Minutes of the Annual Meeting of Landrenters on the British Concession at Kin-kiang, held at 11.B.M.'s Consulate on the 4th February, 1883 George Jamieson, Esy., H.B.M. Consul, inthe Chair, Present:—Messra, Simpson, Allen, St, Croix, and Hykes, The outgoing il presented their report and accuttuts for the year 1884, as follows Report of the Municipal Council, Kiv the yeu Bist December, 1884.
The Council at the close of its term of office has the pleasure to report a of Municipal affaire, Taels 1,800.82 represents th total receipts for the year, against Tacks 1,5:.27 in 183: while the expenditure has been Taele 1,782 4:
Trois 1,616.39, of Tael for by th the police force and cost of now wnifo principal improvements of year avo been the raising of the Rond, completed in Febuary, and gravelling the back al in December. of expenditure is made up of items for lighting the concession, Council is in receipt of a letter from the Honorary Treaturer of the Kiukiang bund Works Committee calling attention to the state of the apron (which lias been consider. ably weakened by the digging out of mud by certain Jot holders a yen Cust Committee are prepared to pay half, leavin; will be aes 450, of which the airing and widen:
tite remainder to be paid by tie Lausreuterre Itis further necessary to bring under the notice of the last-named body the condition of the Bund between Old E-we and the Commissioner _of Euston private residence. ern] places, great danger gether at the course is to pull down th anid portion re-build on a far more sul fautial foundation than the present one of only eighteen inches.
The cost of the work is estimated by the native contractors at about five hundred fuels, "f which however it is hoped that the Baud Works Committe will agree to pay half, It therefore proposed to fix the call at Th per lot for the present year tu prov vide funds for the aforesaid re+ pair to the eum required annually during high water, as not only the stone facing but a great portion of the Bund itself would then come down, (Signed) Jou R. Hynes, Chairman.
Hon. Secretary, The Landrenters of Kiukiang in account curs rent with the Muvicipal Council, Lat Jane uary (0 let December, 1884.
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