[deserves commendation, It has pro duced a statistical report on the ines under its auspices. for a period no further distant inthe past than, the year ending June 30, 1996. This is definitely bringing up official xeport~ something ko a modern standard. Indeed many countries still cannot show such promptness—to name them might be invidious, The new volume is equipped with a useful map and interesting charts and graphs fo facilitate study of the Ministry's administration during the period lurider review. The former classifica tion of commercial commodities cording {0 class rates has been replaced by commodity groups subsequently subdivided according to the principal commodities within the re~ jective groups. It shows. that an additional 140.513 kin, (87 mies) were opened to traMe and investment as sole Were Increased by $24,605,041, 'Total operating revenues were' in: creased by $9,609,000 but. operating Jexpenses were' reduced by $405,000 fand income debits by $2,501,087 as compared with the previous year, thus giving a surplus. of, $85,077.374 oF an Increase of $7,291,550 on 1034- 35—the highest for" Ave years, Inthe "Quarterly Review of Chis nese Railways" for April 1937 Mr, Chang Kiaengau, Minister of Railways, contributes an informative article on General Chiang Kaleshiek's Five-Year Plan for the development of the. all too" restricted railway system in this country, The Plan calls for the construction 100,000 malles of railway, to be divided Into seven systems, among them the Central, the South-Eastern, "South: Western, North-Western and North: and North-Eastern systems. When {his Plan is completed it wil mean the provision of 20 times the present Uneage, of oilways, 'The Minister claims that the Plan definitely est lishes the foundation of railway network for the whole country and it Is consequently 9 preliminary' step towards the realization of Di Sin Points out that the total langi. of ines" on which constttelion wns Started last year was only about 1.240 mites, but the amount reauiired for the purchase of construction materials was well over $200 million so ful tire requirements will be still jeter, and therefore int feeney, and cit dove Sxpentat' sq Wo Tea Sipps to"igtiaate one how bie efforts which re. nade "turing Chany Kino ngan's term of ofice 10 improve rail way credit' thus receive further endorsement as the policy of the future, and it is noted that special emphasis Is Jaie! on the importance the same. time of the general eiiciency, tech and Standards of 30 ce among the raith habits, quiet and modest in ments" if quoted by Mr. Chang Egat for the attention of all his staff 2 indicating the essential qualities by which completion of the Five-Year Plan may: be reasonably expected.
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