What appears to be an unofficial tax collecting agency seems to have been established in the Settlement Jabout three weeks ago. The open:
of the office is closely associated with the farming of the pebble sand tax, originating in Cheki Tt seems that, the Construct Bureau of the Chekiang Provincial Government granted a monopoly to leertain persons and the "Office of the Construction Bureau of Chekiang, for the issue of Permits for the Transportation of Sand." was Jopened at 88 Seward Road. The officer in charge is also the proprietor of tio of the largest hongs shipping sand to Shanghai, According to information, the dealers have to pay to the tax farmer," who has bought the monopoly from. the provincial govern. Tent, the following tants:
oned beaches.
cents, per ton privately Dcents per ton from goverment o*ei conte peg ten from government The subject. ing the attention of the Settlement authorities,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.