The Minutes of the last meeting are read, confirmed, siued.by the Chairman and passed for publication.
Cash Statement for the past week is submitted and cheques for sundry accounts are signed.
Cattle in Native Dairies.—The following report is ordered to be published Brruns or Annuaus Keer ar rie Navive Davies. 883.
22 dee 824 inspected the animals tioned dairies thee tity, all healthy and it fairly" good Submitted, Native Brothels.—Letter from the Senior Consul is submitted enclosing four copies of a proclamation issued by the Chinese Local Authorities warning brothel kee against ill treating the inmates of their establishments; to which he has affixed his seal and which it is desired to have posted in the Settlement.
Decided to hand the proclamation to the Police to be posted.
Dredging of the Soochow Creek.—The following despatch from the Senior Consul is submitted and ordered to be published HIM. Consulate-General, Shanghai, 28th May, 1888.
Str,—I have the honour to inform you that 4 Rave qecejved a letter from the Taotai, in hich he me to acquaint you that to-tow, the oth inet biicere depoted him, together with the Harbour Master, vill inva been ex It is noteworthy that the subsidised lines of the company ranning an the Soochow Creek with to Asia and Australasia have entailed a hich considerable loss. The nian line to East Asia and the branch line running there have caused a loss of m.2,153,867, the main and branch lines teand in Aust tralia a loss of invite the Council to make an examination m.1,989,272, the Mediterranean line loss of the boundaries for themselves.
10,459,036. "Of this total loss of m.4,602,176 Thave the honour to be, there is remaining, after consideration of the Imperial subsidy to the amount.
'Your obedient servant, m.4,400,000, a loss of m.202,176. 'To this P. J. Hucues, loss there are to be added' m.366,552 for Senior Consul and.
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