At the Meeting of the Council held in the Board Room, No. 23, Kiangse Road, Shanghai, on Friday, the 18th March, 1881, at 9,30 a.m.
Present:—Messrs, R, W. Little (Chairman), Fredk. Bridge, A. Burman, H.
Hearn, Geo. J. Holland, H. Lester, Moses, and the Secretary.
The Minutes of previous meeting are read, confirmed, signed by the Chairman, and passed for publication.
Cash Statement, for week ending 17th inst., is submitted, and cheques for sundry accoituts are signed.
Cattle in Native Dairies—The Inspector reports that on 11th inst. he found all the cattle healthy and free from disease.
Proclamations—Abduction of Widows, &c.—Letter from Senior Consul submitted, forwarding a proclamation by the Mixed Court Magistrate prohibiting the abduction of widows, &c., which, in compliance with his request, is ordered to be pested in the Settlement.
Compownd.—The following correspondence Widening Kiangse Road, at Cathedral is submitted and ordered to be published Shanghai, 10th March, 1881, Municipal Surveyor havi repr requite a portion of the Cathedral compound, for the purpose of widening the Kianges Road, I am now authorised by my ce-T'rustees of the Cathedral property to make the following propositions 1.—That the Council lease from the Trus-teas of the Cathedral a strip of the Eastern feet in width, for a period of ninety-nine portion of the compound, not exceeding eight yeara from this date.
2.—That fur the uso of such strip of land the Council pay to the Trustees a rental of three hundred taels annually in advance, 3.—That the Council undertake not to rect any buildings upon the land, 4—That the Coaucil bear all the cost of removing the trees, the wall, and the gates, and replacing them to the satisfaction of the Trastees, That at the expiration of the term of ninety-nine years the Council give up the laud to the Trustees, if required, Tam, Sir, Your obedient servant, Warp, Prustee & Hon. Treas, Trin, Cathedral.
R. F. Taornony, Esq.,
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