The Archive · 1900

The Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce

Minutes of meet of the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce held at the olfiges of the Eh her, 1, Kiukiang Road, on Tuesday, the 1 th of February, 1900, 40 pam.

Present:—Messes D. Little (in the chair), J.C. Bois, C. Brodersen, J.

sal, Wade F. A. Hewett, A. Korif, 4. H michael, J. L. Scott, and the Secretary.

The Minutes of the last mooting were read and confirmed.

gress in London in Junes—Tt was decided to accept the invitation of the London Chamber of Commerce to send a delegate to their Cor 6 in June next, and to ask Mr.

"Alford to accept the post.

New Offices.—The lease of a room offered by Messrs. Hua Schwer Ca, Ld, at No. 7, Peking Road, from 1st March was accepted, the transfer from the present offices to be effected in the course of next month.

Havhour Requlations.—The proposed Revised Harbour Regulations that had been received from the Senior Cox ful consideration by the Committee were agreed to with certain emendati of which the Consular Body would be at once advised.

Registration of Chops.—A letter that had been received from the American Trading Ca. and 15 other piece goods importers, esting the Chamber to establish a

it was decided to reply that the Committee ry apiece yeo chops was read, but were of opinion that such a scheme could host be carried out by an Association of Piece Goods Importers.

After the transaction of other business the following correspondence was ordered for publication.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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