At the Meeting of the Council hold in the Board Room, No. 23, Kiangee Road, Shanghai, on Monday, the 25th April, 1881, at 9.30 a.m.
Present:—Messra, R. W. Little (Chairman), Fredk. Bridge, A. Burman, H. R. Hearn, Geo. J. Holland, J. J. Keswick, H. Lester, E. Moses, and the Secretary.
The Minutes of the previous meeting are read, confirmed, signed by the Chairman, and passed for publication, Cash Statement, for week ending 23rd April, is submitted, and cheques for sundry accounts are signed.
Cattle in Native Duiries.—The Inspector reports that on 23rd April, he found all the cattle healthy and free from disease.
Volunteers—March-out to Woosung, &c.—The following correspondence is ordered to be published Shanghai, 19h April, 1881.
Sts,—As senior captain of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps, I beg on behalf of my brother officers and the members of the Volunteer service to communicate with the Council, through you, wi lew to obtai ing their countenance and support to a general field day of all arms on Saturday 23rd inst.
It is considered very desirable, before the heat of summer renders it impossible, that the Volunteers should have one excursion into the country under arms, and gain by Practice in camping out, some of the ex: perience necessary to efficiency. take place if the Council Such " march-out, as pro
necessary expenses for commissariat, &.; and as the most favourable day for parade would be Saturday next, I beg to ask that you will be 80 good as to lay the matter before the Council as early as possibi.
For the information of the Council, should n that the following is a eketoh of the programme of the plated trip 1,—Fall in at the Police Compound at 1.30 p.m. on 23rd, with all arms.
'h'to Woosung by the line of the ut & pam, 4.—Inspeotion at 8 a.m. on 24th, 2.55 General Parade and Geld operations at 6.—Muster at 6 a, 25th, Monday, for the retura march, reaching Shanghai at 9
T have the honour to be; Your obedient servant, Barnzs Dantas, Captain S.V.A., Senior Captain in charge 8.V.0, W. Lrrmiz, Esq., Ghairman of the Muvicipsl Council, Shanghai, 20th April, 1881.
Srr,—Your letter of 19th instant, addressed to the Chairman, en submitted to the and I'am directed to inform you the proposed ghai Volantecrs to Saturday next and camp-out ther morning will entail Tam, Sir, "Your obedient servant, To Banxes Daxtas, Captain 8.V. Artillery, and wnior Captain in charge 8.V. Corps, Public Garden,—The following corre pondence is ordered to be published 6th April, 1881. ts and tax-payers in quire of you what is the rule in regard to the admission of Chinese to the Public Garden, There is la view no official notification giving such information, Wo have frequently seen Chinese in it, but, yesterday, when some of us ventured to enter, the police at the gate forbade na, Your obedient servente, Hongkew Hospital, Toxa Mow-onza, Compradore to Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Ca, 1. C. Cues, Toxa Pivo-k, Cuuxa Or-toxa, China Merchants' 8. N. Ca, L. Keno Vast. F, Taornuey, Esq., Sec., Municipal Council, Shanghai, 20th April, 1881, egard to the admit to the Public Garden.
Lau directed to say that as the limited size it is obvious that d, but the and well-dressed Chivai if avy have been excluded, it has been a mistake on the art of the Constable at the gate, which the unoil regret, Lam, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, To Messrs. Yoxa-Kixa-vex, secretary,
Tone Mow-ong, and others, Shanghai, 25th April, 1881, Guxrummmy,- With reference to my letter of 20th inst., I am directed to explain to you that. the Council do not intend to recognise right on the part of Chi len, which in the terms of Consul letter of 20th June, 1868, was
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