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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH APRIL, 1888.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 151..
With reference to Government Notification No. 326 of the 12th August, 1882, it is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint ALFRED GASCOYNE WISE, Esquire, Acting Registrar of the Supreme Court, to be a Member of the Commission appointed to revise the Laws and Ordinances of Hongkong, during the absence of EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD, Esquire.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th April, 1888.
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 152.
The following Minutes of the Sanitary Board are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th April, 1888.
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.
Minutes of the Proceedings of the Sanitary Board at a meeting held in the Board Room on Tuesday, the 13th of March, 1888.
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Surveyor General, (Chairman).
The Colonial Surgeon.
Dr. PATRICK MANSON, LL.D.
Dr. JAMES Cantlie.
Mr. WM. EDWARD CROW, (Secretary).
The Registrar General.
ABSENT:
The Honourable A. P. McEWEN.
Major T. C. DEMPSTER.
Dr. Ho KAI.
The Minutes of the meeting held on the 24th of January, 1888, were read and confirmed.
1. The Secretary laid on the table a draft code of instructions for the information and guidance of the Inspector of Live Stock and Markets and after approving of certain alterations the Board resolved that the instructions be transmitted to the Colonial Secretary for the approval of His Excellency the Governor.
2. Returns by the Registrar General showing the number of births and infantile deaths during the months of November and December, 1887, were laid on the table by the Secretary. On the recom- mendation of Dr. MANSON it was decided to discontinue the compilation of these returns after the expiration of twelve mouths.
3. The Secretary was directed to transmit to the Colonial Secretary for the consideration of His Excellency the Governor the following resolution proposed by Dr. MANSON and seconded by the Colonial Surgeon,That in view of the danger to the community from a Small-pox or other epidemic hospital situated in the centre of the town, a representation be made to the Government of the urgent necessity of establishing an epidemic Hospital in a suburban site and of preventing in future the treatment, in hospitals in the town, of persons suffering from infections or epidemic disease.
The Board then adjourned.
Read and confirmed, this 10th day of April, 1888.
WM. EDWARD CROW, Secretary.
J. M. PRICE, Chairman.
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