Who is the happy Consul? Who is he hat each aspiring sub. should wish to He who, behind inhospitable door, Plays, like Trafalgar founts, from ten to four Takes Rip Van Winkle as a type to follow, And makes his Consulates Sleepy Hollow, Content to snooze his lazy hours away, Sure of a pension and his monthly pay So he can keep on good terms with his Chief Lets meaner interests come to utter grief Treats with smooth oil august Legation nerves, With vinegar the public whom he serves. Each case through native spectacles he sees, Less Consul than Protector of Chinese Trembles at glances from Viceregal eyes, Andcowers before contemptuous T'actais; But should mere nationals his aid im-
The Minutes of the last meeting are'réad, confirmed, signed by the Chairman and passed for publication.
Cash Statement for the past week is submitted and cheques for sundry accounts are signed.
Return of Prisoners apprehended and Police daily reports for. the past week are submitted. submitted: satiny thal during March Markets.—Report. by the Inspector is
visited the markets and butcher shops daily and always found them well supplied with good and wholesome articles of food, The cattle kept at Pah'Sien Jaoh and those brought tothe various slaughter houses have been healthy and in fairly good condition, but those brought to the grease shops for native use although free from disease have been thin and in very poor condition, 0 beef offered for sale at the different butcher shops has been of good quality, and there has been a plentiful supply of mutton, fish and vegetables all of good quality.
Thonumberofanimale slaughtered during the month to supply the foreign market has been: oxen 647, sheep 1,223, calves 124, pigs 68, and sold to the grease shops for native use oxen 66, water buffaloes 93, sheep, dead, 11, and por latter, 4 of the oxen were sick, and 4'water buffaloes were when brought to the grease shops.
The pavies at the native livery are all healthy, and there has been erable improvement in their condition generally, during the month.
274 Carriages have been licensed for April, against, 277 last month, and 273 for 2,669 Jinrikahas, and 2,962 Wheelbarrows have also been licensed.
H.B.M.'s Consulate General.—Tke following correspondence is read and ordered to be published.
HLB.M. Consulate-General, Shanghai, 31st March, 1891.
Srn,—I have the honour to inform you that Iam banding over charge of Her Britannic Majesty's Consulate-General to-day to Mr.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.