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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH AUGUST, 1888.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 363. The following Minutes are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secrtary's Office, Hongkong, 11th August, 1888.

FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.

SANITARY BOARD, No. 6.

THURSDAY, 26TH JULY, 1888.

PRESENT:

No. 1012, 25th July,

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

The Captain Superintendent of Police, (The Honourable WALTER MEREDITH DEANE), Vice-

President.

The Surveyor General, (The Honourable JOHN MACNEILE PRICE).

The Registrar General, (JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART, Esquire).

JOHN DAVID HUMPHREYS, Esquire.

JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Esquire, Q.C.

The Honourable WONG SHING.

NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.

Dr. Ho KAI,

Dr. JAMES CANTLIE.

ABSENT:

The Board met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 19th July, were read and confirmed. Burial of Animal CARCASES AT SEA.-Read a letter from the Colonial Secretary approv-

1888. ing of a recommendation of the old Board on this subject.

No. 1018, 26th July,

1888.

S. B. 106,

21st July,

MORTALITY STATISTICS.-Read a letter from the Colonial Secretary conveying the direc- tions of the Government for the monthly publication of these returns in the Gazette.

PETITION.-Read a petition from Mr. E. M. XAVIER stating that he wished to vacate his office if he were compelled to wear the uniform approved by the Government.

Resolved-That the petition by transmitted to the Colonial Secretary with a recommenda- tion that Mr. XAVIER'S resignatione accepted.

BY-LAWS.-Read a letter that had been sent to the Colonial Secretary asking for the opinion of the Government on the power of the Board to make By-Laws under Sub-section 1 of Section 13 of the Public Health Ordinance.

ADJOURNMENT.-The Board then adjourned until Thursday, the 9th of August, 1888, at

4.30 P.M.

Read and confirmed this 9th day of August, 1888.

WM. EDWARD CROW,

Acting Secretary.

PH. B. C. AYRES, President.