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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH JUNE, 1892.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 263.

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The following Minutes are published.

By Command,

G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th June, 1892.

No. 11.

Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Friday, the 13th day of May, 1892:-

PRESENT:

The Registrar General, (The Honourable JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART), President. The Director of Public Works, (The Honourable FRANCIS ALFRED COOPER), Vice-President. The Captain Superintendent of Police, (Major-General ALEXANDER HERMAN ADAM GORDON), The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. PHILIP BERNARD CHENERY AYRES).

JOHN DAVID HUMPHREYS, Esquire.

JOHN JOSEPII FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.

Dr. JAMES CANTLIE.

NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.

The Honourable Dr. Ho Kai.

Woo LIN YUEN, Esquire.

ABSENT:

Minutes.-The minutes of a meeting held on the 29th April, 1892, were read, amended and confirmed.

Mortality Returns.-The returns for the weeks endel the 30th April and 7th May, 1892-which had been circulated to Members-were laid on the table, and the minutes on the circulating cover of one of them read.

A discussion ensued,

Mr. FRANCIS moved,-

That it be an instruction to the Secretary to report all cases of Small-pox reported or coming to his knowledge

as well as the number of deaths.

Dr. CANTLIE seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Licenses.-37 applications for licenses and renewal of licenses to keep swine were laid on the table. It was agreed that the licenses be granted.

Colonial Veterinary Surgeon.-The question of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon continuing to act as consultant to the Dairy Farm Company was again considered.

Mr. FRANCIS addressed the Board and moved,—

That the papers be returned to Mr. Ladds with directions to return precise and definite answers to the questions

put to him.

The motion was not seconded.

A disenssion cusued.

Dr. CANTLIE moved,-

That Mr. Ladds' answers be accepted as they stund,

The Vice-President seconded.

The Board divided,-

Motion carried.

Ayes.

Mr. EDE.

Dr. CANTLIE.

Mr. HUMPHREYS., Vice-President.

Mr. FRANCIS addressed the Board and moved,

Nocs.

Mr. FRANCIS.

Captain Superintendent of Police.

That in the opinion of this Bourd it is not advisable that the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon should act as

consulting Veterinary Surgeon to the Dairy Farm Company or any other private enterprise.

Mr. HUMPHREYS seconded.

The Captain Superintendent of Police addressed the Board and moved as an amendment,-

That in the opinion of this Board it is for the public good that the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, being the only Veterinary Surgeon in the Colony, be permitted to give Veterinary aid to all Dairy Farms in the Colony.

A discussion ensued.

Mr. FRANCIS withdrew his motion and moved,-

That Mr. Ladds' connection with the Dairy Farm Company does not appear to have interfered with his duties to the Board during the last three months, but, in view of Mr. Ladds being an executive Officer of the Board, the Board does not approve of his continuing his present connection with the Dairy Farm Company, but have no objection to his being allowed general consultant practice and to accept fees for each cuse as it arises.

Mr. HUMPHREYS seconded.

The Captain Superintendent of Police withdrew his amendment.

Question-put and agreed to.

Water Analyses.-A report-which had been circulated to Members-of analyses made ou Taitam and Pokfulam waters, drawn from the respective conduits and mains during the month of April, 1892, was laid ou the table.

Report. The Superintendent's report for the month of April, 1892, which had been circulated to Members--was laid on the table and a minute on the circulating cover read.