Minutes of a meeting of the Committee of the' Chamber of Commerce held at the offices of, the Chamber, 1, Kiukiang Road, on Thursday the 8th of Decemiber, "1898, at4 p.m.
Presén—Mesirs. E. F. Alford (in, the chair), C. J. Dudgeon, J. 0. Bois, W. D. Little, E. Shellim, J.R. M. Smith, A. Worth, and the Secretary, The Minutes of last Meeting were read and confirnied.
Conservancy Bord.—A iiémorandim of the necessary constitution of i Conserviaticy Board for the River Approacties to Shanghai'that had bee drawA up was fully discussed, each clause being seriatim agreed to or aniended, and when completed it was decided to address same to the Senior Consul in reply to his letter of the 29th of September on the subject.
rank Christnias Holidays.—A letter was reid from the Manager of the Chartered Bank of India, ete., proposing to modify Christinas holidays as. agreed to ently in January, by opening the Foreign Exchwige Banks, for general business up to noon on Saturday, the 24th of December, This, was agreed to, and the Secretary was authorised to advertise the change.
After the transuetion of further business the following correspondence was'ordered for publication THE BANK OF CHINA, JAPAN AND THE
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