Referring to your proposal as presented, we would make the following' comments:—
(1) You do not bring forward any Constitution or Charter under which your proposed organization ig to operate.
(2) You do not define the limits of the Special District which you propose to organize into one.
(2) What is the basis of the lection of representatives by Landholders (4) How is the collection and expenditure of funds to be controlled?
In the meeting on August 20 it was expressly stated that all Finance was to be controlled by the Council when elected, but in your letter of the 2ist it is stated that taxes are to be paid to the Provincial Government, (3) If "Control is to be in the hands of the Council, what Control is to be exercised by the Commissioners of Finance, Construction, and Civil Affairs (6) A complete Constitution would comprise full details on, many other points, including fall set of Regulations and Bye. Laws, on Sanitary and other' Public Matters.
(2). The powers of the Council to incur expenditure, engage employees, etc. ete. should be clearly. defined. annual meeting of Land-holders should be arranged for to authorize the expenditure, under a prepared budget ete. ete.
Tt may be that you have these matters already in hand, but there is no mention of them in your communications.
Assaring you of our good-will in fall matters for the public benefit, and anticipating your reply, present Kuling Estate is held under Jagreements entered into between various Taotais of Kiukiang, and the British Consuls at Kit ang. Under these agreements the purchase money amounted to upwards lof $60,000 (Sixty thousand dollars) Jduly* paid; and the ground rent} /amounts to $761.75 annually and has always been met.
Under the agreements just mentioned the ground rents are to be the Council of the] Landrenters and handed in one sur through the British Consul to the Chinese authorities, and this pro-[cedure is distinctly' affected by the notice which orders direct payment Mayor of Kiukiang by the individual lot holders.
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