Minutes of a meeting of the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce held at the offices of the Chamber, 1, Kiukiang Road, on Monday the Gth of February, 1809, at 4 pan.
Present:—Messts, El. F. Alford (in the chair), C.J. Dudgeon, J.C. Bois, Wade Gard'ner, A. Korif, W."D. Little, J. H. MeMich el, E. Shellim, A. Worth, and the Secretary.
The Minutes of Inst Meeting were road and confirmed.
Consereancy Board,—A satisfactory reply from the Senior Consul to a letter sent him on the 13th of December was read, and after consideration the draft of an answer fully dealing with the various points touched upon by the Senior Consul was agreed to.
Arbitration.—In view of the number of cases that have been submitted to the Chamber for arbitration it was resolved that in order to make the procedure in such cases clear the following rule should be udded to the Revised Rules for the Chamber which are to by presented to the members for approval at the next annual meeting:—" That the Chamber will undertake the arbitration of any dispute in commercial matters that may be submitted to them, should both parties to the dispute the special form provided by the Chamber agreeing to abide by the decision of the two members of the Chamber who shall be appointed arbitrators in the case, the Chairman or Vice. Chairman being named as referee in the event of the two arbitrators failing to agree in the decision of the case. The fees shall be in accordance with a scale which the Comaitteo shall from time to time fix."
Wharfage Dues:—A letter was rend that had been received from the Municipal Council proposing a convenient method of collecting Wharfage Dues, and also the reply that was sent on January the 28th agreeing to the proposal made.
Quarantine Station letter from the Commis-ioner of Customs was read asking the assistance of the Chamber in raising contributions and fixing " scale of fees for the Quarantine Station, and it was decided to request the Commission the opinion of the Oni Municipal Councils on the question before the Committee x: official reply.
Bank: Compractore's Charges fur Gillecting Chops.—The matter having been referred to the foreign bankers, it was decided that the reply sent to the Chamber on their behalf by the manager of the Chartered Bank should be communicated to Mr. Gribble as throwing a new light on the subject.
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