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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH NOVEMBER, 1889.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 462.
The following Minutes are published for general information.
By Command,
LISTER,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th November, 1889.
No. 25.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a Meeting held on Wedday, the 23rd day of October, 1889:-
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PRESENT:
The Surveyor General, (The Honourable SAMUEL BROWN), President.
The Acting Captain Superintendent of Police, (Major-General ALEXANDER HERMAN ADAR GORDON), Vice-
President.
The Acting Registrar General, (The Honourable NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES),
The Colonial Surgeon, (Dr. PHILIP Bernard ChenerY AYRES).
The Honourable WONG SHING.
JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.
Dr. JAMES CANTLIE.
NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.
JOHN DAVID HUMPHREYS, Esquire.
Dr. Ho KAI.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment.
ABSENT:
The minutes of a meeting held on the 9th day of October, 1889, were read and confirmed.
Mortality Returns.-The Returns for the weeks ended the 12th and 19th October, 1889, respectively, were laid on the table by the Secretary. The Secretary stated that the death reported at last Meeting as having occurred at Quarry Bay had been found to have taken place at Causeway Bay.
Motion.-The Vice-President addressed the Board and moved,—
That in future, original documents to be laid before the Board should not be circulated until they have been read
at a Meeting and that copies only be circulated if immediate circulation is desired.
The Acting Registrar General seconded.
Mr. FRANCIS addressed the Board and moved as an amendment to the Vice-President's motion.
1. That in future, original documents shall not be referred to the President, but shall be at once circulated among the Members of the Board, the President included, save only correspondence and papers received by the Secretary on the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday preceding the Meeting of the Board
2. That the Secretary shall report to the Board, in every case, in which papers are detained more than six business
hours by any Member of the Board.
Mr. EDE seconded..
After some discussion the Vice-President amended his motion-the Seconder concurring-
—so as to read,
That in future, original documents to be laid before the Board should not be circulated, but that copies only be
sent round as quickly as possible after receipt.
Mr. FRANCIS then withdrew his amendment.
Question-put and passed.
Motion. Mr. EDE addressed the Board and moved,-
That the Sanitary Superintendent submit to the Board, at an early date, a report shewing the manner in which the general laundry work of the Colony is at present carried out; and giving any suggestions he may have to make for the regulation and improvement of the laundries.
Mr. FRANCIS addressed the Board and seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Final disposal of City refuse.-Correspondence regarding this subject which had been circulated to Members was laid on the table.
Surface Scavenging.—A report by the Committee considering contract specifications was read, The Registrar General moved,-
That the report as read be adopted.
The Colonial Surgeon seconded,
Question-put and passed.
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