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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH JUNE, 1890.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 279. The following Minutes are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 28th June, 1890.
W. M. DEANE, Acting Colonial Secretary.
No. 12.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Thursday, the 12th day of June, 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 Acting Registrar General, (The Honourable NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-Innes).
The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. PHILIP BERNARD CHENERY AYRES).
The Honourable OSBERT CHADWICK, C.M.G.
WONG SHING, Esquire.
The Honourable IIO KAI.
ABSENT:
Dr. JAMES CANTLIE.
JOHN DAVID HUMPHREYS, Esquire.
JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.
NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.
Minutes confirmed. The Minutes of a meeting held on the 29th day of May, 1890, were read and confirmed. Notice of Motion.-The Colonial Surgeon gave notice that at next Meeting he would move a resolution objecting to the appointment of Mr. LADDS as a Public Vaccinator.
Amendment of Health Ordinance.-A letter from the Honourable Colonial Secretary dated the 2nd June, 1890, concerning the amendment of the Health Ordinance--which had been circulated to Members- -was laid on the table and a minute on the circulating cover read. It was agreed that a reply should be sent to the effect that the Board had no further amendments to recommend at the present time.
Vaccine Institute.-A letter from the Honourable Colonial Secretary dated the 5th June, 1890, concerning the establishment of a vaccine institute which had been circulated to Members-was laid on the table and a minute on the circulating cover read.
Leave of Absence.-A letter from the Honourable Colonial Secretary dated the 9th June, 1890, approving of the application for leave of absence made by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon was laid on the table.
Mortality Statistics. The returns for the weeks ended the 31st May and 7th June, 1890–which had been eir- culated to Members-were laid on the table.
Report. A report by the Surveyor on the state of certain house-drains in Albany Street and Wautsai Road was read. The President moved,—
That the owners of the drains in question be called upon to re-construct them in accordance with the law {Q -
ing the re-construction of defective house-drains,
The Colonial Surgeon seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Report.-A report by the Surveyor on the canse of the nuisance on the Praya in front of Marine Lots 102 and 103
was read.
The President moved,-
That the owners of the premises be called upon to execute the works stated to be necessary by the Surveyor in
his report.
The Honourable OSBERT CHADWICK seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Report. The report of the Superintendent for the mouth of May, 1890, was read.
The Honourable IIO KAI moved,-
That the owners of the dairies under European management be informed that if no application be made by them
to keep cattle on or before the 1st July next that legal proceedings will be instituted against them. The Honourable Registrar General seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Over-crowding. The papers on the subject of over-crowding-which had been circulated to Members—were laid on the table and a minute on the circulating cover read. It was agreed that the Colonial Secretary be informed that a Committee of the Board has been considering the question for many months past and they have collected a mass of statistical and other information and when their report--which will soon be ready-
7-comes before the Board, the Board hopes to be in a position to make some practical recommendations for abating the over-crowding which is understood to exist.
Adjournment.--The Board then adjourned till Friday, the 27th day of June, 1890.
Read and confirmed this 27th day of June, 1890.
HUGH MCCALLUM
Secretary.
A. GORDON.
Vice-President.
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