A, J. David, said that all property owners no doubt realised the neces. sity for the existence of the associa.
jon and he was considerably impressed by the work which had been done by the committee. He took advantage of this occasion to thank the committee for their efforts and was sure that he was only voicing the feelings of other members, The Chairman, on behalf of the committee, thanked Mr. Lloyd for his remarks and thought there was a great future for the association. Ca-operation was necessary and he hoped that many more of their Chinese friends would become men-bers. There would not, perhaps, be any immediate benefit, but all must Took to the future and he was sure that great things would be achieved.
Mr. F.C. Millington asked what the committee had done or proposed to do about the roads outside the Settlement and the chairman replied that the question was a semipolitical cne-and the Association was essentially non-political, The committee would, of course, do what they could, but he thought that active steps were outside the scope Of the committee. Results, however, might be achieved by the eo-operation the committes hoped to receive.
The meeting then was closed.
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