The Archive · 1920

Royal Asiatic Society

COST OF MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS

To the Editor of the "Norra-Cuina Dairy News.'

Sim,—Your recent articles on the above subject have led me to look up the minutes of the 1913 Rate payers' Meeting.

At that time Mr. E. Little, in opposing the enormous+ expenditure, stated that the total cost of land, buildings, furniture and so on would exceed' Tls. 2,000,000. The chainman, Mr. Burkill, ridiculed the suggested cost.

It*is now fairly clear that the all-in cost will exceed the Tls. 2,000,000, I am, ete., Shanghai, Jan. 29.

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