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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12TH FEBRUARY, 1887.
The Acting Attorney General gave notice that at the next meeting of Council, he would move the third reading of this Bill.
BILL ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR PROMOTING THE REVISION OF THE STATUTE LAW BY REPEAL- ING CERTAIN ENACTMENTS WHICH HAVE CEASED TO BE IN FORCE OR HAVE BECOME UNNECESSARY.-On the motion of the Acting Attorney General, seconded by the Acting Colonial Secretary, this Bill was read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed, and numbered as Ordinance No. 4 of 1887.
POSTPONEMENT OF THE OTHER ORDERS OF THE DAY.-On the motion of the Acting Attorney General, the other Orders of the Day were postponed.
ADJOURNMENT.—The Council was then adjourned to Friday, the 11th instant, at 4 P.M.
Read and confirmed, this 11th day of February, 1887.
ARATHOON SETH,
Clerk of Councils.
GEORGE PHILLIPPO, President.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 53.
The following Minutes are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th February, 1887.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Minutes of the proceedings of the Sanitary Board at a meeting held in the Board Room on Saturday, the 29th January, 1887.
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Surveyor General, (Chairman).
The Acting Registrar General.
The Colonial Surgeon.
The Honourable A. P. MCEWEN.
Dr. P. MANSON, LL.D.
N. J. EDE, Esquire.
Dr. Ho KAI.
HUGH MCCALLUM, Esquire, (Secretary).
Major T. C. DEMPSTER.
ABSENT:
The Minutes of a Meeting held on the 22nd January, 1887, were read and confirmed.
2. The Chairman called the attention of the Board to Section 8 of the new Public Health Bill which provides for the appointment of duly qualified Sanitary Surveyors for the supervision of all constructional works recommended by the Board more especially in connection with the drainage and sanitation of private tenements, and in view of the very large amount of such work in prospect moved that a letter be written to the Government recommending the early engagement of a duly qualified Sanitary Surveyor from England. The motion was carried nemine contradicente.
3. The Cattle Diseases, Slaughter-houses and Markets Bill as amended by the Sub-Committee to whom it was referred, was considered and adopted by the Board. Resolved, That the Bill as amended be transmitted under a covering letter to the Government for its favourable consideration.
4. A Government Order approving of the recommendation of the Board on the subject of the -importation of dead meat was read.
5. A Return of the summonses applied for by the Inspectors of Nuisances during the week ending the 22nd January, 1887, was laid on the table by the Secretary. The Return showed that 29 prosecutions had been instituted, that in each case a conviction had been obtained and that fines had been inflicted to the amount of $61.
6. Resolved, That the Standing Orders drawn up for the use of the Board which it is proposed to constitute under the new Health Ordinance, be adopted by the Board.
7. On the motion of Mr. EDE it was agreed that a map showing the drainage system of the city be placed in the Board Room.
The Board then adjourned till Noon on Friday, the 11th February, 1887.
Read and confirmed, this 11th day of February, 1887.
J. M. PRICE,
Chairman.
HUGH MCCALLUM, Secretary.
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