Rerorr.
The Committee have the honour to report that prior to the first meeting held on the 28th November there were seven resident members of the Association; at and since that meeting fifty-five new met-bers have been enrolled, making a list of sixty-two British residents in China, members of the Association, which will probably be increased by the support of residents in the Coust and Riverine Ports, to whom the objects of the Association are being explained, and whose adhesion may be confidently expected, The Committee requested Mr, W. H. Talbot to accept the honorary offices of treasurer for the time being; 8 expire with this meeting.
Correspondence hus been opened with the honorary secretary, Mr. R. 8. Gundry, in London, fu information us to the enrollment of members and the forma tion of local Committees, During their brief tenure of office the retiring Committes have had before them as worthy the attention of the Associntion the subjects following, in which the new Committee may possibly take interest 1.—The probable effect upon foreign trade in the Far East of the adoption by India of a gold standard; or the close of the Indian wints to forcher rupee coinage.
2,—The promotion of improved arrange ments for facilitating the transfer of land ered at the British Consulate, especi-44.04 ily in regard to the unnecessary difficulties and delays caused by the Chinese local authorities, 3.—The anomaly, and disadvantages attendant upon the enforcement by the British Post Office in China of rates of postage to Union and Non-Union Countries in excess of those charged by the American, French, German and Japanese Pust Offices to the same places.
The present Committee will place their resignation in the bands of the general meeting, who will proceed to the election, by ballot, of a new Committee which, it is suggested, should not be less than five or more than nine in number. A list of members, all of whom are competent to serve, ppended; and those gentlemen willing the new Committee will oblige by sending in their names to the Lonorary secretary on or before the 20th instant. W. H. Tazsoz, Hou. Secret ry pro tein, Shanghai, 12th January, 1893.
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with the Fire Company fur the purpose.
Mr, R. M. Campbell, in seconding, said there was.a very strong feeling that the Bull should be given. Times, however, wore pretty hard just now, but if affairs were properly managed there was no reason why they should not have 8 very good Ball. He suggested that some euch plan as the following: should be adepted:—that every subscriber should be enticed t" nominate two Indies for invitation, and that in the ease of mai ladies the nomination should also include their husbands, and daughters or lidies-attached to hold; thus in the case of a married lady with two daughters, the nomination would extend four." He also thought a date should be fixed for nominations, after which n nominations should be received, He not think it was necessary they should throw their invitations broadest, as they had been very glad to do in times past, but which they could not cly uow owing to E. Gover, Hon. Secretary.
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