Muxvres of meeting of Consular Body, held on Monday, 22nd May 1876, at the British Consulate Office.
Present:—Messicurs Godeaux, Eh tiernsson, Boleslawaki, Bradford, Lieder, and Medhurst. awa.
from the al excuse ing himself on the plea of indisposition. Having. read: the programme of business for the days sitting, Mr. Medhurat introduced Capt. Bisbee, Harbour master, whose presence was essential to the discussion of some of the subjects to be submitted.
Captain Brseze Inid on the table and explained a plan, showing the Bund line of the French,' English, and American Settlements, and th which tops sject into the stream. ies oF pontuot
apt. Bisbee requested the approval of the Consular Body.
Mr, Mepuursr reminded the meeting of the Bund line of both the is, North and South of the Yang-king-pang, hind already been Inid before the Consuls, and that a Committee had been appointed to deal with the matter, consisting of Mr, Seward, the Count de Chappedelaine, and himself, It was agreed that the same Committee, (substituting the gentlemen at pr office, for those who had previously presented France and the United Sta be requested t t Captain Bisbee, consider the expediency of adopting proposed jetty line, reporting the result to 4 future meeting.
Mr. Mepaorsr next suggested that the hind oon for making pub ie the the Harbour Regular the flat Februnry Inst, thy by the several Ministers having now no doubt had time to reach Shanghai, In his own case, hi ed, he had received Si proval of the amended rules, and Mr. Bradford annonveed their approval by the er, Mr, Seward; had exception to the wording of the h represented that the amber of Commerce was The Consul-General for Japan had also made an objection to the preamble in dual publication the preamble ied, so as to omit the tones objected to.
Mr. Mepnunsr ti a misunderstanding which had arisen out of the berthing of the vessels of the Flying Squadron on arrival at Wooaung—A Mr, Carlson had called on board the flagship, representing himself as the berthing ollicer, proposi to tive berth which the tense but the pilot, deny authority, had' at own account in a spi wards pronounced by the Harbour master to be fair way, and the whole be mo ma of the aso had boon mode by Admiral Lambert through the Consul, but the Admiral right that, in the interest of all na-ities, a competent officer should be stationed at Woosung to place large vessels of war in safe berths, or, failing this, that the anchoring ground should be marked out, so as to enable vessels to take up berths for themselves. to question on was, moreover, a perfectly officer, "and possessed come years experience in the peculiar duties of his offic Mr. Mupavnsr asked whether sectional of Shanghai, in reply Capt. pace was too ther for sectional arrangement, marks; but he might be made, ith a competent elficer on the spot like Mr, Carlson, to see to their being carried out, would prevent the occurrence of similar mishaps for the future.
Mr, Braprorp bore testimony to the competency of Mr, Carlson, and he proposed that regulations should be drafted accordingly serestn upon, proposed by Captain Bisbee, which was
Captain Brsnee here took his leave.
The next question submitted was the claim of the El authorities to have their proclamations in the Settlements respected by the Municipal Police, irrespective of any submission thereof to the Council previ On this sul ject Mr, Medhurst read correspon: between himself and the Chairman of the Municipal Council, in which the latter had claimed the right to see avd seal all proclamations before issue, and he (the Consul) had contested it—declaring it ion that a visa by an nasessor to the Mixed Court sufficed for all practical purposes, After some discussion, it was proposed by the Chevalier Boleslawski that submission by the Chinese authorities of any proposed proclamation to the Senior Con sul should be regarded as sulticient, and that he should be requested, when giving approval, to send a copy of the proclama 1 to the Municipal Council. position was agreed to, on th ing that this system should of a general char affecting individual foreigners, and all warrants, to be referred to the Consuls interested.
Mr. Cooren B. M. Vice-Consul, happening to present himself at the moment, ied as to the feasibility of this plan, and he gave it ae his opinion that it would work satisfactorily.
(A note from Mr, Bradford. stating that Dr. Yater ce-incides with Mr, Cuoper is Mubuunst was requested to communicate the decision of the Consuls to the Council by letter, the draft of which he promised to circulate before despatch.
Mr. MeDHUST read to the meeting the reply of the Municipal Council to his let ter of 29th March, 1876, on the subject of Wharfage duet, and tein, It was ordered to be laid on the table, Mr. Mepeuxst next offered for inspec tions the plans and drawings &e., furnished by the Dutch Engineers in respect to the Wovsung Bar, and anid that he hud just ort and other papers long. since promised, all written in Engl were so bulky that he would sug:
being circulated ao us to member of the Bud} 'Mr, Luzpe: should be printed previous to ci Me. Mepuvxst undertook to could be effected free of expen plans, he said, would have to be exhibited his office for general reference, A question of ways and means to meet'
es, rendered necessary in the Senior Consul's conduct of jines, was next, and it was agreed that periodical calls of say $5 por Consul, should be made by the Senior il, from time to time, the amount to: found necessary every Medhiurst explained that win of $25 for printing was now due, and that there had been considerable expenses in telegraphing backwards and' Bar Sarvoy, which would have to: be paid, forwards, in connection with the Woos
out of the Tls. 1,000 in hand provided by the Taotai, This was approved of, The meeting then separated, Lvzper, Kais, Deutscher Consul.
Consul de Belgique. B. Caeistrernsson, Vice Consul-General for Sweden & Norway, W._H. Mepuoursr, Chairman, Gopzavx, Consul-General de France,
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