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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND MARCH, 1889.

Works and Buildings.

Home for Women and Girls,

Roads, Streets and Bridges.

$ 3,955.00

$ 3,750.00

Lower Richmond Road, re-vote,

JURY LIST, 1889.-Strangers having retired by request, the Council proceeded to consider the Jury List for 1889.

The List was duly revised, corrected, and the Special Jurors designated, in terms of section 4 of Ordinance 24 of 1882.

ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned to Friday, the 1st proximo, at 4 p.m.

G. WILLIAM DES VEUX,

Governor.

Read and confirmed, this 1st day of March, 1889.

ARATHOON SETH,

Clerk of Councils.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 84.

The following Minutes are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st March, 1889.

No. 4.

FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.

Minutes of the Proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD at a meeting held on Wednesday, the 13th of February, 1889:-

No. 159,

1st February,

1889.

I. of L. S. & M.

9th February,

1889.

PRESENT:

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

The Surveyor General, (The Honourable JOHN MACNEILE PRICE).

The Registrar General, (JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART, Esquire). The Honourable WONG SHING.

The Board met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the Meeting held on the 29th ultimo, were read and confirmed.

Hunghom Market.-Read a letter from the Colonial Secretary conveying authority for the employment

of two scavengers for the permanent Sanitary maintenance of this building.

Cattle Disease.-Laid on the table the papers concerning an outbreak of rinderpest at Kennedytown.

Mortality Returns.-Laid on the table Death-returns by the Registrar General for the weeks ended January 26th and February 2nd.

Sanitary Surveyor.-The draft instructions for the guidance of this officer under Section 12 of The Public Health Ordinance, 1887, were considered and passed.

Bye-Laws: Sub-section 19 of Section 13.-The draft Bye-Laws under this Section of The Public Health Ordinance, 1887, were considered and approved for transmission to His Excelleney the Governor for approval in Legislative Council.

Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned until Wednesday, the 27th instant, at 4.15 p.m.

Read and confirmed this 27th day of February, 1889.

WM. EDWARD Crow, Acting Secretary.

PḤ. B. C. AYRES,

President.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 85.

Information has been received from the Military Authorities that Artillery Practice will take place from the Stone Cutters' Island West and Belcher's Lower Batteries, between the hours of 3 and 5 P.M. on the 5th instant.

The line of fire will be in a South Westerly direction from Stone Cutters' Island, and North Westerly from Belcher's Battery.

All ships, junks, and other vessels are cautioned to keep clear of the range.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st March, 1889.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Colonial Secretary.