The next resolution, No. IV—the adoption of the report and accounts—was proposed by Mr. Simms who referred to the Council's cooperation with the French Concession. The various neighbouring Chinese authorities continued to act independently instead of cooperating with the Council so that road planning and construction beyond Settlement limits was becoming more and more difficult. The only course open to the Council was to press for a Settlement extension whereby the development of Greater Shanghai could be carried out on a uniform plain acceptable to both foreign and Ohinese. He appealed to the younger generation of Chinese to cooperate with the Council to make this one of the greatest cities of the world instead of concerning themselves about China's sovereign rights which the Council always had respected and always would respect.
Turning to other matters, Mr. Simms said that as far as capital outlay was concerned they had turned the corner in regard to the electricity works and had now inaugurated an active programme of woad planning and bridge building. Regarding traffic in the central district a great relief f the congestion would be to connec' the eastern and western districts by one or more arterial thoroughfares, but to do this they must have the cooperation of the Chapeéi authorities In connexion with traffic he referred to the Race Course, and alluded to the benefits to traffic which would accrue if it could be turned into a park and so enable Foochow Road to be widened and joined up with Weihaiwei Road. He hoped for an early start with railless tram extensions. Mr. Simms then dealt with education and child labour, mentioning the appointment of commissions to go into both subjects, and turning to finance tmphasized that efforts must be made to effect economies.
Mr. W. P. Lambs seconded and the resolution was carried without discussion.
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