors that have been already reported on by the Board as contrary to the provisions of Ordinance 15 of 1889. General Inspection of House Drains.-A report by the Sanitary Surveyor upon the proposed general inspec- tion of house drains-which had been circulated to Members, and a minute on the circulating cover read--was laid on the table.
On the motion of Mr. FRANCIS, seconded by Mr. LEIGH, it was agreed-
That a letter be addressed to the Government requesting that—when the power for a general inspection of house drains is conferred-the Board be provided either from the Public Works Department or otherwise with an increase of staff consisting of 1 Assistant Surveyor, 1 Overseer, and 1 Chinese Foreman, wherewith to carry out the work of inspection.
Polluted Wells.-A report of the Government Analyst upon polluted wells in Wanchai-which had been circulated to Members, and a minute on the circulating cover read—was laid on the table.
It was agreed that the Government Analyst be requested to certify as to the state of these wells in accordance with the terms of Section 16, Sub-section 3, of Ordinance 24 of 1887.
Petitions.-A petition from the Government Conservancy Contractor praying for pecuniary assistance on account of damage suffered by the plague and by typhoon--which had been circulated to Members, and the minutes on the circulating cover read-was laid on the table.
A similar petition from the Government Scavenging Contractor was laid on the table,
On the motion of the Captain Superintendent of Police, it was agreed-
(a) That
no compensation be recommended for losses by typhoon.
(b) That the alleged losses owing to the plague be referred to the Acting Superintendent for report. Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned till Thursday, the 11th day of October, 1894.
Read and confirmed this 11th day of October, 1894.
EDWARD A. RAM, Acting Secretary.
.GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. —No. 381.
The following is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th October, 1894.
F. H. MAY,
Acting President.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Acting Colonial Secretary.
NOTICE.
A special sessions of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace will be held in the Justices' room, at the Magistracy, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon of Monday, the 22nd day of October, A.D. 1894, for the purpose of considering an application from one ISRAEL WEINBERG to be allowed to remove the business licensed on the premises known as The Western Hotel situate at houses Nos. 90 and 92, Queen's Road West, to the premises situate at house No. 142, Queen's Road Central, under the sign of The Central Hotel.
H. E. WODEHOUSE, Police Magistrate.
Magistracy, Hongkong, 10th October, 1894.
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