The Minutes of the last meeting are read, confirmed, signed by the Chairman and passed for publication, Cash Statement for the past week is submitted and cheques for sundry accounts are signed.
Cattle in Nutice Duivies.—The following report is ordered to be published Remarks, Parl gi CE oat lontage Watvesiay lit Fenay of hat weep and inspected the cattle kept at the above named places uld ets al igo health and ein.
Submitted, J. ba, of Markt, be, of Meth, Portrait of Sir IL. 8. Parkes.—The Chairman places before the members a portrait of the late Sir H. 8. Parkes, K.C.B., G.C.M.G, which he states he has been asked to present to the Council.
Decided to accept the picture with cordial thanks, and arrangements are to be made for hanging it in the Board Room.
Medical" Examination.—The following letter is read and ordered to be published Shanghai, 20th July, 1887.
Sim,—I have the honour to beg that you will accept for yourself, and convey to the members of the Municipal Council, my most sincere and hearty thanks for the kindness you and they have shown towards me, and iny students, in regard to the scheme for the medical education of Chinese in China, benefits and goodness of such. sympathetic No one appreciates more than we do the
support as has been vouchsafed in Shanghai and Tean assure you our gratitude is in full ceping with the generous consideration calling it forth.
Thave the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant, W. Wykenan Myers, Hon. Surycon and Instructor, MAM. Hospi. and Mutt. School.
A. G. Woon, Chairman,' Municipal Council, Shanghai, Carriage Trugie.—The annexed petition, along with two others to the same effect, is submitted Stn,—We beg to submit for the considera-Shaughad, 24th July, 1887. tion of the Municipal Council with regard to the licensed carriages in the settlement. consequence of the unlimited trade ied on here, merchants of different like residing in the settlement, which well gor the Council.
But recently the number of licensed carnages is rapidly increasing and they go about the streets of the settlement from night till morning and make noise all the time. We therefore beg that the Council will be pleased to stop these carriages going about after 1.30 am. By so doing the residents in the setilement will be greatly obliged.
Jo Cuts Sirs, and others.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.