Nanking, July 16.
Interviewed by Chinese pressmen here to-day, a spokesman of the Executive Yuan denied the rumour that Mr. Ku Meng-yn, Minister of Railways, had tendered his resignation. He said that Mr. Ku had merely asked for two weeks' leave. significant in view of the fact that at present: all provincial governor: ships oF chairmanships, with only few exceptions, are filled by active army commanders, Of changes made in the revised draft with regard to the National Congress and the People's Committee, through which the voice of the people is to be expressed, the most oticcable one {5 the introduction of 'a system of proportional representation in relation to the population.' 'Whereas the original draft provided that every district or municipality' should return one delegate to the National Congress, the revised draft allows one additional delegate for every 500,000 people if the population of the district exceeds 300,000.
The representation of the provinces in the People's Committee, which shall act for the National Congress when it is not in session, is now also made dependent on the size of population. Provinces with a population of over 5,000,000 are entitled two delegates; those with a population of over 5,000,000 but less than 10,000,0000 are allowed three delegates; those with a population of over 10,000,000 but less than 20,000- 000, four delegates; those with a population of over 20,000,000 but less than 30,000,000, five delegates; and. those with @ poputaiion of over 30,- (000,000, six delegates.
Under the new draft the National Congress is to meet biennially instead of triennially, as provided in the first draft, while a provisional congress may be called with the consent of over one-fourth of the members instead of three-fourths, as laid down in the first draft—Reuter.
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