A meeting of Consuls was held at the Italian Consulate-General, the 23rd December, 1872.
Present the Consular Representatives of Austria, Denmark, Great Britain, Holland, Italy, Germany, Russia, Spain and the United States.
On the resignation by Mr.
Viguali of the position of Senior Consul it was unanimously determined that the Chairmanship of the Consular Body should be annually elective, and Mr. Medhurst was elected Chairman for 1873.
'A letter (A) from the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, with reference to the proposed introduction of a protective clause in the bonds given on the export of rice, copper cash, d&c., was considered, and it' was determined' that the matter should be referred to the Ministersat Pekin.
It was determined that an expression of the sense of the Consular Body of the services of M. Vignali should be recorded.
(Signed) E. H. Stacuex, J.J. Extrzranza, J. K. Reprxa, B. Brapronp,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.