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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27тH JUNE, 1891.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 284. The following Minutes are published for general information.
By Command,
W. M. GOODMAN, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th June, 1891.
No. 11.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on thursday, the 11th day of June, 1891:
PRESENT:
The Registrar General, (The Honourable JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART), Vice-President.
The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. PHILIP BERNARD Chenery Ayres).
JOHN DAVID HUMPHREYS, Esquire.
WONG SHING, Esquire.
Dr. JAMES CANTLIE.
ABSENT:
The Surveyor General, (The Honourable SAMUEL BROWN), President.
The Captain Superintendent of Police, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE, C.M.G.).
JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.
NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.
The Honourable Ho KAL
In the absence of the President, the Vice-President presided.
Minutes. The minutes of meetings held on the 20th May and 1st June 1891, respectively, were read and confirmed. Member absent from Colony.-A letter from Mr. N. J. EDE stating that he would be absent from the Colony for a period of about six months was read.
Notice of Motion.-The Captain Superintendent of Police gave notice that at the next meeting of the Board he would move :-
That a return be made up of the various Buildings, Works, additional Officers or Salaries recommended by the Sanitary
Board during the three years ending the 16th June 1891, together with the estimated cost of the same.
The Vice-President informed the Board that one of its Officers had been brought before the Police Magistrates Court, but, as the case was still sub-judice, he thought no action should be taken by the Board at present.
Common Lodging-house Bye-laws.-A letter from the Honourable Colonial Secretary, dated the 27th May 1891, informing the Board that the lodging-house bye-laws had been approved by the Legislative Council, was laid on the table.
The Vice-President addressed the Board and suggested that lodging-house keepers be informed that the bye-laws come into force on the 1st August 1891 and that they be allowed a reasonable time to put their premises in such order as will entitle them to be licensed as lodging-houses.
It was agreed that notices should be served on all keepers of Common Lodging-houses, calling on them to take out the necessary licences on or before the 31st October 1891.
Mount Davis Public Cemetery.-The correspondence--which had been circulated to Members-having reference to the condition of the Mount Davis Public Cemetery was laid on the table and a minute on the circulating cover read.
It was agreed that the matter should stand over pending the passing of the Bill (No. 10 of 1891) amending the Health Ordinance and the approval of the Cemetery Bye-laws by the Legislative Council.
Mortality Returns.-The returns for the weeks ended the 23rd and 30th May and 6th June 1891, respectively,- which had been circulated to members,—were laid on the table and a minute on the circulating cover of the return for the week ended 23rd May was read.
Report.-The Superintendent's report for the month of May was read.
Motion.-Dr. CANTLIE addressed the Board and moved ;----
That a letter be addressed to the Honourable Colonial Secretary recommending that the Government Analyst be in- structed to furnish every month to the Board a report on the quality of the water supplied from the Taitam and Pokfulam reservoirs.
The Colonial Surgeon seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Dr. CANTLIE again addressed the Board and moved ;—
That a letter be addressed to the Honourable Colonial Secretary recommending that the Government Analyst be directed to make a special report to the Board regarding the whitish appearance of the filtered water delivered from the Taitam mains and that he be requested to suggest, if possible, a remedy.
The Colonial Surgeon seconded.
* Question--put and agreed to.
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