Six to Twelve Per Cent. on Rental for All Residents Alike Shanghai, Mar. 1.
Replying to the Senior Consul's inquiry as to the rate and usage of I tax to be levied upon all residents in Chapei, forei included, Mr. Quo Tai-chi, Commissioner of Foreign Afairs for Kiangsu, states that according communication. from the Spesia! Municipality of Greater Shanghai the tax is fixed at 6 per cent.. residences, and at 11 to 12 per cox', on shops, of the yearly rental, and lo four times a year at the Ce: similar to the Municipal Tute beginning: of each quarter very
the Concessions, is revenue," continues the Special Municipality's commu tion, "is exclusively for the pur-Pose of repairing streets and bridges, and constructing lampposts, as well as for the maintenance of various public health, public toty, public educational, and philanthropic works such as those now being attended to by the Dements of Public. Works, Public Public Safety, Public th, Public Education, and Land.
'All foreigners living' in Chapel ave enjoying the above-stated facilities, as much as the Chinese and are, therefore, equally responsible for their maintenance."
The Foreign Affairs Commissioner's communication concludes by expressing his hope that the Con-lar Body will see -tho Teasonableness-of the Special Municipal ity's decision. to collect the tax also from all-foreigners living in Northern Greater Shanghai—Kuo Min.
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