London, Apr, 29.
The British members of the Chinese Government Purchasing Com= mission were warmly thanked for their free and valuable "assistance, fey Mr. Quo Tal-chi, the Chinese Ambassador, at. the annual meeting of the Commission to-day.
The report for the year ending December 81, 1936, shows!
Contracts were placed with, British!
firms to the value of £543285. Peduding goods dered in 3008, and Prior "es pot Sent of the Expenditures" P= SeMt oF the Considerable purchases were made last. year, including £95,000. worth of gates, bridges, and operating machinery by the Huai River Con The total expenditure since the Commission began work has reached £4,225,881, while profits from invest~ ment of spare cash todate Is £169,730,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.