The annual public meeting of electors of the Chinkiang British Concession was held at H.M. Consulate on January 25, Mr. H. A. Ottewill, H. M. Consul, presiding.
Messrs. H. Balean, Chas, Lee, A. H. Raswussen and G. E. J. Rose were elected the Council for the current year.
'The report and accounts for the year ended December 31, 1914, having been passed, Dr. Balean' proposed and Mr. Rose seconded.—"That the estimated expenditure for 1918, contained in the Budget proposed by the retiring Council and published in the 1914 annual report, together with the recommendations Attached thereto, be approved and adopted, and that the Council be hereby authorized to impose, collect and recover the rates, taxes, dues and fees recommended therein, and to raise, should it be considered expedient to do s0, a ing $35,000 by the tures redeemable in not less that five and not more than twenty-five years from the date of issue and bearing interest at rate not exceeding six per centum per annum for the purpose defined in the estimate."
The next resolution amended Bylaw 10, dealing with the issue of licences and the imposition of penalties for infringements. This was carried.
Resolution 4, proposed by Mr. Lee. seconded by Dr. Balean was as follows: "That this meeting approve of the following addition to the Concession Land Regulations and By-laws: Opium means either raw. crude, unprepared or prepared opium or opium dross. No. person shall sell, deal in, or have in his
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