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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH OCTOBER, 1889.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 439.
The following Minutes are published for general information.
By Command,
LISTER, Cólonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th October, 1889.
No. 24.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a Meeting held on Wednesday, the 9th day of October, 1889:--
PRESENT:
The Surveyor General, (The Honourable SAMUEL BROWN), President.
The Acting Captain Superintendent of Police, (Major-General Alexander HERMAN
President.
The Acting Registrar General, (The Honourable NORMAN GILBERT Mitchell-InnES). The Honourable WONG SHING.
ABSENT:
The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. PHILIP BERNARD CHENERY AYRES).
JOHN DAVID HUMPHREYS, Esquire.
JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.
Dr. JAMES CANTLIE.
NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.
Dr. Ho KAI.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment.
The minutes of a meeting held on the 25th day of September, 1889, were read.
GORDON), Vice-
The President addressed the Board regarding the final disposal of the City Refuse and expresse randum on the subject read at last meeting should be added to the Minutes.
t his Memo-
The Vice-President moved,-
That the Memorandum mentioned by the President be added to the Minutes.
The Acting Registrar General seconded.
Question-put and passed.
The Minutes were then confirmed.
Final disposal of City Refuse.-A letter dated the 7th October, 1889, from the Honour Secretary was read.
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The Acting Registrar General moved,--
Acting Colonial
That the letter and the memoranda referred to therein together with the other papers on the object be circulated
to Members.
The Hon. WONG SHING seconded. Question-put and passed.
Mortality Returns.-The returns for the weeks ended the 28th September and 5th October 1889, respectively, were laid on the table by the Secretary.
Drainage of Hill District.—A report by Mr. LEIGH was laid on the table.
Surveyor's Actions.-A letter from Messrs. DANBY and LEIGH together with remarks
It was agreed that the papers should be circulated.
were read.
Surface Scavenging.-A report by the Committee considering contract specifications was a The Vice-President moved,-
That the report of the Committee be accepted and that the decision of the Government
contract specifications be referred back to the Committee to draft the necessary thereto; and that tenders for the Contract be at once called for in the usual manner.
The President seconded.
Question-put and passed.
by the Surveyor
been received the ons to give effect
Notice of Motion.--The Vice-President addressed the Board on the subject of the circulation documents, and gave notice that at next Meeting he would move,—
That in future, original documents to be laid before the Board should not be circulated un at a Meeting and that copies only be circulated if immediate circulation is desired, Adjournment. The Board then adjourned till Wednesday, the 23rd October, 1889.
have been read
Read and confirmed this 23rd day of October, 1889.
HUGH MCCALLUM, Secretary.
BROWN, President.
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