In September, 1929, on being appreached by the Shanghai Municipal Council, with the support of the authorities of the French Concessio the Chamber signified its willingness form a special board of arbitrators to deal with rental questions, arising principally out of the fall in the value of the Chinese dollar. A special fixed foe of $50. per arbitration was agreed upon, provision for payment of which will be embodied in the awards made arbitrators, Customs Bank Representations were submitted to the Superintendent of Customs, pointing out that merchants have' been much embarrassed by having cargo shut out from steamers owing to the. fact that having passed Customs the merchants were deprived of the opportunity to pay duty because the Bank section of the Custom House closes down at 3 p.m. No reply was received.
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