The "Sinwanpao" publishes the following article. "The provision. al regulations governing the rental by Foreign Missionary Societ jand or houses in the interior were formulated by the three Boards; that of Foreign Affairs, the Judicieiary and the Interior. The Board of Foreign Affairs wrote the draft which was presented by the United Boards to the National Government and published by the said Board on the twelfth day of 5 Suly 1928, It was also sent by the Board of the Interior to all substantial Magistrates in the Provines who instructed the officials their jurisdictions to ob-Jserve these regulations. This is fon record.
"Some days ago the provincial Jgovernment of Kansu forwarded a requisition sent to it by the Magistrate of Kaolan Tsien, which it was stated that the Catholic Mission in that city had purchased land and property and had dispensed with the usual off ally stamped deeds changing the deed of sale into one of (everlasting?) rental and the Kans provineial government asks that the Board of the Interior will publish form to be used when Foreign nary Societies are renting land or houses that it may instruct its subordinates within the province how to proceed in such
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