At the Meeting of the Council held in the Board Room, No. 23, Kiangse Road, Shanghai, on Monday, the 19th March, 1883, at 4 o'clock p.m.
Present:—Mossra, A. Myburgh (Chairman), C. J. Holliday, R. Mackenzie, G. J, Morrison, J. Roustan, J. Welch, and the The Minutes of last meeting are read, confirmed, signed by the Chairman, and passed for publication.
Cash Statement for week ended 17th inst. is submitted, and cheques for sundry accounts are signed.
Jinrielshas.—Tho Superintendent of Police reports that only 1,415 have been passed and licensed for this month, a great many having been rejected as unfit to ply for hire in the Settl Telephone Line to ing correspondence ordered to be pubished 16th Mare, 1883.
S1e,—I have the honour to enclose trans: lation of a letter received from the Bagi of the Mixed Court referring to the protection, by the Municipal Pol of a new telephone line between this Settlement and Siccawei Observatory.
Thhavo the honour to be, Your obedient servant, Focks, His German Majesty's Consul-Generat and Senior Consul.
To Atzx. MraoraH, Esq.,
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