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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12TH DECEMBER, 1891.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 520.

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The following Minutes are published.

By Command,

W. M. GOODMAN,

Acting Colonial Secretary,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th December, 1891.

No. 24.

Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Friday, the 27th day of November, 1891 :----

PRESENT:

The Registrar General, (The Honourable JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART), President. The Acting Surveyor General, (The Honourable FRANCIS ALFRED COOPER), Vice-President. The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. PHILip Bernard CheNERY AYRES).

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

JOHN DAVID HUMPHREYS, Esquire.

The Honourable Dr. Ho KAI.

ABSENT:

JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.

Dr. JAMES CANTLIE.

NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.

Woo LIN YUEN, Esquire.

Minutes.-The minutes of a meeting held on the 13th November, 1891, were read and confirmed.

Water Analyses.-A report--which had been circulated to Members-of analyses made on Tai-tam and Pok-fu- lam waters drawn from the respective conduits and mains during the month of October, 1891, was laid on the table.

Mortality Returns.-The returns for the weeks ended the 14th and 21st November, 1891, respectively-which had been circulated to Members-were laid on the table.

Common lodging-houses.-The President addressed the Board on the subject of the recently amended bye-laws for licensing and regulating common lodging-houses.

A discussion ensued.

The Honourable Dr. Ho KAI moved,—

That the Members of the Board forming the Committee that recently recommended the amendment of the common lodging- house bye-laws be appointed a Committee to enquire into the whole subject of common lodging-houses and to report to the Board.

Mr. HUMPHREYS seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned till Friday, the 11th day of December, 1891.

Read and confirmed this 11th day of December, 1891.

HUGH MCCALLUM,

Secretary.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

President.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.No. 521.

The following Return of the quantity of Spirits distilled at the Tiú Ün Sauce Factory, at Yaumati, is published.

Piculs.

Spirits manufactured during the 3 months ended 30th November, 1891,... 121

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th December, 1891.

W. M. GOODMAN, Acting Colonial Secretary.