Cruelty to 2 Cutting and Wounding 2 Fraud. 1 Furious driving oF riding. 1 Kidnappiog 2 Gambling 20 Larceny from dwellings, fete. 69 Miscellaneous cases 327 Ricaha Licenses suspended. 412 confiscated 10 Wheelbarrow Licenses suspended. is further decided to send a.memorial wreath in the name of the Manicipal Council.
Taxation of Private Vehicles.—Roturns of the taxation of vehicles in Hongkong and Singapore are laid on the table, together with the proposed local rates recommended by the Overseer of Taxes. It-is pointed out that the computatively high rate recommended is intended to enable the Council to derive a certain amount of revenue from the large number of persons who reside outside settlement' limits and who at present contribute nothing to Municipal expenditure, while deriving equal benefit therefrom; also that the tax on vehicles will be levied to considerable extent on the wealthier classes of Chinese, who do not under existing conditions pay their fair share of taxation. After a full discussion of the question it is resolved that the fees to be submitted for the approval of the Retopayers shall be as follow: Per quarter. For each private carriage $5 bicycle: 1.80 jinticksha 3 a pony, donkey, ete...1.50 these fees being payable, as usual, quarterly in advance.
Land. Regulations.—Letter from the Senior Consul is read announcing the sanction of the Diplomatic Body in Poking to the completest of newarid amended Land Regulations and By-laws and stating the same in the opinion of the Consular Borly may now be enforced.
The letter is ordered to be published HLM.F M.'s, Consulate-General, Shanchai, 10th November, 1898, Sim,—Referring to my letter of the Sth September last, I now, on behalf of my Colleagues, have the pleasure to inform you that, according to a communication received from the Doy-n of the Diplomatic Boily at the Foreign Ministers have approved Land Regulations and amended By-Laws, er priated copy herewith enclosed and that, consequently, the Consul Body ler the Municipal Council to enforce the said Regulatic T have the honour to be, Your obedient servant, Soaguas Marta Travassos Vatpez, Consul-General for Portuga, and Senior Consul. J. Waren, Esq.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.