R. Mackenzie \..Li A. Sim Decided to confirm these appointments, The commissions are then signed, and ordered to be forwarded.
Uniforms,—Messrs. Sayle & Ca. to be informed that they will get the contract to supply the new Uniforms according to the muster sent, the Helmet to be white instead of black.
Commanding Officer.—Decided to request the Volunteers to attend a meeting upon Monday, the 7th instant, at 6 p.m., to elect 'a Commanding Officer in place of Major Hart resigned.
Port Sanitary Officer—The following correspondence is submitted Shanghai, 22ud March, 1879, Dear Sir,—I would most respectfully call 0 Municipal and request that you before the Municipal ing.
Harbour Re-Shanghai, published in the year 3, with the concurrence of the Taotai, and the consent of the Cusular body, provided especially for the appointment of an Officer of Health, whose duties are defined in these ions under the head of "Sanitary jons for the Port of Shanghai."
regulations wore framed with reference to an epidemic of Cholera which pre-led daring that year, but o far no Sanitary I would respectfully urge upon the Municipal Council of Sh hal, the necessity of having " Port Sanitary Officer without One of the pru would be to see peat suffering from epidemic of Cholera, typhoid Fever, Dysentery, etc., and like-in upon shipmasters the importing such cases removed to Hospital as speedily as possible, In case of vessels arriving from infected ports, or with infectious di on such precautions cretion of the Cor Sanitary Officer mi That no systematic medical supervision of 2 shipping in the port of Shanghai lias ever been provided for, appears to me passing dents are composed of di tionalities, it la true, but the overmhelining e ure water supply staring them in the face, should unite them as one man, under a common flag of safety. It is unneces sary to quote distinguished medical authorities in all countries to prove that the drinking of water contaminated with animal poisone is a fertile source of pestilence and death,
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