To the Editor of the "Normi-Ciaxa Dany News"
This steady increase of the Council's income was counteracted by a similar and at times greater increase its expenditure, The present pre~ carious financial position is due principally to the fact that during the Years 1980 and 1931 while there was only normal increase in income there occurred an abnormal and disproportionate large increase in expenditure. And in 1996, while the folal income showed a decrease of $200,000 as compared with that for 1038, the total expenditure had shown an increase of approximately $1,200,000 over the 1935 figure.
is remembered that the Council is being owed from arrears in rates a startling sum of $2,500,000 similar in amount to. that which it hopes to. raise through Increased taxation, the basle reason for the resent financial stringency' is not far seek, Si—Get from your chemist small bottle of carbon bisulphide, a Sangerous liquid, inflammable, explosive, and with a terrible "smell: fse highly volatile and needs corking very firmly, Soak a small wad of cotton wool, Jabout pea-nut size, in the liquid and push Into the hole made by borer, then seal the hole with a dab of wet mud, The fumes from the liquid will Kell the borer. Bung up all the holes. in the tree to prevent escape of the gas, but It Is not necessary to use the liquid in every hole.
The borer-beetle lays its eggs in May or June: and the eggs are a favourite food of the great spotted Jwoodpecker, who knows exactly, where to find them and how to get them out.
For any further information Mr. Hau might write to me, Of course, there have been measures of economy, While we note that 9 gaving. of $200,000 has been effected from reduction in the cost of the Fire Brigade and of $100,000 from abolition of superfluous ofoes, we also note that a lump. sum of the former. amount, was pald to its Commissione® of Works on retirement; and, of the latter amount, to its Secretary on resignation, While it ig true that the Counci will save $1,060,000 from staff economy, it is equally true that It will perpetuate a temporary benefit of exchange compensation amounting in 1090 0 $1,880,000 and grant new exchange compensation to more than 90 Class A employees, S17 Haiphong Road.
Shanghai, Apr. 12.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.