Decided to continue the usual subscription of $100.
Canton Road.—Tho following correspondence with Messrs. Adamson, Bell & Ca. is submitted Shanghai, 10th May, 1879.
Gusrumex,—I am directed to inquire whether you are prepared to surrender, for the purpose of widening the Canton road, the portion of Lots.15 and 518, coloured light and dark. blue in the accompanying plan, the Council agreeing to pay you the assessed value for the land, with euch additional sum an may be mutually agreed upon for moving back walla or altering the present buildin smith Hoginnd before glvig a definite answer, As you probably may have to communicate Tam farther d to say that if in the meantime you will put back to the proposed new: line the walls of the buildings now about to be constructed on Lot 518, the Counc hereby agree to purchase the, whole atrip of, Jand, whenever you have authority to surrender it, Tls. $76.00
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