MONIOIPAL COUNCIL, At the Meeting of the Council held in the Board Room, No. 23, Kiangse Road, Shanghai, on Friday, the 18th February, 1881, at 9.30 a.m.
Present:—Mossrs, R. W. Little (Chairman), A. Burman, H.R. Hearn, Geo. J. Holland, J: J. Koawick, Louis "Mon W. ©. Ward; and by invitation, the follo ing members of the new Council:—Messre. F. Bridge, H. Lester, E. Moses, and the Secretary.
The Minutes of previous mosting are read, confirmed, signed by the Chairman, and passed for publication.
Cash Statement, for week ending 17th inst., is submitted, and cheques for sundry accounts are signed.
Cattle in Native Dairies.—Special report from Inspector submitted, stating that on mat. a cow and calf belonging to the Tai Ho dairy in the French Concession were found to be diseased, and on 1th inst. they were inspected by the Health Officer, Dr. Henderson, who pronounced The animals had than been renioved from them to be suffering from cattle plague,
the dairy, and were housed at a place about a quarter of a mile distant, which the dairy man had reuted for the purpose.
Information of the above was at once sent to the French Council.
The other cattle in the dairies were healthy and free from disease.
Volunteers—No. 1 Company Mil-ho-loongs.—Letter from Hon, Secretary No. 1 Company, Mih-ho-loong Rifles, submitted, informing the Council that Mr. D. Glass had been elected Lieutenant, and Mr. J. Morrison Sub-Lieutenant of the Gompany, and requesting them to confirm the appointments and forward commissions in due course.—Commissions are signed by the Chairman, and ordered to be forwarded.
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