Followiiy the payment of land tax we Ferry Rosd properties and one Meichow Road property, barricades placed "by the Shanghai Municipal Council at these places at midnight on August 4 were removed on August 5 in the morning and afternoon Fes pectively, The three pieces of land blocked Off from the municipal roads ars not registered with any of the Consulates. The action was taken when the owners: failed to pay the Iand tax. No question of municipal tax on houses in these places was involved.
The three picees of land are situated at Lane 427 Ferry Road, Lane 617 in the same street and at 300 Meichow Road. The blockade was so effective that none. of the small number of residents "imprisoned™ was able to out.
In Lane 427, about 40 Chinese apprentices of the Soy Chang Brass and Iron Works together with their Chiese manager and his family' were thus prevented from going anywhere until after the removal of the. bar=
Fieades. In Lane G17, six Chinese Awellings "were shut in, while in Meichow Road, an industrial con-ern was Isolated.
According to Mr. Stirling Fessenden, the owners of these unregistered lands, while refusing to pay. tax. the SIC, continued to enjoy the use of municipal reads and other facilities. Instead of. resorting 10 egal proceedings which would mos! probably be long "drawn out." the Council decided to. employ tactics which proved most effective. The and owners paid the taxes yesterday.
Land in the Settlement has to be registered with a foreign consul and taxed. "Although most Chinese owners have registered through for~ ign friends, some are still holding Chinese title deeds and do not pay tax.
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