delegate tp the, Bandoong_ conference Sine, and, alee iso delegate, aid ceived from the Harbour Master that time. Shipping companies felt that recommendations, having force, are liable to be followed by some, neglected by some and abused by others. They also stated that any attempt to add to the existing Har-hour Regulations would be futile and that nothing short of an entire revision of these Regulations and the ¢stablishment of a competent Harbour Board would improve matters. The letter continued by stating that, the consensus amongst Shipping Companies at present is not in favour of the new suggestions, as it is felt that pilotage not being' compulsory any {increase in the number' of conventional signals would result in. confusion. The Chamber has undertaken however, to appoint a Technical Sub-Ceanmittee, as was done' in 1932, to submit comments on the new pro-porals should the Harbour Masler Seem it necessary to proceed further with them.
Cotton Waste Telegrams were despatched to the Chinese Government on August 7 and 2 regarding the above mentioned nutifleation which prohibits the ex-ort of Cotton Waste, The order was subsequently withdrawn, Chinese Income Tax Law The views of the Committee of the Chamber in respect of the above mentioned Law were communteated to the various national Chambers of Commerce in. September, 1936, Customs Shipping Gazette In reply to representations received from one of the National Chambers Commerce suggesting that a weekly shipping gazette be published in Shunghal, the Chamber stated that several attempts which had been made to obtain the ce-operation of the Customs in resuming the Issue of Customs Daily Returns having failed they do not feel that any successful Fosulls are likely to accrue as. the result of further representations, Zikawei Observatory Shipping Companies in Shanghai contributed the sum of $0482 to the Chamber's fund towards the maintonance of the Zikawei Observatory for the year, 1936.
1. F, Value on Sub-Passes Representations were made to the Customs regarding the decision of the Customs to enforce an old regulation which had not previously been made operative and which "resulted inthe alaclosure of importers cost prices 10 their customers. The Customs thereupon discontinued enforcing the said regulation, Aztiving from Hankow in the os. Wulln on March 4, Hioieate disembarked the But licence.
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