'The survey continues with eommont on the change from taels to dollars at 0.715.in. accounts, the re-sessment of land far the' purpose of levying of land tax, which " befame effective on July' 1 last, and the attaching of graduates. from the "Central "Political Institute, Nanking, to Municipal departments For training. purposes.
The genesis of the Rickshaw Committee-and its report, submitted on February 7 of this year and now Very mue in the "pahhs "eye, iven.
On the censorship of films, the survey states that the report of rin application of "the Jeonditions in respect of the factories fof all three Shanghai areas wax greatly to be desired but difficulty eas experienced in foriavlating a carry out a uniform view of the different view:
in the matter of jurisdic-
igs were drawn up by a Chi nomic imutes, of these nese representative and later forwarded to the Council, and although proposal as to the method application commended itself completely to all those present "the jmninutes included the following: statement of @ View upon which a measure of unanimity was stated to have been reached:
(2) That the authorities of the International "Settlement - nag French Concession agveo f3" take in factory inspectors who are trained and. recommended by' the Chinese Goverment to, Inapede the factrie and. that these inspectors. are. to. be supervised from time by Use inspectors of the central Tnspectorat (2) That, the inspector for Internationa] "Settlement French Conce to the: to exchange views and ce-operate secure remedies. tions within the Settlement in own hands, On May 13, 1993, the Chief Secrery "of the Shanghai City Govern-vent approached the Secretary Genral of the Council with the sugges: tion that they should enter upon informal diseassion with a view 4 attempting to frame a workable Scheme for a factory inspectorate which they could "submit. to thei respective principals for offeial ce sideration." It was recognized that the fundamental and possibly insoluble difficulty involved was on the hand the problem of China's Of sovereign rights and on tne une' policy of mal ug unimpaired its claim to. a ministrative control within the Rettlement.. The Coureil. willing Agreed to the opening of nego tons, and the following prinesples [derived from the meetings with 3. Pone in 1931 were suggested as the basis for discussion:
The Council will adhere in principle to"the (army of the Tone Agreement Reached dering. 195 agrees to take into if service factory "inspectors. recommended the Chinese' Government spector and all reporting to. the Chinese Government shall be throuch the responsible eficiate of the Counc! The' Council offers sincere eo-opera-
Water and Telephone companies, and! negotiations for facilities to extend the services to meet the demand existing, consumers on the ott is and to keep pace with the jevelopmient. in the western tai rays descending steeply Into Heavy machinery, "Open ut sor of a lower floor obstruct ed by machinery in no. Wa com. stitute a satisfactory exit, and many Scores of Workers may Work on upper floors. for large number of workers Sanitary accommodation The survey includes repor by fi cient. the Council on the Shanghai Water. works Co., Ltd the Shanghai Power Ca., the Shanghai Telephone Ca., the Shanghai Electric Construetion Ca., Ltd, Ltd, and the China Gen, Ca,," and, an innovation this year, reports on their own activities by {the companies themselves.
"In six Ait ion of houses (o industrial uses As regards water the discussions upon, as are the negotiations, over supply-to outside roads, this latter! Yo" the' telephones. Financing of the Power Ca. and the Telephone Ca. occupy a great deal lof these reports. of small ind I property is. aeon tubating cause to the use of houses 6 factor to be hoped that owners secking to develop proper-i bear, in mind the needs of small industries,
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