THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH JUNE, 1890.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 251. The following Minutes are published for general information.
By Command,
W. M. DEANE,
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Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office. Hongkong, 14th June, 1890.
No. 11.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a Meeting held on thursday, the 29th day of May, 1890:-
PRESENT:
The Surveyor General, (The Honourable SAMUEL BROWN), President.
The Acting Captain Superintendent of Police, (Major-General ALEXANDER HERMAN ADAM GORDON), Vice-President. The Honourable OSBERT CHADWICK, C.M.G.
WONG SHING, Esquire.
Dr. JAMES CANTLIE.
ABSENT:
The Acting Registrar General, (The Honourable NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES).
The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. PHILIP BERNARD CHENERY AYRES).
JOHN DAVID HUMPHREYS, Esquire.
JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.
NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.
The Honourable Ho Kai.
Minutes confirmed.-The Minutes of a Meeting held on the 16th day of May, 1890, were read and confirmed. Over-crowding.-A letter from the Honourable Colonial Secretary dated the 16th May, 1890, concerning the over- crowded state of Tai-ping-shan--which had been circulated to Members-was laid on the table. It was agreed that the matter should stand over till next meeting and that the Secretary should make a précis of all previous papers on the subject and circulate the same to Members.
Kau-lung water supply.-A letter from the Honourable Colonial Secretary dated the 22nd day of May, 1890, concerning a water supply for Kau-lung-which had been circulated to Members-was laid on the table and discussed.
Inspector of Nuisances.-A letter from the Honourable Colonial Secretary dated the 23rd day of May, 1890, concerning the trausference of Mr. JAMES STEVENSON to the Medical Department-which had been circulated to Members- was considered.
The Vice-President moved,-
That the Board has no objection to the transference of Inspector Stevenson to the Bledicul Department and
recommend that wardmaster J. Wylie be appointed to succeed him in the Sanitary Department.
Dr. CANTLIE seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Inspection of Drains.-The Secretary reported that he had reason for believing that the house drains of 113 to 145, Wantsai Road, and 14 to 32, Albany Street, and those on Marine Lots 102 and 103 were defective and requested that authority be granted to enter these premises and inspect the condition of the drains. It was agreed that the necessary steps should be taken to make the inspections required.
A discussion ensued as to the desirability of at once serving notices for the abatement of nuisances without waiting for the Board to meet.
read.
The Vice-President moved,-
That a letter be addressed to the Honourable Colonial Secretary representing the difficulty the Board is under with regard to serving notices for the abatement of nuisances and requesting that—if such a step is necessary -the Health Ordinance be so amended as to enable one of the Board's Officers to serve the necessary notices in cases of emergencies.
The Honourable WONG SHING seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Leave of Absence.-A letter from the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon applying for four months' vacation leave was
Dr. CANTLIE moved,——
That the application be transmitted to the Colonial Scerctury with a recommendation that the leave asked for be
granted.
The Honourable O. CHADWICK seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Mortality Statistics.-The returns for the weeks onded the 17th and 24th May, 1890, and which bad been circu- lated to Members were laid on the table.
Vaccine Institute. The papers showing the result of the experiment of cultivating bovine vaccine lymph--which had been circulated to Members-were laid on the table and the minutes on the circulating cover read.
Dr. CANTLIE addressed the Board.
Mr. WONG SHING addressed the Board.
The Honourable O. CHADWICK addressed the Board.
The Vice-President addressed the Board.
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