Feb, 21.
The reinstatement of the old machinery of the Salt Gabelle throughout the Nationalist Government's territory is officially confirmed to-day as forecast by tus a fortnight ago. "The entire personnel of the Salt Inspector-fate will be restored to. their positions," says the statement issued by the Nanking Ministry of Finance and the following sentence, that "efficient and fully effective collection and jeontrol agency" will be expected of them, implies that their powers will be as ample as they ought to be. With this announcement comes the welcome assurance that "the Nationalist Government has not and will not repudiate any of China's just obligations: as earnest of good faith the Nationalist Government is making arrangements to contribute towards placing the so-called Salt Loans on a basis which will provide ample
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