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THE HONGKONG. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22nd FEBRUARY, 1890.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 72. The following Minutes are published for general information.

By Command,

W. M. DEANE,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd February, 1890.

No. 2.

Minutes of the Proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a Meeting held on Friday, the 31st 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, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES, Esquire).

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

The Honourable WONG SHING.

JOHN DAVID HUMPHREYS, Esquire.

Dr. JAMES CANTLIE.

NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire. OSBERT CHADWICK, Esquire, C.M.G.

JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C. Dr. Ho KAI.

ABSENT:

The Board met pursuant to adjonrament, and re-adjournment.

The Minutes of a meeting held on the 10th day of January, 1890, were read and confirmed.

A letter from the Honourable Colonial Secretary dated the 9th January, 1890, concerning cemeteries, which had been circulated to Members, was laid on the table.

The Acting Registrar General moved,--

That it be suggested to the Government that if the effect of sections 26 and 27 of Ordinance 24 of 1887 were made general instead of being confined to Chinese burial grounds the difficulty us to sanitary maintenance would be overcome.

Mr. EDE seconded.

Question-put and passed.

The Vice-President moved,-

That a letter be addressed to the Honourable Colonial Secretary transmitting the resolution now passed and stating that there is no objection on sanitary grounds to a private cemetery in the place mentioned in the correspond- ence before the Board.

The Acting Registrar General seconded.

Question-put and passed.

A letter from the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, on the subject of the cultivation of vaccine lymph, which had been circulated to Members, was laid on the table.

Question discussed.

The Colonial Surgeon moved,---

That the recommendations of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon be approved,

Mr. HUMPHREYS seconded.

Question-put and passed.

A petition from the Scavenging Contractor, which had been circulated to Members, was laid on the table.

Mr. EDE moved,—

That the prayer of the petition be granted subject to the condition that the written promise made by the Contractor

is faithfully hept.

The Acting Registrar General seconded.

Question-put and passed.

Mortality Returns.-The returns for the weeks ending the 11th, 18th, and 25th January, 1890, which had been circulated to Members, were laid on the table.

Sanitation of Kaulung.-A report having reference to the sanitary condition of Kaulung, which had been circu- lated to Members was laid on the table and the minutes written thereon read.

The Vice-President moved,——

That Mr. Chadwick's minute be transmitted to the Honourable Colonial Secretary with a recommendation that it

receive favourable consideration.

The Colonial Surgeon seconded.

Question-put and passed.

Fever Commission.-A report having reference to certain recommendations contained in the Commissioners' report, which had been circulated to Members, was laid on the table. It was agreed that a letter from the Surveyor General on the same subject be circulated to Members.

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