P.8,—Pationts treated at the plague ata-in existence for the share payable to the Couacils should contribute s proportionate tion will be charge ged moderate foo for medi-Bandmaster to be deducted from the half share towards the maintenance of the station cal altondance and medicines as por tariff to hares due to the Bandsman, i, e., the Council As will be seen it is so; that each be draw it up Inter,—suob fees to' be credited to have one half of the amount received for Council will subscribe Tis 250 monthly only to the general account. uvate services, and the Bandmaster and jandsmon together to have the other half. luring sich time us, there being plague inthe South, vessels arriving from infected ports (Bxeroscns 2.) In view, however, of the wording of the are subjected to the medical inspection. I Customs House, Spaniah agreement made with the Bandsmen, trust that, under these circumstances, your Shanghai, 15th Bebraary, 1899. the Legal Adviser considers that they are at Council realising the importance of the all eventa technically entitled to the amount Sanitary measures now undertaken for the My Dsar Atronp,—The concluding para-claimed, and the Band Committee therefore protection of commerce and the inhabitants of graph of your letter of the 8th instant, show. recommend that the claim be settled, this port will favourably entertain the pro-me that yourself and colleagues labour under Lam, Sir, posal now submitted to them.
8 misapprehension an regards the estimated expenditure for the sanitary station as given Your obedient servant, T have the honour to be, A. E. Jona, in Py. letter of the lat February.
I did not eater into more details because 1 Your obedient servant, For Secretary Public Band Gommitie. vas addressing a body of men thoroughly con-'Is. RoonER, Yereant with the subject tinder consideration, J. 0. P, Buaxp, Beg.,
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