It fs correct and evidently admitted by the Council that the files, certifleates and other documents of the former Land OMeo of the former Municipality of Greater Shanghat were deposited with the S, Mf C. at the outbreak of hostilities. Since the City "Government has reopened its Land Bureau under its fand control, and has appointed Mr. Van, well-known to the Councils, through whose hands and in whose capacity as a departmental head of former' Land Omee that the same Ses, certineates and documents were entrusted to S, M. C, for custody, I seo no reason why the Council should and could refuse to hand back to the City Government the said files, certlfaeates and other documents against the Couneit's own receipts, ay such receipts are now in the hands.of this City Government.
The more so this Is necessary In order to restore the former situation and to enable normal land transae-Mons and transfers of property which will contribute. to. the te-cstablishment of sound and profitable condi-tons on the estate market In Shang: hai and thereby to the general pr0- sperity of the community,
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