At the Meeting of the Council held in the Board Room, No. 23, Kiangse Road, Shanghai, on Friday, the 9th December, 1881, at 9 o'clock a.m.
Present:—Messrs, H. R. Hearn (Chairman), D. Brand, Fredk. Bridge, Geo. J. Holland, H. Lester, E, Moses, J. F. Rodewald, W. ©. Ward, A. G.' Wood, and the Secretary.
The Minutes of previous meeting are read, conticmed, signed by the Chairman, and passed for publication, Cush Statement, for the week ended 8th instant, is submitted, and cheques for sundry accounts are signed.
Barkets,—The Inspector reports that during November the markets were well supplied with gued and wholesome articles of food. The number of animals killed to supply the Foreign market was: oxen 711, sheep 1,043, calves 132, pigs 64; and ab the grease shops for native consumption oxen 247, water buffaloes 327, sheep 1, and ponies 6, The cattle in the native dairies are healthy and free from any disease, and the ponies at the livery stables are in good riy condition.
Kiangse Road, widening between Maiden Lane aid Ningpo Road.—Decided to acquire from Mr. thorne, for the sum of Tls. 3,500, a strip of his Lot 36, litle Deed 27, measuring about Om. 3f. 81. Gh., for the purpose of widening the Kiangse Road
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