Since the Zanzibar case was decided jhe treated as absolutely indisputable, on the receipts for the last quarter of jand if the Land Regulations are to 1903, The native house tax pro-by the Privy Council in 1901, the duced Ts. 370,000 or Ts, 49,000 correctness of Sir N. Hannen's judg-be amended, this might well be pro-above the estimate, and it is caleument in the Watson case has bern vided for. If this is not settled by a Inted at Tls. 375,000 in 1904. Wharf-Land Regulation we may have the open to doubt, and it may now be taken as no longer good law: for on British Goure laying it down that a age dues exceedd the estimate by Tls. 2,500 and last year's figures are {British Consular title-deed can be the Privy Council's ruling it appears repeated for this year. Licenses ex-upset on account of fraud or mistake, clear that Mr. Bourne's interpretation ceeded the estimate by Tis, 28,000 jand the American, German, or Japan-of the law is right. The effect of and are expected to produce Tis ese Courts deciding that their Con-the decision is far-reaching. Man 823,000 this year. So much for the sular tivle-deeds are indisputable, British owner of land and houses in ordinary income.
There is evidently much to be done Shanghai has up to now felt secure In the ordinary expenditure, there before the law relating to Iand in in the ownership of ancient lights—is a slight increase in the cost of.the Shanghai is reduced to a clear and windows that cannot be blocked by ice, inevitable as long as the popu-definite system. intruding neighbours,—of rights of lation of the Settlement continues to support to the walls of his house, of. increase. It is explained, in re-rights of way over his neighbour's
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