'We note that this item of expendlture' has received the Council's attention many times recently and that following the recommendations of 3 special committee in 1999 the fees payable (o the London agents were considerably reduced as from Jan-ary 1, 1040, It these agents are retained, their remuneration cannot be reduced further and. as long the Council has as many British pen= sloners and British employees as it has now, these agents are necessary. When this circumstance changes, it ight be possible to discontinue the services of these agents and we commend the Council to have this point in mind with a view (o liquidate ing both the New York and London agencies at some future date, Sub-Committee's Report "The Sources of Revenue Sub-Committee concludes its activities with the presentation of this second brief, report, The Sub-Committee Interim Report, it will be remem: bored, dealt solely with the matter of Increased "licence fees, for the reasons, first, "that liecnee fees afforded a field within which th Council and the Ratepayers had questioned powers by virtue of the clear provisions of the Byclaws and, secondly, it was regarded as urgent provide additional funds. from. the beginning of the financial year 1941, "in its initial survey of all of the sources of revenue available to the Municipality, it was noted that the laxable yourées at present utilized by Abe Council did not go beyond Land 'Tax, House and Advertisement Rates Liegnee and other Fees, Wharfage Dues, and Public Utllty Royalt 'The.' Sub-Committee's investigations of the Council's powers of taxation under the provisions of the Land Reyulations had resulted in those powers being limited in practice exclusively to these sources. nin trades and occupations whose licensing is provided for are in fact not licensed, and that the provisions the licensing Byelaws should be reviewed with a view to the initiating Jot measures to increase the range at Hicensable, and therefore taxable, {trades and occupations, Councl's Powers xfaving. regard othe great importance tothe Seliements welfare Ee"inding new source" of torsion, and' therefore" of veaigaling ths needs us te the Couns towels and fcpe of taxation and sealing ferred to in this report, the Sources revenue' Sub-Commlge conuidrs hat ihe Heonony' Commitee should recommend fo the Counci the Seting formity of 9. Standing "Subs Eommiitee of the Finance Commilce of the. Cowen to lovesigate and port upon teas rales "The tund of the Revenue lomee ore varied avd complens Part othe work i Sant, involving the clleion municipal revenues the serament of presse fr rating pur: Fowes,"andcenings whist "other fees are of noveananeat nature cerineeed with the Voting Lit Ble: fiom of Councilor and Ratepayers "A complete reorganization of the Revenue Ofiee commenced in 1882 transfer from the Seeretatiat he Finance Department, "The main features of ths suorganiation were omit? rer tote i hae fico" twe major changes tu ertaniaation nave, however, Been introduced turing The pat year, namely the opening f Sub-omtces to decentealiae revenue collections end ihe replace: out of Foteign'Awllen Tpectrs Chinese Supervisors, nine Sub-Oices have been opened!
"Under the decentralizing process,
Jone in each ellecton ares and 2 sonia, savings have thas been teteled oth in. working lime sed leven Chinese. Supervisors have veen engaged fo ils sini number psis previously occupied For: sign 'Asstnt Inspectors' Bor fee changes have produced" sat "The oat of collection has been lowered from: 20 percent In saar fo"Z88 er Cent noah "Our Sub-Commilice has examined rent organisation at the Revere Once sul satiated at he intone re performed in an efcien and economeat manna"
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