Minutes of the annual general meeting held at H.B.M. Consulate on the 25th day of January 1897, W. R. Carles, Esq., H.M. Consul, presiding. Present: Messrs, Allen, Byrn, Pare Chevalier, Gregson, Lay, Schiele, Starkey, and Weatherston, representing 29 votes.
Notice.—The noti calling the meeting was read.
Secretary.—At the request of the Chairman, Mr. Gregson acts as Secretary to the meeting.
The Chairman—Before, passing to the regular business of the meeting, I desire to offer my congratulations to the community on the very great improvement in the sanitary condition of the concession. The statement in the report by the Health Officer that no deaths had occurred during the last year is very gratifying, and I think that this is greatly due to the measures proposed in 1895 by Dr. Lynch at the request of the Council, and most ably carried out by their Hon. Sec., Mr. Gregson.
The first business of the meeting, he said was the election of a Council for the current year.
The nominations of 5 electors qualified to serve, duly proposed and seconded, had been received. @ names were Messrs. A.E. Allen, E.G. Byrne, F. K. Gregson, Starkey, and T. J. 0. Weatherston, and as the regulations provide for this number seeriag he declared these gentlemen duly elected.
Mr. Weatherston moved—That the accounts for 1896 be passed and the Report adopted.
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