The Chekiang Provincial authorities do not appear to be giving proper attention to their responsibilities Arising out of the unfortunate breakdown in the Chapoo health resort scheme. Admittedly they were disappointed by the decision of the military department to require the losing of the area for defence purposes and the uncertainty of the Prospect of reopening must have added to their difficulties. It now Seems clear that the area will not be released from the privacy prescribed by military order. That order cannot be questioned for presumably it dictated by the needs of national defence as seen at headquarters, The Government cannot, however, over-Took the fact that. as is pointed out forcibly by the owners of property, Iand taxes were collected on the assumption that the scheme would develop. on the lines originally Proposed and that, therefore. the payments made to the tax-collecting thority were for value to be received, Now not only cannot the owners obtain access to their property but the money which they have paid has not been refunded, as it should be Jin the circumstances. The total amount of these taxation payments cannot be large in comparison with the provincial revenues and certainly not with the loss of reputation ac~ erning from a failure to discharge the elementary duty of returning money received for services which have not been performed.
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