The Association still considers the number of seats for Chinese on the Council should be determined by the amount of taxes paid into the Municipal Treasury. But as an in: ication of the sincere desire for operation on the part of this Asso-lation under present circumtances, a modus vivendi based on Aiscussions that have taken place between the Association and the *Gouneil should be adopted in the form of adding six seats on the Council's Committees to the angina! offer of three seats on the Counc itself, making a total of nine seats all, This arrangement should be carried out at once.
The Association regards this arrangement as an interim arrange ment only, and considers that an ner ease of six in the number of seats on the Council itself should be effected In the shortest possible time.
the meantime it is understood that the functions and treatment of the six Chinese Committee Members will be in all respects similar to those of other members of the Said Committees.
Chinese in the Secretariat and
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