Since then your committee have presented the facts in the form of a petition to the following departments of the National Government of the Republic of China—the Executive Yuan, the Judicial and Administra five "Yuans and the Ministers. of Finance, Industries and Foreign. At-
Copies of this petition have been sent to the Consular Body, the Shangand French Municipal Councils, the General Chamber of Commerce and. other interested bodies in. the hope that, after perusing the petition, they would see ft to lend the weight of their support to our plea for the remedy of a state of affairs, and which if effected, would redound. to the benefit of alt sections of this community.
About a year ago your committee heard that" the French Municipal Council were contemplating a redue~ tion of assessment values and after serious. consideration of the matter we decided that we would be serving your interests best, by endeavouring, elect a postponement of the proposed decrease In assessments owing the critical condition of the real estate market. A sub-committee consequently called on the Direetor-General of the French Municipal Couneit fand explained our views apparently with satisfactory results.
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