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Nevsreet Wong. ad The present advisory committee was, therefore, established. It con sists of the responsible railway accounting officers of the Ministry and the various railway administrators, who are all experts with long years of experience, The conference was held under the chairmanship of Mr. Hu Chihsien, Director" of the Finance Depattment of the Ministry. Among the many problems discussed were the following 1. Unification of head office accounting procedures, books and forms. "It was decided to employ the system in use on the Shanghai-Nanking Railway as a basis, and the accountants of the various railways are at present in Shanghai to study that system. Their reports will be submitted to the standing committee which will draft a system to suit all railways, 2 Budget estimates and the has ses for them, 3, Operating statistics:—The conference decided that more detailed statistics are required from the always in order to have an efficient ch eek on railway operations, accounts, 4. Drafting of a system of full This was referred to the 5. Minor pretation of the accounting rales ud classifications, store and the station accounts manuals, 6, The allocation and charging off of military accounts and cone tributions, 7. The revaluation of capital as-sot on railways which have suffered losses due to military di This was also referred to the standing committee, Among the representatives of the various railways were:—
Vessels at anchor in the Whangpoo, with Pootung in background.
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