'Sir,—According to Ulause 11 of the above-named deed if the annual' number of subscribers to this Institution do not amount to fifty, the Council shall appoint the whole of the members of the General Committee."
As the total number of subscribers for the ask he Council to kindly nominate the said past year does not amount to fifty, we must Committee. I submit for your information the name of twelve willing to serve, should they meet with the approval of the Council, Mr. E. F, Alford, Mrs, J. Buchanan, Br. and Mrs. J. C. Bois, Mrs, Bondfeld, Rev. H. ©. and Mrs. Hodges, Rev. Win." Muirhead, v.b., Br. WY, W. Poate, Dr. Stuebel, Mra. Wickham, and Mr. O. Thorne.
The Report and Accounts will be sent to ain due course, and we hope the usual grant will be provided for, as customary, in~ Your Budget for the coming year.
Iam, Sir, obedient servant, To A. R. Borer, Chairman of the ott President. ipal Council.
Municipal Council, Shanghai, 20th January, 1898.
Sm,—Your letter of 18th instant, on the subject of tke appointment of your General Committee for the ensuing year, was laid before the Council yesterday, and I am Airected to reply thereto that the Council has pleasure in appointing the twelve ladies and gentlemen enumerated by you, Tam, Sir, Your obedient servant, J. 0. P. Buasp, Secretarye Conxexius THorxe, Esq.
President, The Thomas Hanbury School and Children's Home.
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