Genenat.—1,374 tone of road material have been brought down from the Quarry and 5,513 tons have been used daring the month, 3,488 tons of stone were broken by the No. 2 Stone Breaker in the Hongkew Depot, 843 by ordinary hand labour, and 117 tons by convict Lat-our, 7,868 pieces of concrete ware have been made at the Council's Depots. to 564 houses have been received,;19 applications for permits to build relating The average number of labourers employed per day during the month exclusive of cou-tract work was 1,697.
Cuantes Maxxe, Municipal Engineer, Sanitary Department—Health Officer. The annexed report for April is ordered be published 'REPORT OF HEALTH OFFICER FOR APRIL, 1898, Deaths registered in the foreign community during April Small-pox o 0 1897, 1893.
Enteric fever o Total from all cause Death rate per thousand... 6 13.99
Deaths registered among the Chinese in-babiting the Settlements North of the Yangking-pang during April 1897. 189s. Small-pox 6 12 Total from 246 293 gill theamall-pox death belonged to Hong-ow Infectious diseases Notification (Foreign community).
Small-pox 0, cholera 0, typhoid fever 5, typhus fever 0), dysentery 2, diphtheria 1, measles 2, scarlet fever 0, whooping-cough 1, influenza 0, tuberculosis, malaria' 0, lotus poevmonia'0, infantile diarrhea 0, varicula 28, dengue 1; total 40.
Twenty-four reports were received.
Police, Recru'ts.—Seven examined and certi-floated Gt for service.
Lock Honpital—Ist 2nd Sedat Week. Week. Week Week, In-patients... 3 3 1
Vucei active gly pared, which has been proved free from all extraneous organisms by. cultivation i This ned by mouthly inocuation of calves throughout the year.
ARTHUR STANLEY, M.D., B.S. LAND., D.P-IL, Health Officer.
Jettics and Pontoons.—A special Committee is appointed consisting of Messrs. Prentice, Hewett, and Inglis, to examine into and report" the question of erecting new Jetties on the Bund, to relieve the congestion of the Bent traffic at the existing lauding places.
Debenture Issue 1898.—It is decided to alter the date of the period up to which tenders for debentures will be received, from the 10th tothe 25th June, in order to allow sufficient time for per-ons resident in England to telegraph for allotments, Puo Sucretary is authorised to draw. the 120 numbers of the Debentures of the 1890 Loan which will be redeemable on the 30 h Tune, and to advertise the sume.
Pasco da Gama Celebration.—The anneed correspondence is ordered to be published.
Shanghai, 29th April, 1898, Sm,—I have the honour to enclose herewith the programme of the rejoicings which the Portuguese Community have arranged in Shanghai for the commemoration of the arrival in India of the fleet of the great navigator Vasco da Gama, four centuries ago.
is well known that great advantages have resulted to all colonial powers through this event, considered rightly an important step towards progress, and an honour to Portugal, while it jis. fact that its benefits have reached all nations n-ore or less, 80 much so that, for instance, the: Portuguese community of Shanghe! is not among the wealthiest of the place.
Nevertheless the Portugu ese are proud to record the fact that they came to Shanghai on the establishment of the Settlements, and it will not, I am sare, be too much to say, that they have contributed assiduously in their duties in the several offices towards the wealth of the other communities, and have thoroughly identified themselves with them.
These are the reasons why my community hope that the Municipal Council of the Foreiga Settlement, which have adopted a flag embracing the several nations represented here, will be trae to its mottu—Omnia junta in wio—, and will favour the rejoicings in honour of "Vasco da Gama" and cooperate for their splendour.
Thave the honour to be, Your obedient Servant, Joagorat Manta Taavassos VALDEZ, Consul-General for Portugal, To the CHArRMAS of the Municipal Council Kee, Lokapa village, near the South. gate, thus bringing the total number of licen: dairies unto 22. They are as follows Hung Fei, Bubbling Well Road. Sing Kee off mow Yuen Sungof Sis Yuen Kee off Chang Kee, Sinza Road.
Zeang Sang, Soon Sun Sai Chun, Shanghat Dairy Ca, off Carter Road. Ah Chung off Carter Road.
Zee Butler Neo Shioj Stianghai Dairy off Yangtsepoo Road. Wang Tong Shin off Seward Road, Ho Sin Tsi, Lee Hongkew, Dong Hing, No Hung Sing, Loong Sheng, Chan Mow Zang, Sicawei Road. Hoea Yun Sing,
Tai Woo Dairy, French Creek, Wong Hip Keo, Lokaps, South Gate Iam, Sir, Your obedient servant, Joux Cunistie, Tnapector. ipal Council. 12th May, 1898, Str,—I have the honour.to acknowledg; receipt of your letter. of 29th ultimo, who in you ask if the Council wil! ce-operate with the representative committee for commemorating the fourth centenary of the discovery of the sea route to India by Vusco'éa Gama.
At yesterday's meeting of the Council there was a cordial expression of sympathy with the object which this committee has in view, and the Council recognises the importance which the large and influential Portuguese section of the community naturally attaches to this commemoration, The experience and advice of the Munici-Bommittes's disposal, and I hare pleasure la 1 Engineer have already been placed at the
informing you that & grant of Ts. 1,000, out of the public funds, fas been made towards the cost of illuminating the town on the night of the celebration.
Thave the honour, to be, Your obedic servant, J. 8. Fanos, Chairman, To Joaquist Manta Travassos VaLez, Esq C.neul-General of Portugal.
The Meeting then adjourns.
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