The summons calling the meeting is taken og read.
The minutes of the last meeting are read, confirmed, signed by the ma and passed for publication, The following letter with endosarc is ordered for publication:
Conseil Room, Shanghai, Jeouary 19, 1910.
In continuation of former correspondence on the subject of the regular levy of lekin within Settlement limits, and particularly the Council's letter of August 13 and your reply of September 23, I have the honour to draw the attention of the Conslar Body to a letter, of which I enclose translation, appearing in th of Tannery 7: Thera i appears that the City Magistrate, foiled in atssapt to lory lekin on feal and other shops directly by means of his own ranners, h-s made ap application to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce to collect the amounts on his account, The Chamber appears to have declined the office, and to have suggested that letters be addressed to the shopkeepers in the Settlement, and that they be directed to proceed to the Native Band, there to make payment.
Latter. from the Chinese, Ghamber of Commerce tothe Nansao Branch Chamber a0-to the collection of YaTaz in the Settlement, from the " Sheapao" of Jamvary 7, 1910.
To Waxo I Hoo, Director of the Branch Chamber of Nantao We are in receipt of a letter from the Shanghai City Magistrate an follows:—
"The collection of the Ya Tax in "the District of Shanghai was the subject of instructions received from "the High Authorities of the Finan-"cial Appropriation Office in the year 1908 (32nd year of Kuang "Heii) directing an increase on the "basis of the Pawn Tax, amounting "the year 1907 the various Ya payers having insufficient resources "to enable them to pay the tenfold "increase, petitioned to that effect "and directions were received from "the authorities to change it tos "fivefold increase. The bonge of all
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