Minutes of a Meeting of the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce held at the offices of the Chamber, 4, Peking Road, on Tuesday the 9th Apri', 1901. Present Messrs. Alex. Wright (Vice-Chairman, in the Chair), J. Chepsai, E. A. Hewett, Robt. Ingt si: H. McMichael, ©. Miche: lau, and the Secretary.
Minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. the Tar-(f by the Custom The reply of the Senior Consul to a letter sent him on the 20th March aguinst certain alterations of the nade by the Shanghai Customs, was read, and the corres subject was ordereil for publication, River Consereancy.—The Senior Consul's reply toa letter addresser him on the 22nd March was read, and it was decided to publish both letters, ish Post Orfice—It jas resolved to address the Postmaster Ger eral at Hongkong compl ming of the arbitrary manner in which the post for the Empress of China was cloved at 5 p.m. on Thursday, the 4h instant, though the tender did not lowe for that steamer until 8 a.m, on Saturday, the 6th, and pointing out that the unduly short notice of the change given was of serious consequence to the public.
arantine Stution.—A letter from the Senior Consul wan read station; that the Chines" Authorities were averse to carry out their duty ¢f maintaining the Quarantine Station, and "¢ the "pinion of the Chamber on the existing condition of affairs, Tt was decided to reply that the Commitree reevynised that it was neces-thy safety of Shanghai tod fected prt, and should he subjees to ut that, while agreeing as a matter ut expediency that fees should continue to be levied on such vessels, the Committee could ust tov strongly empha. m that the whole expense Station should be solely borne by the Chinese Government, After the transaction of various other matters of business the meetin separated.
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