The Archive · 1937

New England Gas 60

Peru 6s 1961 12⁄4 Rio Grande de Sul 1644 Standard Gas & Elec. 60 B—Bid.—Reuter, amined and them. remedies sought for With the unfortunate results which landlords have obtained in the past from the Chinese Courts, and the fact that these Courts are now functioning only in a half-hearted manner, the difficulties of rent collection are multifarious. There are cases where the rental income derived from a property is collected so slowly that the owner is unable to meet the ordinary charges for water and alleyway lighting. etc., the former having exceeded normal consumption by, say, 50 per cent. through the heavy influx of refugees. Overcrowding in many areas is so severe that living conditions are now frequently much worse than those revealed by the recent Municipal Housing report.

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