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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31st OCTOBER, 1891.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 446.

The following Minutes are published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 31st October, 1891.

No. 20.

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W. M. GOODMAN, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Friday, the 16th day of October, 1891

PRESENT:

The Registrar General, (The Honourable JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART), President.

The Aoting Surveyor General, (The Honourable FRANCIS ALFRED Cooper), Vice-President.

The Acting Captain Superintendent of Police, (GEORGE HORSPOOL, Esquire).

JOHN DAVID HUMPHREYS, Esquire.

Jonk Jørn Frakets, Esquire, Q.C.

ABSENT:

The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. PHILIP BERNARD CHENERY AYRES).

The Howowable Ho KAI.

NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.

Woo LAN YUEN, Esquire.

Minutes. The minutes of a meeting held on the 2nd day of October, 1891, were read and confirmed.

President and Vice-President.-A letter from the Honourable Colonial Secretary, dated the 16th October, 1891, informing the Board that His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government had been pleased to appoint, provision- ally, the Honourable J. H. STEWART LOCKHART to be President and the Honourable F. A. COOPER to be Vice-President of the Board, was read.

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Late President.-Mr. FRANCIS addressed the Board and moved

That the Members of the Board regret extremely the sudden and unexpected demise of their late President, the Honourable

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Samuel Brown, and desire to place on record their recognition and appreciation of his tact and discretion in the management of the business of the Board and of his invariable courtesy and kindness.

Mr. HUMPHREYS seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Whitish Appearance of the Taitam and Pokfulam Waters.-A letter dated the 23rd September, 1891, from the Honourable Colonial Secretary and a report by the Acting Government Analyst-which had been circulated to Members we fall on the table. It was agreed that the Analyst's report should be considered at the same time as the motions having reference thereto which Dr. CANTLIE had given notice he would move.

Stanley School-house.-A report-which had been circulated to Members-having reference to the Stanley School-house was laid on the table and a minute by Mr. FRANCIS on the circulating cover read. A discussion ensued having reference to the healthiness of the Stanley district, as well as medical attendance and the supply of medicines to the people in the villages of the Colony,

It was agreed that the report should be forwarded to the Honourable Colonial Secretary.

Mortality Returns.-The returns for the weeks ended the 3rd and 10th October, 1891, respectively-which had been circulated to

death recorded fromberg-were laid on the table. The Secretary stated that, so far as he had been able to ascertain, the

typhoid fever in the return for the week ended the 10th October was that of a man from Canton who was admitted to the Government Civil Hospital on the day of his arrival in the Colony.

Water Closets. An application to fix water-closets in a residence on

remarks thereon was read. It was agreed that the permission asked for be granted Lot 574 together with the Surveyor's

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connected with any public sewer till a new sewer is laid down in Ladder Street.

on the condition that the closets be not

Monthly and Quarterly Reports The Surveyor's report which had been circulated to Members-was laid on the table did a nuute by Mr. HUMPHREYS on the circulating cover read. The Superintendent's and Colonial Veterinary Surgeon's reports were read.

Taltam and Pokfulam Waters.-Dr. CANTLIE addressed the Board and moved¿-----

That the Board, in accordance with the information conveyed in the report of the Government Analyst as to the condition

Tai-tars and Pok-fu-lam waters, make the following recommendations :----

That the Tai-tam waterworks be supplied with pipes whereby the water from the streams can be carried

directly into the conduit as in the case of the Pok-fu-lam works.

B. That sand of a quality such as the Government Analyst recommends be obtained for the filter-beds.

O That the Tai-tam service réservoir be covered over as early as possible.

Mr. Humphreys addressed the Board and suggested that Dr. CANTLIE amend his motion by substituting the words "Water Authority" for "Government Analyst." Dr. CANTLIE assented to the alteration of his motion as suggested by Mr. HUMPHREYS.

Mr. HUMPHREYS seconded the motion as amended.

Question put and agreed to.

Adjournment.—The Board then adjourned till Friday, the 30th day of October, 1891.

Read and confirmed this 30th day of October, 1891.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

President.

HUGH MCCALLUM,

Secretary.