Musvres of the Annual Meeting of Landrenters in the British Concession, Chinkiang, held at H.B.M.'s Consulate on the 16th January, 1878.
Present:—Messrs. Bean, representing 6 votes; Gearing, 7; Daae, '3; Jerdein, 1; Carnie, 1; Starkey, 1; Eimery, 1.
Cuainman, Mr. E. H. Parker, Assistant-in-charge. The notices (1) ¢alling the Meeting; (2) circulating a statement. of the past year's accounts; and (3) bringing forward a special motion for consideration, were read.
The meeting then proceeded to elect a Council for 1878. Five names were handed in: Messrs. Bean, Starkey, Gearing, Daae, and Jerdein, Mr. Carnie questioned the right of Mr. Jerdein to vote.
Mr. Jerdein produced an authority from Mr. A. G. Wood, attorney for Mr. H. B. Gibb, to vote on behalf of Messrs. Gibb Livingston and Ca., the owners of Lot 7.
Mr. Bean questioned Mr. Carnie's authorlity to vote, whereon Mr. Carnie, not having brought his authority with him, to save time withdrew his vote.
No objection having been raised to the five names proposed, the Council for the present year was declared elected.
The Report and Accounts for the past year were next handed round.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.