Polunteer Reserce Company.—Regulations for the use of this branch of the Corps, which is now in course of reorganisation, submitted, approved, and ordered to be printed.
Public Gardens.—The members are informed that Mr. A. Arthur, appointed with the recommendation of the Director at Kew, hus commenced his duties as Superintendent of Parka and Open Spaces, and that he will hereafter assume charge of the Gardens, Cemeteries and certain other Municipal. property Police for Kuling.—At the request of the Chairman Kuling Municipal Council it is agreed to permit oueeonstabe to proceed to that place for the summer months, all expenses in connection with his passage and his pay while there being borne by the Kuling Council.
Is. Rocurr, ner of Customs.
Poochow Rood Widening.—The follo correspondence is ordered for publica tion:—Shanghai, 7th July, 1899.
Dean Sin,—I am in receipt of your lorier of 15th ult. in re widening of Foochow and Shantung Roads, und in reply beg to may that I atm prepared to surrender a strip of the land slong Foochow Road. not mora. than 4 feet wide.conditional upon your continuing the widening of Shantung Roa up to the Hospital wall. For the land I am prepared to accept the price put upon it by the Committee the assessment.
reference to the compensation to be paid to the Lessee for the $ years he has Unexpired, he duims as compensation one-third of the proportionate rental, derived from the superficial area of the site, about Tia. 3,000.00.
These terms are much more fi able than there proposed when you previously tried to array doning of these roads, and I think they are reasonable, Aa eatly reply will oblige Yours faithfully, A. M, A. Evass.
Cnantes Morse, Esq.
Engineer and Surveyor, Municipal Council.
Council Room, Shanghai, 10th July, 1899.
Sin,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 7th inst. addressed. to the Engineer, submitting for the cousideration of the Council the terms under which you are prepared to surrender a strip of your property on the Foochow Road to widen the same for the public usc.
In reply, I am to state that after careful consideration of this matter the Council is compelled to forego the proposed improvement on financial grounds. Thanking you for your offer, Tam, Sir, our obedient servant, P. Buasp, Secretary.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.