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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND JULY, 1892.

LIST OF OFFICERS,—Continued.

629

Office.

SANITARY DEPARTMENT,—

Name.

Superintendent,

Veterinary Surgeon,.

Clerk,

Assistant Clerk,

Senior Inspector of Nuisances,

Inspector of Nuisances,

Do.,

Do., Do.,

Assistant Inspector of Markets,

H. McCallum.

C. V. Ladds.

Pang Shau Chun. Lo Sing Lau.

J. R. Germain.

J. J. Clerihew.

J. R. Grimble. W. Fisher. John Rennie. G. Rae.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 301.

The following Minutes are published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd July, 1892.

No. 13.

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

Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Friday, the 10th day of June, 1892:-

: PRÉSENT:

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).

NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.

JOHN DAVID HUMPHREYS, Esquire.

JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.

Dr. JAMES Cantlie.

The Honourable Dr. Ho Kai,

WOO LIN YUEN, Esquire.

ABSENT:

Minutes.-The minutes of a meeting, held on the 28th May, 1892, were read and confirmed.

Mortality Returns.-The returns for the weeks ended the 28th May and 4th June, 1892-which had been circulated to Members-were laid on the table, and the minutes on the circulating covers read.

Report. The Superintendent's report for the month of May was laid on the table. It was agreed that it be

circulated to Members.

table.

Contracts. The draft of the specifications for the new Conservancy and Animal Manure Contracts were laid on the

The Vice-President moved,—

That the Board go into Committee:

Mr. EDE seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Clauses 2, 5, 10 and 19 of the draft of the specification of the Conservancy Contract and clause 2 of the Animal Manure Contract were amended.

It was agreed,—

(1) That a letter be addressed to the Honourable Colonial Secretary recommending that a Notification be inserted in the Gazette calling for tenders for these contracts and requesting authority to call for tenders by adver- tising in three of the Chinese Newspapers.

(2) That a letter be addressed to the Honourable Colonial Secretary recommending that the depôt for cattle manure

be moved from Mount Davis to Small Green Island.

Licences to keep swine.-23 applications for licences and renewal of licences to keep swine were laid on the table. It was agreed that they be referred back to the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon to say whether he recommends that the licences be granted.

Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned till Friday, the 24th day of June, 1892.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, President.

Read and confirmed this 24th day of June, 1892.

HUGH MCCALLUM,

Secretary.