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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. 14TH JULY, 1888.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 316.

The following Standing Orders and Rules of the Sanitary Board of Hongkong, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th July, 1888.

STANDING ORDERS AND RULES

FREDERICK Stewart,

Colonial Secretary.

OF THE

SANITARY BOARD OF HONGKONG.

(Adopted unanimously on the 5th of July, 1888.)

MEETINGS OF THE BOARD.

1. The Ordinary Meetings of the Sanitary Board shall be held on each alternate Thursday, at 4.30 p.m.,

but the President may call a Meeting of the. Board in any case which may seem to him to be one of emergency and at that Meeting subjects deemed urgent only shall be discussed.

2. Notice of a Meeting shall be given by the Secretary to each Member of the Board at least one clear day before the day of Meeting, except in case of emergency when as long a notice as possible shall be given.

3. The Secretary shall transmit the Orders of the Day to each Member of the Board together with the Notice.

4. If four Members be not present at 4.45 p.m. the Board shall stand adjourned until the next ordinary day of Meeting.

5. At any time during a Meeting the Board may, on Motion to that effect being carried, adjourn to any other hour or day, and should the adjournment be to another day Notice of such adjournment shall be given to the Members by the Secretary.

6. When a quorum has been forined, the Minutes of the previous Meeting shall be read, and the question of their confirmation shall be put, but no debate shall be allowed thereon, except as to the accuracy of the Minutes.

7. The Minutes having been confirmed the order of business shall be as follows:-

(a.) Messages and Minutes from the Governor.

(b.) Letters, Communications, and Reports.

(c.) Notices of Motion.

After which the Orders of the Day shall be read by the Secretary and business shall be proceeded with accordingly.

8. All communications addressed to the Board shall be sent to the Secretary.

9. Messages or Minutes of the Governor may be read at any time during a Meeting.

10. A Member may give Notice of Motion during a Meeting, mentioning the day on which it is intended to bring forward the Motion.

11. Notice of Motion if not given at a Meeting must be sent in writing to the Secretary to the Board at least two clear days before the Meeting at which it is intended that the Motion should be brought forward.

12. The following Motions may be made without notice.

(a.) Any motion for the confirmation of the Minutes of the Board, or for the adoption,

modification, or rejection of the Report of any Committee.

(b.) Any motion that a letter or communication do lie on the table or be printed.

(c.) Any motion for the adjournment of the Board or of a debate.

(d.) Any motion for the suspension of Standing Orders.

(e.) Any motion for the reference of any matter to a Committee.

(f) Any motion for the withdrawal of strangers.

(g.) Any motion made when the Board is in Committee.

(h.) Any motion the urgency of which is admitted by two-thirds of the Members present. 13. All Meetings of the Board whether in Committee of the whole or as a Board shall be public unless a Motion is made to exclude strangers and carried by a majority of the Members present.