At the Meeting of the Council held in the Board Room, No. 23, Kiangse Road, Shanghai, on Monday, the 12th March, 1883, at 4 o'clock p.m.
Present:—Messrs. A. Myburgh (Chairman), J. 8. Ezekiel, ©. J. Holliday, R. Mackenzie, G. J. Morrison, J. Roustan, J. Welch, and the Secretar The Minutes of last meeting are read, confirmed, signed by the Chairman, and passed for publication.
Cash Settlement for week ended 10th inst. is submitted, and cheques for sundry accounts are signed.
Cattle in Native Dairies.—Tho Inspector reports that on 10th inst. he found all the cattle healthy and free from disease.
Closing a Public Road.—Letter from Mr. Kingamill submitted, forwarding copy of his correspondence with H.B.M. Consul regarding the closing of the road across the old railway land, and, in compliance with his request, it is decided to address the Senior Consul requesting him to communicate with the Taotai with the view of acquiring the strip of land required for a new road in a line with the Tien-dong Education Grant—Eurasian School.—Tho following correspondence is ordered to be published Shanghai, 10th Marob, 1883.
Sm,—We are in receipt of your communica tion of 7th inst., and in reply, have to that we are sorry our letter was considered to imply our willingness to continue the manage ment of the Eurasian School under its present, ime for an indefinite period. It was our jen that a qualified Master and Mi indispensable for the proper and. eff ing of the institution, and proportion as in Mr. and Mies Gill's time, when there we nu 40 and 50 scholars. On this ground, therefore, application was made to Mr. Hanbury in pursuance of the wish of the Educationary Committee that the buildings and ground should be ceded to the Council, on the condition that the Council should undertake the superintendence of the institution in time to come: as Mr. Hanbury has agreed to this proposal, the Council was appealed to for a grant of Tls. 2,500 to be set apart for the working of the school, and the obtaining of efficient teachers during the cui rent year. All this was supposed by us to have been arranged and determined on at the Ist meeting of the Ratepayers, and, though by an oversight no formal resolution instructing the Council to accept Mr. Ha bury's offer and carry out the other requi ments of the change was passed, believed that the and int indicated rms upon grant was ringgest that the conduct of the school should go on as before, and that the Council are disposed to allowance from month to mest current exper monly our wit early take of Mr. Hanbury to do This might lead to the school being closed, an event we should much how it would meet the views ro we to endeavour to find a or, would they make the Tis, 100" month if the ied wore found suitable for pomsesing the ne met with at Hongkong or in Japan, We are, Sir, Your obedient servants, Wat, Morrzan, Trustee of C. E. Pexvoup, the Eurasiam Banvey Vacueut, School, To the Secrerany of the Municipal Council, Shanghai, 14th March, 1883, Grntumuex,—I have to acknowledge roceipt of your letter of 10th mat., whioh has been submitted to the Council, and in reply, Iam directed to say that th pared at present to undertake any in connection with the Euras but as they do not wish it to be will be glad to contribute the {one hundred support, until ments can be made for the tr School to the Municipality, Tam, Gontl Your obedient servant, Rov, Wat, Murmameap, Meesre. G, E. Pesrotp, Vacueut, Secretary.
Trustees of the Eurasian School.
New Municipal Regulations and By-Laws,—In accordance with the suggestion made by the Chief Justice at the Ratepayers' meeting, it is decided before forwarding the New Municipal Regulations and By-Laws to Peking for the approval of, and confirmation by the Foreign Ministers, to submit them to the Legal Adviser for rey in, with the view of having any alterations made in the wording of them, which he may consider necessary.
Police—Changes in Force.—Mr. Holliday asks whether the Watch Committee are at liberty to go on making the changes in the constitution of the Police Force which they consider desirable, such as engaging Sikhs and increasing the foreign element, and it decided that before anything is done, the whole scheme should be submitted to the Council.
The Meeting then adjourned.
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