To the Editor of the "Norra-Cama Datty News."
Sim,—May I call attention to the unnecessary prominence and 6ps0o which are habitually given in the Municipal Gazette to correspondence dealing with land surrenders for public uses?
In this week's issue of the "Gazette," fully five columns are voted to such _correspondeno®, covering on? case alone. It is of no particular Interest to ratepayers erally, beyond perhaps " lesson in land-dealing rhetoric and retort.
Cannot all this letter-writing, whether in acquiesced or disputed cases, be summarized, upon settle ment, into a brief notification to ratepayers in the "Gazette!" Such course would very likely facilitate the business of future acquisitions. and at least make the Munici Gazette appear less of s real estate journal.
Tam, ete.
Shanghai, Nov. 5.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.