of & Cotisula? Meeting held at hai on the 12th day of February, 1877." Present:—Mesars. J, B, Reding, Russia; Bo Krauel, German Empire; Eh, do. Bolvslawski, Austro-Hungarian Empire; A. do Spence, G hi, Tealy 5 John GE, Myers,' Ni 2 the Seuitor-Consul laid' before the meet ing'é communication from the Secretary of thie: Shanghai General Eh of, melee, being the 30th of January referring to the con sideration of. that body five: of, the 12 Rules submitted.to the Consular Body by. the Taotai as to the lekin taxes on Foreign and native merchandise in the Settle-monts tinder the arrangement made by the Miniator at Peking.
"Dr. Krave moved that a letter be written to the Taotai, informing him that the Chamber of Commerce of Shi may have been agreed, upon, it is at present only necessary prod the Settlement con! 1% of, the Tsung-li Yamen regarding. the lekin 'Qnd.—That instructions be issued at once to close the lekin' Offices in the oni foreign importa proposition was adopted. Mr. Myers called, attention. to th Paragraph in the re-jamber of Commerce on preronted bythe Taotai, which he deemed worthy of consideration.
Whereupon the following was adopted be only with the object of distinguishing auc That if Regulations are required, th Foreign Imports as resemble native produce.
The restriction ax to the private con-deration of the five Rules by the Cham-bor of. Commerce, was removed, and the Consular Body then adjourned,
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