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 10th of January, 1899, at 4pm.
Present:—Messrs, E. F. Alford (in the chair), C. J. Dudgeon, J. C. Bois, Wade Gard'uer, A. Korff, W. D. Little, J. H. McMichael, E. Shellim, A. Worth, and the Secretary.
The Minutes of last Meeting were read and confirmed.
Bonk; Hotidays.—The list of proposed Bank holidays for the ensuing twelve months that had been sent in by the Manager of the Chartered Bank of India, ete., was laid before the meeting and discussed, and being agreed to the Secretary was authorised to advertise same, Bank: Compradores' Charges for collecting Chops:—A letter from Mr. H. Gribble on this subject was laid before the meeting but it was decided to invite an expression of opinion from the Foreign Bankers before replying to the letter, Mr. Rohde's Case.—A letter from Mr. Rohde on the subject of worthless Bank orders that had been paid to him in the course of business was under discussion, and it was decided to send a copy of it to the Bankers' Guild and request them to look into the case.
Vacancy un the Committee:—It was decided to invite Mr, Brodersen, of Messrs, Siemssen & Ca., to fill the vacuney on the Committes caused by the death of Mr. F. H. Koch.
After the transaction of other business the following correspondence was ordered for publication RIVER CONSERVANCY, Shanghai, 13th December, 1898.
Sm,—In your letter of the 29th of Sept. Inst addressed to the Chamber on the subject of the constitution of a River Con-. Servancy Board, you were good enough to express-a wish' that the Committee -would formulate in detail their views as to the necessary constitution of such a Board, and on the 20th of October I had the honour to reply that the Committee of the Chamber were engaged in carrying this out. This has been most carefully done, pains having been taken to obtain both the individual and collective views of the Committee on this important subject, which I have now the honour of submit: ting to you for the consideration of the Consular Body.
Ast.—That the Board should consist of Two members of the Consular Body, to be selected by that Body.
The Commissioner of Customs or his nominee.
'A representative of the Chamber of Commerce to be nominated by the Committee. cil.
representative of the Municipal Coun-
A representative of the shipping interests to be nominated by firms or persons whose entrances and clearances exceed 60,000 tons per annum.
The position of Chairman to be held by a member of the Consular Body.
That the duties of the Board be 2nd.—To issue such regulations as may be found necessary for the regulation of the traffic between the upper limit of the Foreign Settlements to the Red Buoy in the Yangtze, and over all waterways (such as the Soochow and other creeks) within the area of the Foreign Settlements.
3rd.—No dredging or bunding works to be cartied out in this section of the river, or in the above-mentioned creek, without the permission of the Board,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.