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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH APRIL, 1889.,

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 196. The following Minutes are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th April, 1889.

FREDERICK STEWART,

·Colonial Secretary.

No. 9.

Minutes of the Proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD at a meeting held on Wednesday, the 10th of April, 1889:--

PRESENT:

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

The Acting Registrar General, (The Honourable NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES).

The Acting Captain Superintendent of Police, (Major-General ALEXANDER HERMAN ADAM GORDON).

The Acting Surveyor General, (FRANCIS ALFRED COOPER, Esquire).

The Honourable WONG SHING.

JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.

JOHN DAVID HUMPHREYS, Esquire.

Dr. JAMES CANTLIE.

NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.

The Board met pursuant to adjournment.

ABSENT:

The Minutes of the Meeting held on the 27th March, 1889, were read and confirmed.

A letter from the Honourable Colonial Secretary, regarding a site for an Epidemic Hospital, was read.

The President moved :-

That the Acting Registrar General, The Acting Surveyor General, and Dr. Cantlie be appointed a Committee to consider the question of the most suitable site for an Epidemic Hospital, and submit a report thereon-to the Board.

Mr. FRANCIS, Q.C. seconded.

Question-put and passed.

Reports by the Inspector of Live Stock, regarding an outbreak of disease among the Cattle in the depôt at Kennedytown in February last, were read and considered.

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Mr. FRANCIS, Q.C. moved :-

That the names and addresses of the Owners of the animals slaughtered on the 9th February last, with a view to stamping out the virulent disease which had broken out in the cattle depôt at Kennedytown, be ascertained from the Inspector of Live Stock, and that they be transmitted to the Registrar General with a' request that he enquire into the matter and report to the Board.

Honourable WONG SHING seconded.

The Board divided :—

Motion carried.

For.

THE PRESIDent.

THE ACTING REGISTRAR GENERAL.

The Honourable WONG SHING.

Mr. FRANCIS, Q.C.

Against.

THE ACTING SURVEYOR GENERAL.

THE ACTING CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE.

Mortality Returns.-Laid on the table the Return for the week ended 30th March, 1889.

Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned until Wednesday, the 24th instant at 4.15 r.m.

Read and confirmed this 24th day of April, 1889.

HUGH MCCALLUM,

Secretary.

PH. B. C. AYRES, President.