At the Mesting of the Council held in the Board Room, No. 23, Kiangse Road, Shanghai, on Friday, the '30th December, 1881, at 9 o'clock a.m.
Present:—Messra. H. R. Hearn (Chairman), D, Brand, Geo. J. Holland, H. Looter, E. Moses, J. F. Rodewald, W. 0. Ward,' A. G. Wood, and the Secretary.
The Minutes of previous meeting are read, confirmed, signed by the Chairman, and passed for publication, Cush Statement, for the week ended 29th instant, is submitted, and cheques for sundry accounts are signed.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.