Secretary of the Hospital is read, informing the Council that the following' gentlemen ihave consented t" serve, if elected, as governors for the current year: Messrs. A!Mtetend, R. Inglis, and J. L. Scott, and Dr. Pant Public Jinriesha Service—Tho Council i informed thut the newly organised ricsha supervision staff' has commenced operations, consisting of 3 foreign sergeants, 3 foreiga constables, 4 native servants. and 47 native constables. A shed for an office and for the work of inspection has been established in the Hongkew Station compound.
The meeting then adjourns.
The following are forwarded for publio tion with the foregoing minutes POLICE WEEKLY REPORTS, Return of apprehensions, ete., made by the Police during the week ending the Lath February, 1903. dence, relating to the new site for the boathouse, is ordered to be publish Council Room, Shanghai, 17th February, 1903.
It has been mentioned to the that you propose to lease the fore. of the land on which H.B.M.
Rowing Club for a term of 21 years and for the purposes of a Boathouse to be built by the Club. In view of the decision of the Privy Council in the Ince coe as to building on foreshore, and of the fact that the Council has informed the Ro the public rights affirmed by can only be allowed to remain in abeyance: 40 long us the foreshore is not required for wylie purposes, Iam directo! to sy that the Council will bs glal to hwe your assurance that in the event of the land ging at any future time required for public purposes you will cancel the lease and enforea the removal of any buililings erected by the Club. The Council also desires that it should be placed on record that no action on its part in furtherance of the arrangem nts between your Ofice na the Rowing Club shall be deemed to waive the rights of the public under the Land Regulations.
Iam, Sir, Your obedient servant, J.0. PB. Braxn, Breach of Garbage Regulation other Manicipal Regulations 239.
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