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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH APRIL, 1887.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 133. The following Minutes are published for general information. “
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th April, 1887.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Minutes of the proceedings of the Sanitary Board at a meeting held in the Board Room on Friday, the 18th March, 1887.
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Surveyor General, (Chairman),
The Acting Registrar General.
Major T. C. DEMPSTER.
The Honourable A. P. McEwEN.
Dr. P. MANSON, LL.D. ·
N. J. EDE, Esquire.
Hugh McCALLUM, Esquire, (Secretary).
The Colonial Surgeon.
Dr. Ho KAI.
ABSENT:
The Minutes of a meeting held on the 4th March, 1887, were read and confirmed."
2. A Return of the summonses applied for by the Inspectors of Nuisances during the weeks end, ing the 4th and 12th March, 1887; was laid on the table by the Secretary. The Return showed that 34 prosecutions had been instituted, that in each case a conviction had been obtained and that fines to the amount of $55 had been inflicted.
3. A Report by the Government Analyst on an additional 100 samples of water drawn from different wells in the city was read. Resolved; that all such wells as are declared by the Government Analyst to yield water which is evidently much polluted, be closed by the Board at the public expense.
4. A map showing the drainage system of the city was laid on the table by the Chairman,
5. The Chairman read a minute on the subject of sanitary works in the Colony and laid on the table the following Return:-
List of first instalment of drainage works undertaken during 1887 in accordance with the
1. Traya East,
2 Miudle Street,
Government decision of 1883.
Finished,..
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3. Third Street,
4. Hollywood Road, 5. Gage Street,
6. Bonham Road, 7. Gap Street,
8. Stavely Street,
9. Robinson Road,
10. Cadogan Street,
11. Ship Street,
12. Market Lane Shektongtsui,
13. Seymour Road,
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in Progress,.
Hongkong, 18th March, 1887.
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$
463.00
2,500.00
735.00
359.50
355.00
1,000.00
995.00
660.00
1,300.00
1,180.00
11,000.00
1,800.00
Total,.
511.00
.$22,858.50
J. M. PRICE,
Surveyor General.
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