At the'Meeting of the Council held in the Council Room, 17, Kiangse Road, Shanghai, on Monday the 14th October, 1878, at 9.30 o'clock a.m.
Present:—Messrs, J. Hart (chairman), R. H. Artindale, G. J. W. Cowie, P. G. Hubbe, BE, H. Lavers, B. G. Low, R. Mackenzie, J. H. Wisner, G. Withers, and the Secretary.
The Minutes of the previous Meeting are read, confirmed, signed, and passed for publication.
The Cash Statement, for the week ending 12th instant, is submitted for inspection, and cheques for sundry accounts are signed.
Landing Accommodation.—Repairs to be effected to the jetty in front of Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co.'s promises.
Lighting. Representations being made regarding, the absence of lighting in, the Quangse Road between Canton and Hankow Roads, it is decided to place six new lamps in this road and neighbourhood.
Volunteers.—Letters submitted from Capt. Sim and Lieut. Groom resigning their commissions in the Volunteers.
Major Hart wished it to be noted that he also resigned his commission, and mentioned that the officers had resolved to ask the Council to call a public meeting of the residents to decide what steps should be taken to re-organize the Corps.
The Council unanimously agreed that it would be unadvisabletoallowthe Volunteers to be disbanded, and decided to call a neeting to arrange, if possible, for steps Yeing taken to keep up, at all events, the nucleus of a Corps, should it be found impossible to keep together the present Companies.
Tt is ssu that Monday, the 28th instant, at 2.30 p.m., would bea suitable time for it.
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