Another irdustrlal advance of great Importance was the formation of the Manchuria Salt Company which odally authorized to exploit and manage all the salt resources of the country. 'The original capital is fixed at 5,000,000 yuan, one fourth of which supplied by the Manchoukuo Government. The Government expects thet the yearly output of salt will increase to more than 250,000 tons, Japan's demand for salt' Is steadily Increasing and the extensive development of the abundant salt resources will stimulate industrial developments in both countries Manchoukuo's principal industry, agriculture, 1s constantly engaging the attention of the Government. "Among the plans for this year are the divid-Ing of the country into eighteen dis {rlets in each of which the government will operate an agricultural experiment station and model stock farms. The departments of Industry, Civil" Affairs and" Mongolian Ad: ministration have formulated various plans inthe effort to speed up agricultural development in this country,
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