the Meeting of the Council held at the Council Room, No. 17, Kiangse Road, Shanghai, on Thursday, the 24th July, 1879, at 9 o'clock a.m, Present:—Messrs. R, W. Little(chairman), R. H. Artindale, J. S. Fearon, W. Howie, P. G. Hiibbe, J. Bell-Irving, J. Welch, and the Secretary.
The Minutes of the previous Meeting are read, confirmed, signed and passed for publication.
The Cash Statement, for the week ending 23rd instant, is submitted, and cheques for sundry accounts are signed.
Burials at New Cemeter Attention is directed to the rules for the of the New Cemetery, and it contrary to Rule 6, the Municipal Sexton has recently allowed burials to take place before having obtained a permit from the Surveyor or a Medical Certificate of Death. Decided to impress upon the Sexton the necessity of strictly observing the rules, and that in no case is an interment to be allowed until the Certificate of Death has been forwarded to the Surveyor, and a permit obtained from him.
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