Local Post Office.—The following are the terms of the agreement made for the trausfor of the Local Post 1,—The Council will on the thirty-first day of October 1897 close ita Postal Department ind the next morning hand over to the Imperial, Chinese Post Office, the whole of staff of that Department and the Pill The Timperial Chinese. Post Office may to take, except land and buildings.
2.—Tihe Imperial Chinese Post Office will take over the same on the date above-named for that par]
3.—The Couocit will thereupon publish notification that the Local Post Office has been taken over by the Imperial Chinese Post Office.
4.-The following shall be terms of this Agreement (a) Mail matter leaving the Shanghai Settlements to be dealt with in accordance with the Coast Mail Rules.
(b) Mail matter for the Settlements to be dealt with in accordance with the Foreign Rules or Const Rules according as it comes from other places in China, 7c) Mail matter circulating within the Sottiementé, as also within the area now supplied with Pillar boxes to be dealt with in accordance with the Settlement (Port or Concession) Rules, but for five years to come will not be charged higher rates than th Council's present rates for non-subscribers.
'V.B.—The term Settlements" as above used is understood to mean the area at present comprised or any urea to be in future comprised, within the. foreign Settlement limits daring the period of this agreement (d) Mr. Romer is to have the position of clerk at Hk, Tls. 150 monthly with rear allowance, and the Chinese staff are to have whale present pay.
The Pillar and other boxes and other For at a fair price to be escessed on them as aut and stores taken over are to be paid
Plant and Stores of a going concern and to Health Oficer.—It is resolved to: adver-tine locally for applications to fill the post now vacant; and in case this measure prove to be without satisfactory result, that steps be taken to obtain a properly qualified man by advertising in England.
Dairy Inspection.—The following corres pondence is ordered t" be published Shanghai, 12th October, 1897.
Dear Sin,—I hear that the Foreign Settlement Municipal Council is about to take steps concerning the sale of milk and adulteration of same.
very willingly would submit to the French Council ary. scheme in the line of a common action in that respect.
Yours truly, Bane, To the Cuamaax of the Municipal Council.
Municipal Council, Shanghai, 12th October, 1897.
Sim,—I have the honour to acknowle the receipt of your letter of yesterday's date in which you express your willingness. to submit to the French Council a scheme for ce-operating with this Council in measures for preventing the sale of adulterated milk in the Settlements, etc. In reply, I now beg to enclose for your information a copy of the Municipal Notification which it is proposed shall have expressed its endorsement of the to publish 20 soon as the Consular Body measures therein provided for, and I trust The following reports are submitted, and that these measures may receive your sup-ordered to be published with the foregoing you the assurance of the pleasure which it Port, I'take this opportanity to convey to minutes.
Police.—Return of apprehensions, etc., has afforded the Council of this Settlement made by the Municipal Police during the to learn of your readiness to ce-operate in a week ending the 16th day of Octuber, 1897: matter of such importance to the Pablic Health.
Offencss. No. of appre: Tensions, Thavg the honour to be, Breach of Municipal Regulations 12 Cruelty to Animal: 4 Your obedient servant, Fraud 1 J. S. Feanos, Forious riding or driving 8 Vice-Chairman, Gambling 13 Monsieur E, Bar, Kidnapping 2
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