As in' past years. the Chamber has continued the publication of the "Nanking Government's Laws and Regulations' as fresh laws, are promulgated, Four new volumes were issued during the year, thus reaching the fifteenth volume. To facilitate ready reference, a classified index has been prepared for the series.
'A third volume of notifications issued by the Customs during the year. was also published. The demand for this compilation has justi-fed the time spent in ils prepers tion and publication.
Tt ig regrettable that the employ: ment department continues to be. kept busy with numerous applications for employment. At the end of the year there were 195 names on the register, 103 being men and boys and women and girls, many of them possessed of excellent Positions for them and T would appeal fo members of the chamber to keep. the" employment department in. mind itin vacancy has 0 be filled on thelt sit The trade enquiry department is.
usual, the recipient of many ens rities, which are either dealt with By. the department or passed on 10 members of the chamber who" may interested "The holding of arbitrations and surveys forms." 3s always, an ime portant part of the chambers work, During the year seventeen" orbit tions and six surveys were held considerable Increase over the gues This yarr the chamber has handled Jatt matters connected. with the Ape renliceship Fund of the Federation of British Industries. Six apprentices Ihave already eft for" England. to udy various branches of engineers ing. in ist-class workshop three more will shortly he sclation et the app ing mediate certificates and examina the. arrangements necessary. regard:
Won of the students' qualicationss hecessitaling personal interviews with each. one—entalled a" considerable amount of work for the special selec: tion "committee andthe stall and should Ike to thank them for "all the trouble they have taken.
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