Actively Engaged in Bettering Local Conditions 'The Shanghai Property Owners' Association, which has now been in existence for a little over year has been remarkably active as the following short review of what it hag done will she During the, period from October 22, 1927 to February 29, 1928, the Committee has met on six occasions, while three meetings of the sub: Committee have been held.
One of the principal subjects Which have occupied the Associa~ tion's attention during the period under review has been the Shanghai Waterworks Company's tariff of charges. Im this matter, the Association's efforts have secured the amelioration and revision of some of the clauses in the provisional agreement between the Council and the company, clauses on which there were lilely to have been sharp differences of opinion on the part of consumers.
The Association's progressive policy is shown in its recommenda tion to its members to adopt at an early date the solar calendar as the basis for collection of rentals from Chinese tenants, the lunar or Chinese calendar having been discontinued for all official purposes by the Nationalist Government, The efforts of the Association last year to put on a proper footing, the matter of written leases, relations between landlords and their Chinese tenants appear to be meeting with complete success, The first year's working of the Association terminated on February 17, with a very well attended and successful public meeting, at which
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