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1888 May 7thDirectors’ Meeting
7th May 1888 at 4.30 P.M.

7 Water St. Yokohama

Present: Mr.Dodds (Chair), Mr.Grosser, Mr.Baehr, Mr.Talbot, Mr.Abbott

Minutes of last meeting were read and signed.
¾Bill of Dr. Van der Heyden’s Medical Attendance
A letter from Dr. Van der Heyden was read returning the amount of theCheque which had been forwarded to him in payment of One quarter’s
attendance on the Company’s staff. As it appeared he did not quite understandthe exact reason of the Directors for not engaging permanent medical
attendance, it was arranged that the secretary should both write to him andsee him, requesting him to accept the amount forwarded which was properly
due to him.
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Small Label Bearing Selling Price of Beer
A small label bearing selling price of beer and allowance for empties

returned, intended to go round the necks of bottles, was shown, and it wasarranged that as Capsules would not arrive for some time and none areprocurable in Japan, these labels should be pasted over the top of the Corks,
thus helping the appearance of the tin foil which must for the present be usedfor Capsules.
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Contract with H. Isono
Mr. Talbot submitted a draft of Contract between the Company and Mr.

Isono appointing him Sole Agent for the sale of the Company’s beer in allplaces in Japan with the exception of Yokohama and Nagasaki at a rate of1

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Commission of 5 per cent on the net value of beer sold by him exclusive ofbottles and packages.
By this Contract the Company agrees to supply Mr. Isono with such quantityof beer as he may require, orders however from Yokohama, Nagasaki andelsewhere outside his Agency to be supplied in due course and priority withhis own, and Mr. Isono agrees to allow all his customers the Company’s
advertised rates in regard to prices, discounts, &c., and to be responsible forthe payment of all sales made by him.
The Draft Contract, consisting altogether of 12 clauses was read over anddiscussed, and Mr. Isono being then introduced to the meeting a generalconversation upon it took place. In regard to the duration of the Contract,which expires 31st December 1889, Mr. Isono stated that he would havepreferred a longer term, but the meeting thought that undesirable.
He was authorized to paint his name conspicuously on the Company’s
circulars as sole agent and he promises to advertise and push the beer in every
possible way. Some slight alterations in the contract were suggested andagreed to, and Mr. Talbot suggested that, as it appeared to meet with approval,
the present Draft Copy should be signed as an evidence of Agreement, in orderthat Mr. Isono could commence operations for advertising and introducing thebeer, and that in the meantime a properly extended and stamped contract
should be drawn out in duplicate and signed in due course.
The Draft was then signed by Mr. Grosser and Mr. Abbott for the Company(Mr. Dodds having retired from the meeting) and by Mr. Isono.
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Iwasaki Guaranteed Isono
A letter from Mr. Glover was submitted stating that Mr. Iwasaki would2

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guarantee Mr. Isono to the extent of five or six thousand Dollars, whichamount was thought ample to cover unpaid a/cs, and it was understood thaton a Copy of the Contract being sent to Mr. Iwasaki he would write a letter ofguarantee.
Mr. Isono then thanked the meeting for agreeing to his application for theAgency and promised to use his utmost endeavours to push its sale, and hethen withdrew.
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Covering of Coal
Mr. Abbott brought forward the subject of Godown accommodation at theBrewery and suggested that the Coal shed would answer that purpose for thepresent and that the Coal could be stowed in a corner in the back compoundwith a slight covering which would only cost a few dollars, and it was arranged
that this should be carried out.
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Water Filter
Mr. Baehr mentioned that the water form the pond after passing throughthe filter does not appear to be much purified by the operation, and it wasarranged to have samples of the water, both filtered and unfiltered shown toMr. Diack, who had constructed the filter.
Mr. Abbott stated that the new well which had been dug in the backcompound produced 296 gallons in 24 hours. This could be used for all
washing purposes, thus leaving the full supply of spring water for brewing
only. It was agreed to procure a good and serviceable pump, connect the samewith the shafting and take advantage of this supply.
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Gibb’s Application for Employment to Deliver the Beer in Yokohama
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Mr. Gibbs, who had been recommended by Mr. Eyton, and had written a letterof application for employment some time ago, should be communicated with,and the Secretary was instructed to see him.
It was thought that as well as delivering the beer ordered throughout
Yokohama he might be offered a commission of say 5 percent on all orders hecould secure, but that his work would be confined to Yokohama and should notinclude the shipping.
The meeting adjourned at 7 p.m.
J. Donaldson

James Dodds

SecretaryChairman4