Those Land Office Records To the Editor of the "Nowm-Cimxa Dany News"
Sin—The news relating to the' request of the Mayor of the Shanghai Reformed Government to the SMC. {in order to obtain that the document left behind by the former Land Office's authorities be handed over to him, have deeply impressed: all the interested landowners, also on a count of some strong rumours according to which the said local reformed authorities Intend to resolve unilaterally "the whole question. of the Extra-Settlement roads. It is obvious that such a solution of the problem would jeopardize the interests of the landowners affecting seriously' the value of the land if not {the rights of property themselves, fs anyone amongst your readers in a petition to. give the public at {Useful information and suggestion far as the safety of the interests the said landowners is concerned? Would anyone who is in-a privileged position to" know sufficiently the matter, inform in due time the owners of the lands and houses and the public livin: in the Western District area whether the rumoured drastic faction of the reformed authorities feroundless or otherwise, and in any tease if the eventual complete with drawal of the SACO. should be brought to the Knowledge of the public in such a way as to avoid any panic amongst the ratepayers of the Western District of Shanghai (Extra-Settlement roads)?
Shanghai, Mar. 13.
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