From THE "NORTH-CHINA pewy News" of Mabch 26, 1869
The "Recorder" may far wrong yesterday not have been its remark to a technical irregularity in the nomination of the new Municipal Council. The fact that these gentlemen were only nominated on March 12, has
advertisement fixing that event for 8th. doubtless, hed gravely with' the But. as the new Councillors never take upon themselves their public duties until the election or "selection" is formally confirmed at the Land Renters meeting, our contemporary need be under No serious anxiety. It is, perhaps, over critical to comment upon immaterial a point, considering the difficulty of finding Renters willing to act, and it might as well have been loti alone. The object, in having the new Councillors designated before the
to save loss of time there; the other that the new Council may consider and criticize the budget under which they Land Renters meeting, is are to work 1
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.