Minutes of a meeting of the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce held at the offices of the Chamber, 1, Kiukiang Road, on Tuesday the 7th of March, 1899, at 4 'Messrs, ©. J, Dudgeon (in th chair), J.C. Bois, G, Brodersen, Wade Gard'ner, A; Korif, W. D. Little,' J. H. McMichael, A. Worth, and the Secretary.
The Minutes of last Meeting were read and pontrinee D propenea by the Municipal Council was Tarif of Whufage Dues.—Tho tari
submitted, and it was decided to supplement the' previous communication from the Chamber with the information that, after due examination of the question, the Committee were opposed tony increase of the present Wharfage Dues on Treasure.
Survey of the Upper Yangtze.—\ letter was rend that had been received from Mr. James Murray of Chungking enclosing copy of n memorial that ud been sent to Lord Salisbury through the China Asso tion, London, urging the desirability of a thorough survey of the Upper Yangtze with a view to the early introduction of steam navigation on the Upper River, and it was decided to ngreo to the request made to support the petition.
Tiland Waters Navigation Rues.—The reply was read from H.B.M.'s Consul-General to the letter sent him on the 2ist February drawing his attention to Mr. Dudgeon's publication in the North China Daily News on the subject of the Inland Waters Navigation Rules, and it was resolved to send another communication to H.B.M.'s Consul-General embodying further information that had been obtained as to the practicability of the Rules, Settlement at Woosung.—The letter was read that was sent to the Senior Consul on the Qist February calling his attention to certain Regulations for the Registration of Land rented by foreigners in the Woosung Settlement that had been issued by the Chinese authorities, to which as yet no reply had been received.
After the transaction of further business the following correspondence was ordered for publication.
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