S1,—I have the honour to inform you that Lhave been appointed Consul General of the United States at Shanghai, and that Ihave to-day entered upon the duties of that office. have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, A. D. Joxes. Consul-General.
To J. Macunxdon, Bsq., Chairman of the Municipal Council, Works Matters.—The following report by the Engineer giving particulars of the works completed during July and of those now in progress is submitted, and ordered to be published The following works have been completed.
Boruoises.—Altering and repairing back verandah of Overscer's quarters, Hongkew Station.
Laying cement floor in Indians' bath-room, Carter Road Station, Dratsace,—Laying 9"pi in Chibli dr Road, between Nanking at ing Roads.
Guilies have been built and fitted with iron covers in Peking Road, between Kiangse and Honan Roads; Chibli''Road, between Nanking and Kiukiang Roads; and in the North Shanse, North Szechuen, Purdon and Boone Roads.
Manholes have been built and fitted with iron covers in the Chihli Road, between Naning and Kiukiang Road The drain-mouths and manholes throughout the two Settlements have been cleaned.
Forrstonrs.—The grass plots on the Bund foreshore have been cut and weeded.
Laxpixa Accommopariox.—The P, and 0." Sungkinng, Peking and Woochang Road pontoons have been tepaited and painted.
Latrixes axp Urixats.—Conerete urinals with flushing tanks, ete., have been erected at corners of Sungkiang and Fuhkien Roads nigkiang and Chekiang Roads, and Sungkiang and Yunnan Roads.
Rurue Raxcx.—Small repairs have been made to the left-hand target.
Srreet PavemESts.—Conerete pavement has been laid in the Peking Road, north side, between Kiangse and Honan Roads; and in Kiangee Road, west side, between Nanking and Tientsin Roads.
Composite pavement has been laid in Boone Road, east of Chapoo Road.
Relaying granite pavement in the Nanking Road, between Kiangse and Szechuen Roads.
Repairing and coal-tarring composite pavement on Bund footpath east side, between Peking Road and the Garden bridge; and Peking Road, between the Bund and Yuen ming-yuen Road.
Cons aNp Cnaxxrt.—Hongkong curb and channel has been laid in Purdon Koad, between North Honan and Boone Roads Boone Road, between Purdon and Woochang Roads.
Road, north side, between Kiangse am Repairing curb and channel inthe Pekin Honan Roads; and in the Kiangse Road, west side, between Nanking and Tientsin Roads.
Relaying curb and channel in the Tiendong Road, north of Whangpoo Road. pixing on footpath Boone Read, poh side, ween Nanzing and Seward Roads; Whang: poo Koad, north side, between Tiendong and Woochang Roads; Purdon Road between North Honan and Boone Roads; and Seward Road, west of Yuenfong Road.
Roaps.—Relaying chip-paving Canton Road, between Fubien and Hoopel Roads tween Fabien and Yeunau Roale; 20d in ing chip-paving Sungkiang Road, be-
Honan Road, between Canton and Sungkiang Roads, Meractixe.—Kwangse Road, between Tientsin and Chefoo Roads; Yunnan Road, between Sungkiang and Foochow Road Broadway, between Yuenfong and Hwakeo Roads; North Shanse Road. near North Soochow Road; and Market Road has been laid with tar macadam.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.