Mr. Laxpace: Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: I beg to move Resolution.—That the proposed amendment of Article XXX of the Land Regulations relating to the Registration of Architects, as published in the ~North-China Daily News," of September 19, 1907, be passed and approved." In introducing this Resolution, at thir late hour of the afternoon, I will not The Municipal Engineer alluding to the danger of this practice, pointed out that many house builders were relying for the supervision of their native contract tors upon the inspection which the Municipal Building Inspection Staff affords. We accordingly consulted our: Legal Adviser and the prominent members of the profession in the Settlement. The former told us that in the first place we must obtain authority to make rules with respect to registering architects. The latter have consented to prepare those rules after that authority has been obtained. Gentlemen, if this addition to Article XXX ' of the Land Regulations becomes law, I think we may rest assured that with the advice of our Engineer and of! the Sub-Committee which has been appointed for the purpose, the rales will meet the object for which they are re-aired. The, Sub! smitten, Hiller, A.P. Wood, riting the Shanghai Society of Engineers and Architects and Messrs. W. Scott, A. Dallas and W. H. Dowdall representing the Architects practising in Shanghai.
Mr. 0. Moser seconded.
The resolution was carried, with] Mi several dissentients.
Mr. Laxpaue: I beg to propose vote of thanks to oar Chairman, Sir Havilland de Sausmarez. (Applanse).
This concluded the meeting.
Below is given the corrected list of Ratepayers present with the number of votes held by each, and the details of the voting on Resolution VI
Aves.
AdamOram, W. 3 cal Anderson, F. 1 Anton, C. E H 1 Ayscough, Mrs a Ayscough, F. cal Baldwin, C. C. 1 Bassett, Capt.T. 1 Beauchamp, R.—Bayes-Davy S.. 1 H.. 21 Beach, J. Hesse 1
Bell, H.T.M... 1 Tell, E. 1 Bell, W. H. 2 Bell, H 1 Beretta, Ds... 1 Bernheim, M... 1
Bondfield, Rev. Bitton, Rev.
Bullard, W..... Bari Paul von... Burkill, A. W.
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