Encouraging Report Issued by the Postal Remittances and Savings Bank Despite the continued economic depression, ame a disastrous summer food "affecting many areas of the Middle and Lower Yangtze districts and the provinces of Honan and Shantung, satisfactory" increases were recorded in the business of the Postal Remittances & Savings Bank for the 24th Fiscal year. With the exception of further anti-Communist drives in the West, occasional and short-lived Communist or bandit activity at a few other points, and an air of uncertainty in the North because of the political. situation, settled conditions prevailed generally throughout the country.
'Speelal_ measures taken' by the Central Government during the year n the: more remote provinces, such as Seechuen, Shens and Kansu, resulted in ineveased administrative and lhanelal control and definite progress in the rehabllation and development of the bank's business throughout these districts Other Government measures of economic reconstruction in the country generally were carried forward energetically, and particular-impressive progress was rade in the development of various means of communication—railways, motor roads, airways, wireless telegraphy, and long distance telephones, and als conservancy work,
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