Company.
Case of Tsao Si-yung.—The Chairman directs attention to the case of Si-yung and reads stotment: showing that since his im-Toon paid te him as wages and $160 have isonmient in 1883 about Tls. 530 have
been given to his mother in order to fucilitate his release.
As it seems probable that he will not be released from prison, so long as he receives his wages from the Council the Chairman Tecunmumends that after this month the payments should cease, that a letter shoul written to the Senior Consul informing him of this decision and requesting him to ascertain from the Ta'o-tar what sentence was really passed on Si-yung, and whether he is likely to be released at an early date.
Decided to agree to this.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.