Nanking, Sept. 2.
Nearly 5,000 kinds of usurious levies and miscellaneous taxes, estimated at $48950,000, have' been abolished by the Cenirai and local authorities throughout China during the past year, according to Mr, Kao Ping-fang, director of the Depart. ment of Taxation of the Ministry of Finance, in a report_made at the Weekly "memorial service of the Ministry this/ morning, obstacle to reconstruction projects will be too great to overcome. [Besides the common people, officials all ranks of the various provincial and municipal governments, and all units of national army should parti-Jcipate in the voluntary. labour work Jduring the designated period. Faculty. members and students of all schools, above the grade of high school should also take part in the work for a period of ten days during their winter holiday.
The Urgent Tasks Before the inauguration of the programme, Gen. Chiang orders, local authorities' first should make a thorough study of the specific needs Jof their respective localities, so that the emphasis on work will be dictate led by their particular requirements. For example, river conservancy and dyke repairing and construction naturally should be the urgent tasks to be tackled in regions flanking the various rivers, whereas in other Togions generally not affected by floods, road construction and of, forestation work should be carried out.
The division of periods, stages and sections in the voluntary service work fs to be entrusted to the various local authorities, but detailed reports Jon plans in this regard are to be submitted to the Generalissimo's headquarters for examination before {the end of this month. Plans for the recruiting of technical experts "and foremen should be completed before the end of October. Inspection of implements and tools, and supervision of work is to be entrusted to, the local authorities,
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