The Archive · 1928

Nanking and Autonomy

'The Kuo Min, which, of course, is the official nows agency of the Na-Uonalist Government, issued on Wednesday the following trans tion of regulations governing the organization and' defining the: duties of the National tari' Committee. of the Nationalist Government, These were adopted and promuligted the 46th meeting of the Government Council held on Tuesday morning Art, 1. This Committee, created for the purpose of hastening and realizing tariff autonomy, shall be Known as the National Tarist Com-

Art, 2. The Committee shall con: sist of a limited number of members to be appointed by the Nationalist Government, the Ministers of Finance, Foreign Affairs, Industry and Commerce, Communications, and the Directors of the Auditing Department. and the Customs Administration, being members of the Committee peo facto.

Art, 3. The Committee shall be presided ovey by a chairman, with the Minister of Finance concurrent-acting as such.

Art, 4. The Committee shall establish the following three Sections to be constituted by the members, and, according to tent of business thereof, shall further establish Sub-Section Committees with authority to pass resolu tions as regards various proposals of the members thereof. Said resolutions, however, must be submitted to the entire Committee for discussion and adoption.

The functions of the three Seetions shall be as follows:

Pleat Section shall tke chore (a). The National Tarif? Schedule, (3; The "revision of the Tuell Sehed fo). All affairs not pertaining 10 Bnd Section.

Section shall, take (1). Renrganization of the nation Abolition, of Likin and me reuse of the Tarif, The Thied Section shall tke chargs G). Tasit Po BASES tie comme Ree Art, 5. All resolutions of the Committee shall be executed upon approval by the Nationalist Government.

Art. 6. The Committe shall be authorized to invite and engage such Chinese and foreign tariff experts

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