Referring to the minute of the meoting of the 4th January last, the following letters are ordered to, be published Council Room, Shanghai, 7th July, 1905, Str,—I have the honour to bring to your notice the issue of two. proclamations by ex-magistrate Tu of the Mixed, Court, dated the 29th ultimo, and bearing the stamp of the Senior Consulate of the Srd instant, on -the subject of an establishment for the slaughtering of pigs. These proclamations state that the institution has been erected under the authority of the Municipal Council, and proceed to notify the local pork dealers that they must uso this slaughterhouse for the killing and curing of their pigs.
An application was submitted to.the Council by Messrs. Bodemoyor & Ca. in January last for the issue of a proclamation of this character, intended to afford them special facilities and privileges, and notices. were published at the same time in the native papers to the effect that the establishment was under the 5) protection of the native authorities. "A prolonged ' correspondence ensued apparently without por-manent effect,. though the foreign ole-mont in the scheme has diéappearod, The Council consistently refused to lend any assistance to a project which inter-fored with the rights of ordinary n dealers and sought to coerce them into making use of this particular. slaughtering establishment, The Consular Body will recognise that the issue of a proclamation; boating the seal of the Mixed Court and with the stamp of the Senior Consulate and of the Council, will afford the establishment in question an unwarranted semblance of official authority and will of disorganizing the legitimate business of o large number of. native. pig-slaughterers throughout the Settlement.
The Council considers it probable that, when the proclamation was presented to, receive the stamp of the Senior Consulate, the circumstances of the case were not explained, and that you were not aware that an endeavour was being made to establish a monopoly for the benefit of certain private individuals. Under the circumstances, therefore, I have the hou-our to suggest that you should consent to the cancellation of the document, duly notifying the magistrate of your reasons for so doing.
Thave'the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, F. ANDERSON, Chairman, Dr. Kwarrs,~ Consul-General for Germany and Senior Consul.
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