Minutes of a Committee Meeting held at the rooms of the Chamber on Monday, the 11th of January, 1847, at 8 p.m.
Present:—Mesers. E, F, Alford (in the chair), ©. J, Dudgeon, A. Korif, W. D. Little, D. M. Moses, E. B. Skottowe, A. Wasserfall, and the Secretary.
The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed.
The Yangtze Regulations.—A despatch from the Senior Consul was laid before the meeting, together with several end-sures from Peking, concerning the revision of the Yangtze Regulations, inviting the Chamber of Commerce and the Steamship Companies to lih the Consular Body with a succinct report on the matter, which could be forwarded to Peking for discussion between the Diplomatic Body and the Tsungli Yamen. After due consideration mad been given to the despatches forwarded the Chamber nominated th following Committee of representatives of Steamship Companies to draw up the required+report Messrs. A. Korff (Chairman and representing the chamber), J. C. Bois, W. J. Gresson, E. A. Hewett, F, Radamelle, and G. Sutherland.
Bank Holidays for the Year.—A letter from the Manager of the Chartered Bank of India, etc., enclosing a list of the proposed' Bank Holidays for the ensuing year, was submitted to the Committee, and after some consideration was agreed to, the Secretary being authorised to advertise same as customary.
After the discussion of further businers the following correspondence was ordered for publication
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