position.
Mr, Kisosurct said that he had already prepared a plan which embraced all Mr. Hasit's ideas, and was prepared to undertake the whole matter of building if duly authorized by the Committee.
Mr. Hsi-Cuoxo-uv thought that the funds left for building purposes, after pur-of laud, would be so small that the necessary. He to manage the work himself, gratuitously, and did not seo the necessity of paying for the services of a Foreign Architect. He, moreover, objected to belong to a Committee of which any member was to be allowed to charge for his services.
Mr. Wie thought it would perhaps be better on the whole to employ a Foreign Architect, because of the necessity for cor tinual care and supervision during the erection, as well as the importance of the work being done by some one who could be made responsible, Mr. Toxc Krxe-ste considered that the commission of 24 per cent. on purchase of Jand and of 4 per cent, on Chinese building, would not after all amount to much in the present case; and that a considerable amount of work had to be done for it which would fall heavily on any one not ivi spot. In deference, however,
wait till Mr. Medhurst's return to Shang-objection, it was agreed to in order to have his opinion before coming to definite conclusion on this point.
Mr. Fave suggested that a report of the progress and future prospects of the Institution, embodying the list of donations and annual subscriptions up to Slst of March should be drawn up ut an early date and translated into Chinese. Tt might be printed both in English and Chinese, and circulated gratuitously. This was agreed to; and Mr, Tong-king-sing promised to Sbiain the Chinese Subscription book with the names of annual subscribers from Mr. Wang-yung-ho, who had been asked to collect native subscription Mr. Frye then gave about matters connected with the In tion, that had arisen since the last meeting, He said that Mr. Wade had sent from Peking a subscription of 100 Taels, and expressed his approval of the scheme, Feng, the Taotai of Shanghai, had promised through Mr, Hati to give a liberal donation. Several officials of high rank, in passing through Shanghai, had promised their support. The Honourable Mr. Lawrence had kindly consented to act as Honorary Secretary of the Hone Commit. tee which, by last advices, was to hold ils first meeting as soon as the prospectus and regulations of the Institution, finally determined upon by the Shanghai Committee at their last meeting, should come to hand, Messrs, John Bourne & Ca., the agents for the Institution, had received an oer from a firm in Halifax, to subscribe the sum of ten guineas; they had also forward several packages of articles for exhibiti collected from various manufactur Mossra, Llewellyn & Ca., of Shanghai, had offered a collection of pure drugs' and chemicals; other local firms had promised to send articles when there was accommodation for them, Messrs. Mackenzie & Ca. had kindly consented to take delivery of packages that were arriving, and to give them temporary godown room wutil th building be got ready for them; H. E. the Taotai had promi packages of apparatus for the to pass the Imperial Maritime Customs duty free.
Joux Fryer, Bony. Secretary.
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