The Archive · 1940

S.M.C. Price Control

Discussed Shanghai, Feb, 29. The Shanghai Municipal Council has given consideration to 'a scheme of price control in the Settlement on the lines of aa scheme that has already been announced by the authorities of the French Concession.

Members felt that they needed further information as to the practicability of any such scheme and also as to how any such scheme, if adopted, could best be carried out in cooperation with other authorities. With this object in view it was decided to appoint a small subcommittee that will report on these matters to the Council.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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