The Minutes of the previous Meeting are read, confirmed, signed and passed for publication.
The Cash Statement, for the week ending 9th instant, is submitted for inspection, and cheques for sundry accounts are signed.
Dues on Merchandize—Claim for Dues—Municipal Council versus L. Gouilloud.—Tho following correspondence with the Senior Consul is submitted Shanghai, 7th October, 1878, Sur,—I have the honor to hand you here. with the Judgment delivered by the Acting Consul-General for France upon acate recently heard before him, in which the Muni Council sued Mr, Gouilloud, a French citizen ing in this Settlement, for dues on silk passed by him through the Chinese Custom Houee, but shipped from his business premises in the French Concession.
At the sane time I have to request that you will be good enough to submit the decision to the Board of Consuls, and obtain from them, if possible, an expression of opinion upon the merits of the case.
From the do-ment now sent you, you will learn that there was no dispute ae to facts, and that the point which the French Court was called upon to decide was, whether or not the 9th Article of the Land Regulations was intended to apply to persons residing in this Settlement but having their business premises situated in the French Concession, The Acting
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