y Bean, Rov, Pore' Massa, a 3 Mx. Huber consented to act, but Messrs.
Gearing and Bean declared their unwillingness to accept the post.
'The Cuarnaan felt sure he was only expressing the sense of the meeting when he stated it was the general wish that Mr. Bean, as one of the oldest and most qu lifed' of the Land Renters, should be i vited to accept a seat on the Municipal Council.
After. this appeal Mr.
Bean with-refusal, and Messrs Huber and Bean were accordingly declared duly Mr. Gzarm drew attention to the inconvenience occasioned to the Municipal Council and to general interests, by the continued absence from this port of Mr. Canny, and felt it his duty as a Land Renter to hand in the following resolution—That Mr. Canny's continued absence from Chinkiang disqualifies him from acting any Tonger as a member of the Municipal Council.
Mr. Bean was of opinion that,. as Mr. Canny had taken a great deal of trouble about the Wharfage Scheme, it would be dotier not to raise the question of disqualification until the expiration of Mr. Canny's actual term of office.
On this suggestion Mr. Gearing withdrew his resolution.
Mz, Gzanmva, on behalf of Mr. Salter, late Treasurer to the Municipal Council, then handed in the Accounts, showing a balance in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to the credit of the Council of 161.8.4. The Accounts and a cheque for the above amount were given over to the newly elected members of the Council.
The Cuaraaan took this opportunity of pointing out to the Land Renters the urgent, necessity of drawing up a Code of.d_Regulations for the government of the British Concession. A proposition to this effect had been made at a meetin; held on the ist February 1870, but it never been attended to, and the want of properly authorized Rules and Regulations
of great difficulty. place the Muni il in @ position ight, he peed bar add, at any moment 'The meeting proposed to leave it to the HANKOW RATE PAYERS, Municipal' Council to draw up a code of Land Regulations based on those in force at Hankow and Kiukiang, to be submitted for the pi of considering an applica-'Minutes of meeting of Ratepayers, called
tion for Bund frontage for River steamers, to the Consul for transmission to Peking.
Mr. Geante wished to observe that lot held at the British Consulate, Hankow, 24th June 1872.
No. 13 had paid no taxes for many years, This, he stated, was the third time that complaint had been made regarding lot No.
Consul, in the chair, Messra Johnson (U.S, Prevent.—P. J. Hughes, Beg." H. Bf, 13, and there should, he thought, be no Consul), Pugh, Mackellar, Ramsay, Major, Fitz, Townend, Hancock, Crawford, Pa further delay in confiscating it.
'The Cuarwan pointed out that the pro-Barton, Warrick, Price, Dupdale, Beazley, per course would be for the Municipal Mathews, Hardie, Schenck, Evans, Bal: Council to make official application to the lance, Falconer,' Gordon,' Noel Smith, Consul to re-enter upon the lot.
Taylor, Macpherson, Welch, Thorburn, Some discussion took place regarding the Wharfage Scheme, resolutions affecting Mitchell.
Buckley, Dawbarn, Nathan, Anderson and
which had been brought forward at the last The Caainuan read the notification, meeting It had then been proposed dated 13th June, calling the meeting, and ist—That the Municipal Council should requested Mr. Pugh to explain the parti-ascertain through the proper channels what culars of the application which had been the Chinese authorities were prepared to made to the Municipal Council for Bund do in furtherance of the scheme. frontage.
2nd—That having ascertained this, they Mr. Puan read the correspondence which should embody the views of the Land-Renhad passed between Messrs Butterfield and ters ina report to be submitted to H. M.
Swire and the Council, by which it appeared Minister at Peking. that the Bund frontage required would The Report had not been sent, and it was be about 650 to 700 feet, and that Messrs undesirable that the matter should be fur-Butterfield and Swire wished to connect ther postponed. Mr. Carwre accordingly the hulks with the Bud by means of proposed—bridges. The hulks would be moored with That, with reference to the resolutions reanchors fore and aft, and be also secured to garding a Wharfage Scheme moved by Mr. posts placed below the surface of the Bund, Canny at the Inst meeting, the Municipal &e. The Council had also had some cor: Coancil be requested to draw up the Report respondence with a local firm respecting at as early a date as possible, for transmission the granting permission to moor a hullo through H. M. Consul to H. M. Minister at for the use of the steamer Hanyang; the Peking. had in consequence written 10. HI. B.M Seconded by Mr. Bean and carried Consul, to obtain an opinion respecting the nem. con. authority of the Land Renters te deal with The Cuarmstan wished to call attention the matter, and the rights of holders of to the present state of the British Cemefront lots, and were informed that as to tery. At this moment it was a perfect the mooring of hulks the consent of the wilderness, and although there were several harbour authorities would be necessary, graves there, no attempt was ever made that the Land Renters generally should be apparently to keep it in order. The site had. been purchased by LIH. His Govern. consulted as to the Bund frontage scheme, and that the holders of Bund lots had no ment, who had also borne the expense of special privileges. The Council also com-building the wall which now enclosed it municated with Capt. Maguay, R.N., who but it was thought that the Government stated that the mooring of hntks off the would not object to cede the site to the Bund, with proper precautions, would not community, provided the latter would un-injure the stone facing, ec. The Council dertake to keep it in order. A similar ro-also wrote to the Commissioner of Customs, presentation regarding the Cemetery had and received a reply to the effect that the been made to the meeting held in March Chinese authorities had no objection to 1871; but though the Municipal Council mooring hulks as proposed, provided that had at that date promised to give the mat-the hulks were subjected to the supervision ter their attention, nothing further had by Customs officers which is exercised over been done, and the Cemetery remained now the steamers belonging to the 8. 8.N. and in the same state it had been left in then.
Union Companies, and that, the wishes of Mr. Jenpers then proposed—the harbour-master as to the distance of That, the Municipal Council be requested the hulks from the river bank, éc., should to apply, on behalf of the foreign community, be attended to. The Council had then asked for permission to take charge of the British the Consul to call the present meeting, and Cemetery, and to raise funds for the main-this was the history of the affair down to tenance of the same. date.
Seconded by Mr. Canwre and carried Mr. Baxtance then proposed the follow-nem. con. ing resolution—Mr. Carnie pointed out a mistake that had occurred in the printed report of a advisable to allow steamers to make use of the That in the opinion of this meeting it is
resolution regarding Pawnshops, which had Bund frontage, and to place hulks alongside of been passed at the last meeting. The re-same for the ute of such, and that the Munici-solution had been carried, not lost, as I Council be authorised: to entertain Messrs there stated. butterfield and Swire's proposal and to treat The Cnarnstax promised to refer to with applicants generally as to the terms on Shanghai for the original minutes. which such and similar privileges should be granted, Mr. Carwre thought that the Chinese Authorities should/ be requested to sub-Mr. Gorpow seconded the resolution. scribe towards the maintenance of the Buad, Mr. Evans proposed an amendment to as it was a public road. the following effect—The Municipal Council promised to take That in the opinion of this meeting, itis the matter into consideration. advisable to allow River steamers to make Mr. Geantnc enquired whether the tax use of the Bund frontage, and to place hulks of 5 per cent on house property and of $10 alongside of same for the use of such steamers er lot agreed to at the last meeting had only, and that the Municipal Council be aucollected. thorised to entertain the proposition now laid before this meeting, and to treat with app! Tt was understood that it had not been, cants generally as to the terms.on which such privileges as those now sought and similar nicipal Council undertook to collect these and at the request of the meeting the Mu-ones should be granted; further, that, before ""ihe proscedings terminated with a vote concluding any definite arrangement, the Coun" of thanks to the Chairman, by cil be required to lay the same before the Land Renters. gugawh Mr. Granuxe and seconded by Mr. Carwre.
The amendment was not seconded." A. R-Hewserr, Mr. Evans said he wished to enter his Chairman, protest against a meeting, called for the
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