Amendment to be Offered at Annual Meeting At a special meeting of the Shang-hal Municipal Counclt held mid-day on April 12, the Council decided to accept an amendment to the budget whereby the increase in Zand Tax, General Municipal Rate and Special Rate, will be postponed take effect on January 4, 1938, 'The Chinese Councillors, realizing the necessity of balancing' the Budet, are prepared to support the proposal to increase the municipal rate on that date providing that Muni~ opal revenue has not in the meantime increased sufficiently to make this unnecessary. The Council will accept an amendment to the budget which will be proposed by Mr. W. S. King and seconded by Mx. V. St. J. Killery, both Incoming Councillors, Proposing that the increase in Land Tox, General Muntelpal Rate and Special Rate, be postponed and that the Council be authorised to fake measures, for balancing the budget by an additional appropria~ tion from reserves or such further economies as may be possible or both, In making this proposal, th Chairman of Council emphasized that the Council desired to give its fullest consideration to the views of the Chinese community so that co~ operation among all sections of the community may be maintained,
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