difficulty of ascertaining the actual income and profits of various individuals and the business of different nationals in hanghai was emphasized by Mr, G. Godfrey Phillips, Secretary and Commissioner-General of the Shanghai Municipal Council, at a press conference held at the Administration Building yesterday afternoon. Considerable publicity having been given to the question of equality of taxation recently, Mr. Phillips disclosed that the Council has appointed an international committee to study The committee which will hold its first meeting on February 11, consists of: Messrs, C, S, Franklin, American legal practitioner and former chairman of the Council; Mr. J, R, Jones, a British barrister of the law firm of Ellis and Hays, a former secretary of the Council well versed in English "'Wating law on which the Council's rating system has been built; Mr, -N.T, who has given much time and study to the study of Coun-oil taxation; Mr, O. Okamoto, a former Japanese councillor and legal practitioner; and Mr, J, H, Sun, a Chinese chartered accountant and assistant general-manager of the Sin Hua Trust and Savings Bank Ltd. in the real estate business in Shang-who has had considerable experience
In reply to a question as to why the name of Mr, E, S, Little, Jr., has not been added to the list Mr. Phillips said that it was difficult for him to answer why the Council had selected the persons mentioned to serve on the committee. One answer, he thought, might be that Mr, Little has committed himself to a particular tax problem and might communicate his views to the committee instead of actually serving on it,
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