I. Up to the present time the Nationalist Ministry of Communict tions has sought. sincerely to. cooperate with the Peking Directorate-General in maintaining the unity: ani ¢Meiency of the postal service throughout the country as a whole. This Is evidenced by the following tacts:
(1). 'That in the new Nanking: Directorate-Geneval of Posts only' two departments are established, one for correspondence and the other for auditings accounts (seo Appendix, Article III). Other affairs, for example, those relating to the Postal Union, supplies, etc, are left as before in the'
General who ts Been aecialy hans of the Peking Ca-Director. Snntractedby the Minty. alo {ovmannge and control funda 8 ment hae dean no fend from any -post office, Though M. Race, a speci daognte (com the Peking Birctorate defniely Tent of $00,000" to" purehawe {uartrs for the Ministry"
Stumicnions, "neverthaeon his Fasment wah not mited on by nccer'been taken ar fe be!
ind exceeded W. Destelas fame' clear later that' Rourc tirslions "Thin atateton isto] unite of the foe that M, Deaton Mas' nhan fovead to make lenge payments te"the Northere Gam [which haa previously characterized, the Nationalist Government. To this end this Directorate-General unhesitatingly declare (1) That the Nationalist Gorernment has no intention breaking up the postal service, oF of interfering unnecessarily with!
{ts general management. On the contrary, it the Peking Director-fate-General will mest. this Gorernment in a spirit of rearoni ce-operation, its desire is preserve the aorvice intact, (2) That the Nationalist Gi ernment has no intention of appropriating postal funds for (3) That finally, as-an evidence of good faith, this Director ate-General is ready to appel delegates to confer with representatives of the Peking Director-te-General at such times and|Canton soon—Revter, Places as may be mutually agreed Upon as to ways and means by which the unity and efficiency of the postal service in China may bel not moray" maintained but}, aatioen lat Rapebatie Appendix—Provisional tions governing the formation of the Direstorate-General of Posts of the Ministry of Communications the Nationalist Government:—
Article I—The Directorate-Gen-of Posts ix organized in necordance with Article 16 of the Orgapization of the Ministry of Communications and is under the direct control of this Ministry. Tt shall take charge of the postal affairs throughout the country.
Article Il—The Directorate.
General of Posts shall have the following Officers:—(1) General: (2) Ca-Director General: (8) Secretaries: (4), Assistant Sec-rotaries: (5) Assistants and Clerk Article I1.—For the time being! two departments will be formed in the Directorate-General of Posts for the management of Postal affairs, vis: General Affairs Department: Audit Department, which shall superintend and direct' post affairs of the various postal di Article IV.—The Director-General shall _be appointed by the Minister: of Communications, under whose orders he shall direct the affairs of the Postal Administration, Article -V.—The Ca-Director. General shat! be appointed by the: Minister of Communications to geist in the manazenient of Postal administrative affairs, Article XIL—In order to facilitate} work at the Directorate, all Sec. retaries, "Assistant Secretaries and ssiatanis and clerks of the departments shall be appointed from ampnest the postal stof, Article XI—The Directorate-
General of Posts may appoint writers and other employees for the preparation of official documents.
Article XIV.—These provisional verrulntions shall, be enforced from the day of their promulgation,
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