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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH FEBRUARY, 1890. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 55. The following Minutes are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th February, 1890.
F. FLEMING, Colonial Secretary.
No. 1.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a Meeting held on Friday, the 10th day of January, 1890 :-
PRESENT:
The Surveyor General, (The Honourable SAMUEL BROWN), President.
The Captain Superintendent of Police, (WALTER MEREDITH DEANE), Vice-President.
The Acting Registrar General, (The Honourable NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-Innes). The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. PHILIP BERNARD CHENERY AYRES).
The Honourable WONG SHING.
JOHN DAVID HUMPHREYS, Esquire.
NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.
Dr. Ho Kai.
JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.
Dr. JAMES CANTLIE.
The Board' met pursuant to adjournment.
ABSENT:
The minutes of a meeting held on the 27th day of December, 1889, were read and confirmed.
A letter from the Honourable Colonial Secretary dated the 7th January, 1890, regarding the appointment of OSBERT CHADWICK, Esquire, C.M.G., to a seat at the Board table was read.
The Vice-President moved,--
That the Standing Orders be suspended.
Mr. EDE seconded.
Question--put and passed.
Mr. EDE moved,—
That a letter be addressed to the Government stating that the Sanitary Board will be very glad to welcome Mr. Chadwick as a member of the Board and recommend that a short Ordinance be passed for the purpose.
The Colonial Surgeon seconded.
Question--put and passed.
A letter from the Honourable Colonial Secretary concerning certain recommendations of the fever Commission was read.
After some discussion the Vice-President moved,-
That a report on the subject be prepared by the Secretary and presented at next meeting.
Mr. EDE Seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Mortality Returns.-The returns for the weeks ending 28th December, 1889, and 4th January, 1890, repectively, were laid on the table.
read.
Report. A report by the Sanitary Surveyor concerning the work done by his department during the year 1889 was
Report.-A report by the Sanitary Superintendent concerning the work done during the month of December, 1889, was read. It was agreed that the report and attached schedule should be circulated to Members.
Bye-laws.-The Vice-President addressed the Board on the subject of bye-laws for the sanitary maintenance of common lodging-houses as revised by the Committee appointed to consider them. The bye-laws were then read one by one and each agreed to.
Mr. EDE moved,—
That the bye-laws as read be passed and transmitted to Government in the usual manner for approval. The Vice-President seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Report. A report by the Committee appointed on the 6th December, 1889, to consider the Vaccination Bill was read The Acting Registrar General moved,—
That the report be accepted and transmitted to Government,
The Honourable WONG SHING seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Drainage of Hill District,-The correspondence on this subject was again on the table and the question con-
sidered.
After a discussion the Vice-President moved,-
papers
deal. That the papers be transmitted to Government with a recommendation that they be referred to Mr. Chadwick
with a request that he may favour the Board with advice on the subject with which the The Acting Registrar General seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned till Friday, the 24th January, 1890.
Read and confirmed this 31st day of January, 1890.
S. BROWN, President.
HUGH MCCALLUM,
Secretary.
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