The Minutes of last Meeting were read and confirmed.
Customs' Returns of Straw Braid.—Tho letters of 28rd July addressed to the Commissioner of Customs and Statistical Secretary were laid before the meeting together with the replies received, the Commissioner's reply containing the satisfactory assurance that in the Annual Returns for 1898 the values shall be duly and carefully revised. The Commissioner also pointed out that the task of the Customs would be: materially facilitated if exporting firms would fill in the straw braid values on their export applications, The River Approaches to Shanghai—The Report of the Sub-Committee on the various schemes for improvement of the River Approaches that had been submitted to them was read. It was resolved that same should be adopted by the General Committee, and This after some discussion it was decided that same should be conveyed, under 2 covering letter, to the Senior Consul.
The Senior Consul, ee—Letters were read from Dr. Stuebel to the effect.that during over charge of his Consulate to, Dr. Koappe, his absence from Shanghai he had hand and the post of Senior Consul to Mr. J. M. 'T, Valdez, Consul-General for Portugal. letter from Mr. Valdez was also read announcing that he[hadjassumed the office of Senior Exploration in Hunan should be sold to the
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After the transaction of further business Dr. Stuebel on his return from Japan, the following correspondence was ordered The Mail Services—A letter from Messrs. for publication Melchers & Ca. was read informing the
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