Ata meeting on March 24 the Shanghai Municipal Council adopted the recommendation of the Works Committee that having regard ancial and other considerations, no appropriation should be made this yenr in respect of the cost of con= Structing a building on the Bund for passenger landing accommodation and/or baggage, examination.
The General Chamber of Commerce, and. several national Chambers of Commerce have since protested against postponement of the project. Without the instructions of the Council, decisions taken by the Council uring the previous six months are hot referred back (o committee for reconsideration, and accordingly the Council at its meeting on Moy 6 was asked to decide whether it wished to refer the protests to the Works Committee so. that the matier may be Feconsidered.
"After discussion, it was decided to reler the question to the Works Committee for reconsideration after which the matter will again come before the Council.
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