To, the Editor of the NowrH-CHina Dat News."
Sim—Hearty congratulations to the Municipal Government of Canton in. showing Shanghai how ings should be done.
The following is my reason for making the above statement. "It lie further proposed to subject all vacant land. to. a special tax amounting to 10 per cent of their market valve, ete." The latter part fof their scheme could wot apply here. well a the t by landlords of Special taxing of vacant land as
Full rates on all vacant property has been advocated by me for years ing of ratepayers. should be called suggest an extraordinary mest-
forcing the hands of the Shanghai Munlelpal Council to petition the Court of Consuls to apply to the Diplomatic Corps for permission to so" alter the Land. Regulations, as to make this suggestion possible. With the Japanse vote it could be ily carried This step is absolutely essenti ind_ greed companies combining and ra rents out of all proportion to the Worth of the premises let them. One company in particular har been content with a five taels increase every three years, but now, ticenty tacts, with the. proves Sou dont Tike i, you can Tom "Something will have to be done by the SAC. for the welfare of the oramtunity who have to live here and make their homes here permanent:
'As things stand at present, the man of small means is gradually being crushed to death by heavy, find heavier, expenses. A limit has licen reached. A remedy lat hand. Who will force' the hands of the SAM.C to alter the Land. Regula: tions accordingly?
Smaut Potato.
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