With the beginning of the New Year fan extensive code of regulations for the administration of government in Korea came into force. These regulations of which full details are published by the "Seoul Press cover the five departments for Home Affairs, Finance, Justice, Education and Agriculture, the last named including also Commerce aod Industry. Only the Cabinet and the War Office are reported to remain unaltered; the fact is not without Sgaidcauce in view of ie lange die. bandment of the Korean Army and the transfer of the supreme power in the affairs of the nation, In looking through the regelations one is strack by their wide comprebensi doubt confusion has been feature of Korean—adwiuistration for many years: but the thought way suggest itself that order over-ordered may become as bad as, disorder itself, degenerating into red tape. For instance, the Home Office is to contain four bureaux, for Local gieni mance is divided into three affairs, Police, Engineering and
departments, Justice into two, Educetion into two, Agriculture into five Each bureau has its own director, of course, with s generous allowance of secretaries, clerks, commissioners, technical experts, translators and in certain cases police and police sergeants. Apart from these regulations there is another code of twenty-one Organic Regulations, covering all Ministries not excepting the War Office, which define the duties and responsibility of every Minister, Vice- Minister and subordinate official. The whole soher able piece of organizing invention the only fear is that it may prove too perfect for the requisite elasticity in working. It would now be interesti know how far native-born Koreans are admitted into the New Model to ensure that proportion of self-government which is an essential for successful colonization
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