A meeting of the Committee was held onthe 10thinst. Present—W. S. Wetmore, Esy., in the chair; the Very Rev. Dean Butcher, Revs. E, R. Palmer and W. Muirhead, Messrs. Lemarchand, Wood, Hiibbe, and Dr. Johnston.
The TREASURER re} progress as to the funds, and stated that upwards of Tis, 61,000 had been collected, and that a sum of Tls. 5,000 was now on hand.
The Secnerany read various letters from the Missionaries in the North, as to the condition of things there.
The Cuanoras said that as Tls. 30,000 had been sent to Shansi, and there were many difficulties in the way of money being forwarded thither, while the South-west of Chihli and the North-west of Shantung were in circumstances of great distress, it seemed proper to confine our remittances for the present to Tientsin and Peking, for distribution in these needy districts, This was agreed to. It sza8 also resolved to transmit Tls. 5,000 to the Committee at Tientsin to-day, for appropriation and uso that rey Mr. Dexsy, the U.S, Consul at Tientsin, and a member of the Committee there, was present at the meeting, and described the state of tatters in the places He read a communication from lon, French Consul at 'Tientsin, ing for assistance in behalf of the Missivnaries and the Sisters of Charity hospital a Mr. Wervone read a letter from M. Jourdan, at Chefoo, acknowledging the assistance that had' been for ud Shantung, and begging a continuance of it for the Western parts of that province, that are suffering much from famine The Committee expressed thei sympathy with the requests them, and desired the the Committee at applications, and fr are read, confirmed, signed, und for publication, Statement, for the woak ending 6th is submitted for inspection, and \dry accounts are signed, Obstructions on Footpaths.—Polico to be instructed to seo that the footpaths are not obstructed by coolies carrying bales, &c., or by jinrickshas, Land. Registration Committee—Building Regulations.—The names of the Landrenters who had expressed their willingness to serve upon the Committee were submitted, and it was resolved that the following be selected:—Messrs. J, Bell-Irving, J. Buchanan J. M. Cory, F. B, Forbes, F. A. Groom, H. Lester, and A. MeLeod.
It was further resolved that the Gommittee should be requested to take into consideration the proposed regulations for native buildings, and to draw up a set of rules which will be likely to meet with the approval of the Ratepayers.
General Hospital.—Draft Trust Deed was submitted and, with a slight alteration, approved.
Trees on outside Roads,—Tho following correspondence was submitted Shanghai, Sth April, 1878, Str,—For some time past the Council ha received almost daily reports of the tree lanted by them on the outekirte of th ent having been cut down by natives, and carried away for firewood, or other purposes.
T have now the honor to address you on the subject, and to beg that you will bring it the notice of HE the Trotai, req.
im to take such steps as will for the future destruction of trees which are intended to ornament the Settlement and suburbs, Sv far as the Council are awat immediate neighbourhood, but by royed, not only by the' villagers
gers, and vagrants also, from the boats anchored' in the Crock therefore beg. that you wil E. the Taotai the urgent necess wed, ordering juring the trees, 'TVepsous that in the heivg done to them, they will be mnsible, and obliged to replace those destroyed. cloned copy of on thia subject from the of Police, in which he states lets where the trees have been injured aro—No, 12 district on the its-poo Road, No. 28 district be+ tween the Bubbling Well and Jo T have the honor to be, Your most obe
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