Forbes Esq., Consul General for Sweden and Norway; Comte Méjan, Consul G ral for France, J. Reding Consul for Russia, W. Annecke sul for the North-German Confederation.
At the invitation of the senior Consul, F, Porter Esq., Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, W. Pearson Esq., Secretary, Chamber of Commerce and S. A. Viguicr Esq., Harbour Master, attended the meet complaint of the pilots against the intended increase of Hesse ses ceounet Finally it was proposed by Mr. Annecke and seconded by Comte Méjan.
"That Sutherland and Cameron beadmitted to examination, and that the Harbour Master be requested to make publicly known that no mew appointments will be made until the number is reduced to forty-five, and that this number shall not be exceeded."
The Cuarmway of the Chamber of Commerce and Harbour Master agreeing, the motion was carried.
The next object of discussion was the letter of Aug. Heard & Ca., of the 16th instant in which they ask that the Commanding or Navigating Officers of the coasting steamers under their charge be officially recognised as competent Pilots.
Mr. Marxwast proposed and Mr. Rep-
That the subjoined article be added to Rule I of the Bye Laws and Local Rules of the Regulations for the Pilotage service in Shanghai.
The master of any steamer trading regularly to and from this port may, upon due notice and application from his employer and on payment of a fee of H. K. Tls. 100 be examined as to his capacity to pilot the steamer of which he is master, within the limits of the Pilotage Ground of this port.
Any such applicant shall if the Board thinks fit, be examined, and if found competent shall receive a Supermumerary PUotaye fication of the steamer and Line of steamers ertifcate, containing his name with a speci-in respect to which he has been examined, subject to such conditions as the Board of Examiners may decide upon and to such local rales as inay be published from time to time.
Such certificate shall enable the person therein specified to pilot the steamer therein set forth and no other, and must in every instance be surrendered by the employer when. ever the person to whom the certificate has issued leaves or is dismissed from the steamer or line of steamers in respect to which he was originally examined; it may be withdrawn by the Harbour Master for misconduct or incompetency, subject to an appeal to the Gonsal coucernal Pees The motion was carried after the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and the Harbour Master had declared their assent.
The Harbour Master calling the attention of the meeting to some discrepancy in the present Pilotage it was resolved that Rule 3 of the Bye Laws and Local Rules shall hereafter read as follow:
Rule 3.—Pilotage charges shall be as follows Sail_ves. Str. From Gutslaff to Shanghai...... Tls. 5.00 4.00 Lightship, vy 4.50 4.00 Woosun; Sea to Woosung...
Tea pilot &e., &e., ko.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.