Among the principal proposals adopted at the conference were:—The average wine and tobacco tax receipts in each province during the ast three years should be taken as the basis of a minimum Wmit for such tax receipts in the province concerned. On this minimum basis, reward or punishment for the revenue collec-lon officers will be determined.
Special inspectors should be apinted to supervise the issue of 1d tobacco tax receipts (or certificates), so as to prevent. corruption.
The Ministry of Finance should be recommended to despatch technical experts to the tobacco cultivation areas, to inspect conditions and plan reforms. The Ministry should also be requested to sponsor the organization of 2 semi-official institution for. the extension of loans to tobacco growers and merchants for the improvement of production and manufacture, The provincial wine and tobacco: bureaux are to be instructed to draw 7h up estimates of the receipts from the branch bureaux under their respec: tive jurisdictions, and to submit. the same to the "Internal Revenue Administration for approval and cord.
With regard to the proposals for cash rewards or bonuses to the branch wine and tobacco tax bureaux whose tax collection exceeds the estimated quota, it was decided that 20 per cent. of the provincial surplus from this source be distributed by the provincial bureau to the branch bureaux concerned as rewards at the end of each Ascal year, 'Tux Old premises of the Bank of China on "the Bund are to be demolished, a bamboo fence being erected around the building. As soon, as the final plans are approved, the construction of the new building' will be started.
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