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Shanghai, Feb, 230d, 1872.
Mr. Lirruz proposed and Mr. B. A. rare seconded—
That the 7 Report and Accounts as read be adopted:—Carried.
'A ballot was then taken for a Committee for the ensuing year. The following gentlemen ware elovted;—Mosars. Bird, Clarke, Little, Lindsley and Schuffenhauer.
Mr. Morxis proposed and Mr. Lewis seconded—
That Mr. R. W. Little be elected Captain of the Club.—Carried unanimously.
The Cuarmaay then said the Committee had been considering the wording of the Rules of the Club; and desired to propose the insertion of a new rule after Rule V, and the addition of two new rules to the Regulations for Regattas, First, it was proposed to ort after Rule 5 a Clause as follows That any gentlemen visiting Shanghai may, upon being duly pro] and seconded, be, at the discretion of the Committee, admitted to all the privileges of membership, except those of voting, without the payment of any fee or subscription.
The object was, to allow gentlemen visiting Shanghai to pull, during their stay, without paying a fee for the privilege.
Mr. Branp asked whether it were intended to permit visitors also to pull in regattas The Cuarnman imagined not—the Committee would "exercise their discretion" to the contrary. But it would be easy to place the point beyond doubt by inserting the words ''and rowing in regattas" after by Mr. Marrzaxp, seconded by. Afr. Wis-The rule as amended was then proposed
NER, and carried unanimously.
The CHarRMAN'said it was also proposed to add to the rules of racing at regattas, a rule No, XVII.
After crews are once chosen, no change shall be permitted without the consent in writing of all the Strokes of the competing crews.
Mr. Lewis proposed as an amendment that no change should be permitted without the consent of the Committee." If there were 4 or 5 Strokes they would never all agree.
Mr. Wisver said, to make the rule effective, a time ought to be fixed beyond which notice of change should not be admitted. As the rule stood, crews might be changed up to half an hour before starting.
'Mr. Lewis' amendment, seconded by Mr. Branp, was put to the meeting and lost.
The original rule was then put and carried, against 5 dissentients.
The Cuarwaw said it was proposed to add one more rule, No. XVIII.
That none but members shall act as coxswain in any regatta, except by consent writing of all the Strokes of the competing crews, Mr. Lewis proposed a similar amendment—that the decision should be left to the Committee; but it fell for want of a seconder.
Mr. Bra proposed, and"Mr. Sroxes seconded the omission of the last words—Strokes." Regatias were supposed to. be "except with the consent in writing of the
trials of strength and skill among members of the Club itself.
This amendment was lost, and the original rule was put and carried. This concluded the business, and the meeting sepa~ rated with a vote of thanks to the Chuirman.
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