The National Council passed the first reading of the Provincial Jurisdiction Bill and the Provincial Byetem Bill, which wore taken together, as the main issues in each are the centralization of power and authority in the provincial officials, and so they are somewhat skin.
The House wan of opinion that neither tthe French mor American systems were suitable for China while the country was precluded from working on Japanese lines owing to its vast size. A member said that he understood that the House endorsed the Government's decision to continue the jurisdiction of district magistrates, under control of heads of provinces and that, where distance prevented such control, special authority would be bestowed on the district magistrate with the higher rank of Superintendent of the Border. He pointed out that this principle originated with the Yuan Dynasty and was operated, with success, during the Ming and Ching periods. The people understood it and therefore it would be unwise to change the system at present.—Reuter,
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