The report recommended the early use of foreign capital to develop economic resources and the reform of the revenue system so as 10 relieve the farmer of wasteful and inequitable burdens, such as the land tax. in its present form. A noteworthy feature of the report was lis insistence on railway extension and railway reform. It considered railways preferable to roads for the main framework of the communica tions and it laid down valuable principles for guidance in devising programmes for developing com~ munteation generally. In fact, th document which Sir Arthur Salter presented covered the whole ground of China economic reconstruction and was generally hailed as a most. ud important contribution to the subjects with which it dealt.
Dr. Rajchman's report was per= haps overshadowed by the political vicissitudes in which its author was Involved by the declaration of Japan's "Hands Off China" policy. Although, as explained, that pronouncement was technically withdrawn, it had the effect of enforcing Japan's personal objections to Dr. Rajchman. During the course of the year it was announced that he would hot return tachina, Dr. Robert Faas took his place as technical adviser. Early in November, a group of engineers was. despatched by the [League of Notions. at the request of the Chinese Government. These: engineers. were to undertake 2 thorough investigation on the spot fof certain specie problems relating to water conservancy and road communications, on which their technical Bdvice had' been requested by the Road and Water Conservancy Servies "of the Chinese National Economic Council The mission consisted of Mr. Code, Member of the Institute of Civil Engineers, London: M. Coursin, Director of Public Works in Madagascar; M. Nijhoff, Consulting! Engineer, The Hague, Rapporteur of the Committee on Public Works, the Transit Organization; M. Omodeo, Consulting Engineer 'Mila Rapporteur of the Committee on Public Works of the Transit, Organization. Two engineers of the Transit. Organization, M. Okec (Polish) and M. Bourdrez (Dutch), who have been' stationed in China for some years, are to be in close touch with the' miss
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