At the Meeting of the Council held at the Council Room, No. 17, Kiangse Road, Shanghai, on Thursday, the 19th June, 1879, at 9 o'clock a.m.
Prosent:—Messrs. R. W. Little(chairman), R. H. Artindale, J. S. Fearon, P. G. Hibbe, J. Boll-Irving, E. G. Vouillemont, 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 48th instant, la submitted for inspection, Lsjand cheques for sunday accounts are signed. their willingness to submit the wishes of the Municipal Council to the Commanders of mou of-war arriving at Shanghai.
Thave the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient Servant, His German Majesty's Consul. Gencral, Senior Consul, To R. W. Lrrrtx, Esq., Chairman, Musicipai Council, Shanghai, The Chairman states that he has ascertained that the men from English and American men-of-war are not allowed to bring their knives with them.
Margary Memorial.—Further correspond ence as under is ordered to be published Shanghai, 16th June, 187!
Sir,—We thank you for your letter of the 12th instant, and regret fo learn that the Council are still inclined to adhere to their proposal to eet apart a portion of the public Food for the site of the Margary Memorial—it is this to which we strongly object, and we are confident our views are entertained by the majority of Ratepayers.
In so far as using a part of the Public Garden as a site for the Memorial is concerned, this matter has gove beyond our power to agree to or dissent from, inasmuch as at a meeting of Ratepayers held on the 12th March, 1878, it wae decided by a majority of 56 to 49 that the Public Garden could not be used for that object.
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