Both sets of officials collect taxes wherever possible. la some cases, the taxes may overlap to some extent. Even where they ce not overlap, the rates have been largely increased, because each set of officials "must operate within a restricted realm. OF course, it requires more money to Teed, clothe and amuse two sets of 'oMeiais than one. In some counties, reported that the Chinese tials: in connection with the Central Government are collecting "more money than they are using locally. The surplus is to be reported, and eventually remitted tothe higher Needless to say, the relations exist" ing between the two sets of officials are not at all cordial. "A. favourite diversion, of either party is to capture and kill the petty officials of the other party. If carried to an extreme, uch a programme is likely to cause hard feeling among old friends and neighbours. In some places, how= ever, this danger is avoided by means a gentleman's agreement between the Chinese soldiers of the two sides, that each manages to keep out fof the other's way.
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