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Rojore Mr. E. A. Lon (Adjourned) Shanghai, Feb. "20 With the merensed rates applicable he Shanghai Munieipay Council would able to collet annually $2,800,000 in Jand tasse on "fan-tan" land in the Mlement, according to a hazard of Me. Regi Middleton Deputy Trea~ surer Reventis Office, SMC. second witness called by the Couneit at the adjourned hearing hiefore Commis: sioner E, A. Long of the "fan-tan" and. ease whiely WIN he continued (on Friday afternoon when the cipal Advocate, Mr. T. 'T.
Will conclude the examination of Council ofteial The seventh session yesterday opened With the re-examination by Mr. Bryan of Mr, Paul ¥. Ru, As sistant Municipal "Advocate. Ques. toned sbout 1 book on Shanghai real estate Writlen by, Mr. Chu Yan= witness said it Bore' the chops and signatures of a number of pros minent Chinese here, " Mr. Ru explained that according to Chinese custom these signified that they were In agreement with the views expressed "by. the writer. Witness careed with Mr. Bryan that an are Uele in the book referred "tipness" as necessary evils. The are fete stated: "Since the establish ment of the city government special attention hay been paid to these things, so far es the system of tipao is concerned and it was originally Intended to abolish it. Later, for several tensons the malter had to be Jeff alone end it was allowed to exist for the time being. When the measurements of the lands will be completed and when all the land eriificates have been Issued we expect that the city government will Work out some new plan to do away with the system." During the re~ examination of the witness Mr. Bryan Introduced a number of ex. hibits. Including photographie copies of the "North. China Herald" of March 24, 1855, containing references to & proclamation of-Taotai Lan regarding payment of taxes by Chi nese.
Mr, Middleton's Evidence Mr. Middleton, examined by Mr. Bryan, slated that the Council, began to collect taxes on ""fan-tan" lend fi bout 1860 according te the record: but owing to the dimicully encoun. tered In ascertaining owners of the Tand and the areas concerned, very Tittle of the tex was actually collect ed and the matter was then left in abeyance. In 1987, collection of land tox on "fan-tan,"" he said. was resumed by the Council, Collection of tex on "fan-tan" land, he continued, was left at a standstill! from 1882 10 1937 with the exception of certain payments of Jand tax on agricultural land which wes surrendered to the
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