The Archive · 1908

Shanghai Col General Chamber of Commerce

MEETINGS

Minutes of Committee Meeting held within the rooms of the Chamber, No. 1, Yoenmi Road, on Monday January 13, 1908, at 4 p.m.

Present: Messrs. W. D. Little (Chairman), F. Anderson, R. Brasier de Thuy, A. M. Marshall, C. Michelau, E. B. Skottowe, J. Stern, O, Strack-'A. Wright and the Secretary.

Minutes of the previous meeting are read and confirmed. from the Manchester Chanber stating Arbitrations and Surveye—Letter

that certain awards by Surveyors in India and further East, are considered i by their Members inasmuch Surveyors included in their Reports, statements and opinions regarding points which were not within the subjects of reference, to them, is read, and it is decided to reply stating the Committee is in sympathy with that view.

Formation of a Chamber of Commerce at Chefoo.—A letter is received from the Chefoo Chamber advising that a General Chamber of Commerce has been formed and styled the Chefoo General Chamber of Commerce, Stowage of Nut Oil.—Letters from Messrs. Frazar and representing the National Board of me Under-and the President of the Associated Importers of New York, regarding the stowage of Nut Oil are Uetee for the information of shipping It decided to publish the

Companies.

Return of Stock of Imports—Tho Secretary stated that the returns for the Native Cotton Mills are not always received and suggested that as he had had an estimate of the stock of locally made yare, the same should be published as estimated stock. The Committee soquiesced.

Statement of Accounts to December 81, 1907.—A rough statement of the accounts for the past year showing credit of Tls. 343.10 is laid on the table.

After the transaction of some further business the meeting adjourns.

The following correspondence is ordered for publication Chamber of Commerce, Manchester, December 3, 1907.

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

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