The Minutes of last meeting are rend, confirmed, signed by the Chairman, and passed for publication.
Cash Statement, for wack ended 16th inst., is submitted, and cheques for sundry accounts are signed.
Cattle in Native Dairies.—Tho Inspector reports that on 16th inst. he found all the cattle healthy and free from disease, Proposed Slaughter Houses at Pak-siewjao.—The Chairman mentions that the French Council propose expending Tis, 7/8,000 in purchasing a piece of land and constructing slaughter houses in the neighbourhood of Pah-sion-jao at the west end of the Rue clu Consular, and that he has been asked whether this Council will ce-operate with them by ing upon the butchers in the Settlements north of the Yang-king-Pang souding all their cattle to be killed at them.
The Inspector of Markets reports that there are now 16 slaughter houses, 11 at Pah-sion-jao on the wast hank of the Creek there, and 5 in Hongkew the west bank of the Hongkew Creek, and as they are all outside the Settlements and not under Municipal control, cleanliness cannot be insisted on 5
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