Attempt to Get Control of Private Property and Levy Taxes Upon It: Government Title Deed and Foreign Rights Fel cing on a statement of the above casein the "Herel" of July 6 we have. receive th he allowing safencns tad cortenpontence from 1 Ruling Butate Counett On June 26, the Kuling Estate Council issued' an official statement containing a brief historical account fof the purchase and development of the Kuling Estate, in repudiation of the claim posted on a notice with! in the estate boundaries by the Mayor of Kiukiang, stating erroneously that "Kuling'and Luling have now come under the direct control of the Lushan Administration, and are not as formerly governed by foreigners the offices established by themselves, and that "the taxes made by Chinese and Foreign Resident will be paid to the Municipal Government of Kiukiang."
Since' that date correspondent ce has continued, and the Council now desires to make public, letters which Boar on the subject, of the Control of the Estate, Kiukiang Mayor to Estate Councit "Kaling, Aug, 19, 1929.
"For the improvement and the' necessary constructive work of Kuling, Luling, and Lushan as whole, the members of Kiangsi Pro~ vincial Government Committee have) ately made Kulinge ote, a Speci lat Diatrict directly under the joint cor trol of Commissioner of Construe-lon, Commissioner of Finance and Commiasioner of Civil Affairs, not og before under that of the Muni-tel pal Government of Kiukiang, This fection of Kiangsi Provincial Govornment Committee, which has been sanctioned by the Central Governent, means that the Committee neat, with your snd ce-operation, to re: been unsatisfactory Bee ese "necting Kaling, and would 1
gentlemen, the representatives of to talk question, at Hu Ching Feng's Chap on August 20th, at 10 a, Yours very faithfully, (Sed,) C. 8. Wooo, Mayor of Kiukiang"
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