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THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette.
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No. 10.
號十第
日一十月二年亥丁
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 5TH MARCH, 1887.
日五初月三年七十八百八千一
VOL. XXXIII.
薄三十三第
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 16.
FRIDAY, 18TH FEBRUARY, 1887.
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY WILLIAM HENRY MARSH, C.M.G.,
Administering the Government in the absence of His Excellency SIR GEORGE FERGUSON BOWEN, G.C.M.G.
His Honour the Chief Justice, (SIR GEORGE PHILLIPPO, Knt.)
The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, (FREDERICK STEWART.)
the Acting Attorney General, (EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD.)
the Surveyor General, (JOHN MACNEILE PRICE.)
PHINEAS RYRIE.
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the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER), by leave.
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WONG SHING.
JOHN BELL-IRVING, (vice the Honors ble WILLIAM KESWICK, on leave).
ALEXANDER PALMER MACEWEN
on leave).
CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, (vice
SOON; on leave).
ABSENT:
the Honourable THOMAS JACKSON,
Honourable FREDERICK DAVID SAS-
The Honourable HENRY GEORGE THOMSETT, R.N., by leave.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 11th instant, were read and confirmed.
A
VOTE OF MONEY REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. Read the following Minute by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government:---
C.8.0.
404 of 1887.
W. H. MARSH.
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The Officer Administering the Government recommends the Council to vote the sum of $1,800 for the employment of six foremen of Street cleansing.
The Secretary to the Sanitary Board reports that on the 5th November last authority was requested from the Government to employ 6 men as foremen of Street cleansing. This authority was granted till the end of December, and a report on the result of their employment requested. On the 28th December authority was requested to continue the services of the men for the month of January, before the end of which month the report asked for by His Excellency the Acting Governor would be submitted. The authority asked for was granted.
During the six weeks the men were employed in November and December last a very marked improvement was observable in the manner in which the work of surface cleansing was carried out.
The Sanitary Board, at a meeting held on the 11th instant, unanimously resolved that a letter should be addressed to the Government recommending the permanent employment of the six foremen of Street cleansing who were engaged temporarily in November last year.
The subject will be reconsidered, when the new Sanitary Ordinance has passed; and a vote is now asked to pay the salaries of these men up to the end of the present year.
Government House, Hongkong, 18th February, 1887.
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