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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH FEBRUARY, 1889.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 68.
The following Minutes are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th February, 1889.
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.
No. 3.
Minutes of the Proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD at a meeting held on Tuesday, the 29th of January, 1889:---
No. 96, 22nd January,
1889.
No. 109, 24th January,
1889.
No. 111,
15th January,
1889.
No. 128, 26th January,
1889.
24th January,
1889.
28th January, 1889,
14th January, 1889.
PRESENT:
The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. PHILIP Bernard ChenerY AYRES), President.
The Captain Superintendent of Police, (The Honourable WALTER MEREDITH DEANE), Vice-President. The Registrar General, (JAMES HALDANE STEWART Lockhart, Esquire).
JOHN DAVID HUMPHREYS, Esquire.
The Honourable WONG SHING.
NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.
The Board met pursuant to notice.
The Minutes of the Meeting held on the 16th instant, were read and confirmed.
Small-pox Regulation.-Read a letter from the Colonial Secretary stating that the Order of the 17th December, 1887, under Ordinance No. 7 of 1883, Section 12, had been repealed by the Governor in Council,
Animal Vaccination.-Read a letter from the Colonial Secretary stating that the thanks of the Govern- ment had been conveyed to the Governments of India, Netherlands India and Japan for the information supplied by them on the subject of Animal Vaccination.
Bye-Laws: Section 13, Sub-section 19.-Read a letter from the Colonial Secretary conveying the authority of His Excellency the Governor for the Board's Secretary being placed in communication with the Attorney General for the purpose of amending these Bye-Laws..
Gas-testing. Read a letter from the Colonial Secretary stating that Mr. MCCALLUM, who is now on ledve of absence, had recently completed a course of gas-testing under the auspices of the Gas Referees in England.
Animal Licences.-Read a letter from the Inspector of Live Stock on this subject and on the question of the necessity of all animals, imported into the Colony for the purpose of being slaughtered, being either housed in Government depôts or temporarily located in an importation inspection lair.
The Secretary was instructed to communicate to the Inspector of Live Stock the views of the Board on the subjects referred to in his letter.
Cruelty to Sheep.-Read a letter from the Inspector of Live Stock on this subject.
Resolved, that the Inspector of Live Stock be directed to report all cases of cruelty to animals that come under his notice either at the office of the Board or at the district Police Station.
Mortality Returns.-Laid on the table Death returns by the Registrar General for the weeks ended the 12th and 19th instant.
Disposal of City Refuse.-Laid on the table a report by Mr. EDE and Dr. CANTLIE on the site for the Animal Manure depôt at Mount Davis and on the question of the disposal of the refuse of the city of Victoria.
Resolved, that a copy of the report be transmitted to the Colonial Secretary for the information of His Excellency the Governor and with a request that effect may be given to the recommendations made therein on the subject of the disposal of the city refuse.
Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned until Wednesday, the 13th instant, at 4.15 P.M.
Read and confirmed this 13th day of February, 1889.
WM. EDWARD Crow, Acting Secretary.
PH. B. C. AYRES,
President.
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