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AN INTERISTING INDUSTRY.-

[CHINA MAIL SPECIAL]

SHANGHAI GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

tary.

THE ANNUAL MEETING.

The Secretary having read the notice convening the meeting, the Chairman said

December 31, 1919, has been in your The report for the year ending hands for sometime, and I will refer

TEN KNIGHTS IN A BAR ROOM.

Ten little Lodgemen went out to

-dire,

were in heaven,

A fizz killed & Knight of Honour, then

there were seven Seven litle Lodgemen, playing funny Another caught a Red Man, then there,

tricks,

vere six.

Six little Lodgemen. trying to booże

and thrive.

there were five.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

COLD STORAGE.

Store your Winter clothes, furs, rugs, carpets &c, in our cold stores. The only safe method of keeping them during the Summer months. For full particulars apply to the Secretary.

The Annual general meeting of A cocktailkilled a Maccabée, and the Shanghat General Chamber of then there were nine. One of the lesser known, but not Commerce was held on April 13 Name litle Lodgemen, drinking to their unimportant, industries carried on in mingyuen Road, when Mr. E C Down went an Old Odd Fellow, then

at the roots of the Chamber, Yuen- Ate, the Kwangtung Province, is that Richards presided, supported by there were eight. of Camphor production. China Messrs. L. Bridou, A. Brooke Smith, Eight little Lodgemen thought they shares with Formosa, the privilege of H. E Campbell, R. McE Dalglesh. meeting the larger part of the world's C G. 5. Mackie and M. Nodaira. demand for camphor, and some part Committee, and M. G. Beck, Secre of this is met by camphor exported from the North River (Camphor and Camphor wood are both brought down the West River also.) The writer bas recently visited a place named Wu-shek (a station on the to some of the principal matters which The next round fixed a Woodman, then Canton-Hankow Railway line) where, have been brought before the Com- Five little Lodgement--the others on the preliminary extraction of the mittee. flowers.cf camphor is done. Around

the floor. The Customs authorities approach-A Pathfinder gives up the ghost, then this portion of the country many ed your Committee for their views there were lour. camphor trees are found, and regarding the proposed rebuild Big Four finie Lodgemen, on their products

■ lovely of the Customs Jetty and your are obtained and Committee

spree, were of sent down the line in considerable opinion that the extension of the

unanimous A Mason got his habit on, and then

there were three. In addition to the increases previously for planking are sawn up, and to passengers' baggage was most ne

quantity. Such trees as are suitable existing shed for the examination. Three little Lodgemen, sitting around cabled, Mr. Chamberlain said that pre- bosnis in respect of telephone charges will boards exported, while the unsuitable ssary, the present accommodation Away rolled a Pythian, then there be submitted to Select Committec.

being inadequate for the large nupi krunks are made to give up at least ber of passengers arriving at this Two little Lodgemen.. pretry near The rates on postcards and printed some of their valuable content. The port, and it is hoped that when the papers would be raised after the Inter-Camphor planks are not only in Customs Jetty is being re-built some An Eagle couldn't stard the pace, then ounces in weight, has been fixed at 20 will be 1. and the rate for printed furniture, but the Chinese also use venience of those wishing to meet One little Lodgeman, drinking auton war fortunes exactly as if they Committee is unanimously of opinion.

(a) The rate of postage for letters, 3/national Congress had fixed the foreign demand at the coast for trunks and provision will be made for the con

rate, but it is likely thas posten.rds" rato

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

(Belor's Serolog to the China Mat):

BRITISH BUDGET..

LONDON, April 19th.

The Budget for 1920-21 contains the following striking features:-

with id for each naditional ounce)

(5) The minimum rate for telegrams.

(12 words or lees) is 15-3

Telephone 29.

before they could attack the Floating Debt

It was estimated that the loss on the Post Office would be £11,000,000.

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propertion.

by superseded by (c) The rate of postage for news-will not be enforceable til January license duty on motor vehicles, but this papers, 6 ounces in weight, is Id.

and the motor spirit duty will be con Therefore, the existing motor-car taxes tinued till December 31st.

The Land Valus Duties will be repealed as unworkable. and, practically, without ang revenue.

It is estimated that these changes in the rates of postage and telegrams will increase by £8,500,000the revenue from the Post Office.

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THE CUSTOMS JETTY,

the brew.

were two,

done.

there was one

alope..

He was an Elk, and he took the whole

bunch home.

-V. H.

them in very great quantity for the their friends on the arrival or depar manufacture of the large street shop ture of the tenders instead of as at cities. For this purpose very thick the open in all kinds of weather. signs so freely scattered about the present being obliged to stand om in those Chinese not in touch with Yargtszepoo adjoining Lay Road, planks are required; and, indeed,

In view of the Customs property at [ export trade hardly conceive of about 23 miles down the river, being camphor plank of any dimension developed. your Committee further question and they have been informed other than that suitable for streetrecommended that in order to meet that every effort is being made by sign boards, namely three or four the future development of the pasthe telegraph companies to improve inches thick.

The extraction of camphor is which anchor at Woosung, a wharf

senger traffic by the large steamers their service. carried out in a very primitive plant. with a frontage sufficient to accom micdate at least two tenders together great

to the State valuation and fifty square feet area are erected with adequate and up-to-date accom of ail land and buildings- trade were still unreasonable. Therefore each is placed a still. The still con of baggage should be constructed three or four native stoves of a large modation for landing agd embarking As regards spirits the profits in the type, with no regular flue, and upon passengers and for the examination the duty was increased to 31 6 sists of an iron cauldron, similar to there, wher, the extension of the proof gallon, and was increase the yield to £24,500,000 yearly those used in every Chinese house, Customs Jetty has become too

*as estimated The teer daty was raised by £1 10, surmounted by a tall rat-like wooden congested. barrel, producing £30,000,000 yearly. structure. In the top of this is an open It must not be overlooked that is ing into which is thrown the camphor addition to the passengers who are

The

permes the

The duty on spirits has been raised to 12s. 6d. per bettle, and on Referring to Labourite interruptions, retail beer by 1d. & pint;

Mr. Chamberlain said that Mr. Lloyd (e) The duty on wine bas beenGeorge fully concurred with the sugges- doubled, and the duty on sparkling tions and added that the Mineral wines will by 50 per cent ad vetorem Duty will be maintained. There will be a preferential rebate of one-third of daty on sparkling wines produced within the Empire.

(There is an additional ad valorem duty of 50 per cent, on imported cigars

ith a preferential reba

rebate

of one-third of the duty on cigars imported from the (3) The standard rate of income-tax in 1) is unchanged, but a Bill will mendations of the Income Tax Com

Dominions and from India.

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be

to-morrow.

to

WHARFAGE DUES.

dues which the Shanghai Municipal Council wished to be collected on The question of increased wharfage

treasure, silk, and tea remains in abeyance.

The correspondence on the subject between the Shanghai Muncipal Council and, the Commissioner of Customs has already appeared in the Municipal Gazette.

The question of increasing the

The Dairy Farm, Ice & Cold Storage Co. Ltd.

WAR-FORTUNES LEVY FEASIBLE.

REVENUE REPORT.

H. C. L. IN CEYLON.

A Committee has been enquiring into the cost of living as affecting

Exchequer to report to the Select

Board of Inland. Revenue were the Government Service, and came to instructed by the Chancellor of the the following:

GENERAL CONCLUSIONS. Committee on the question of a taxi

have in fact done so. Their report, scale of temporary increases is quite As a result of its inquiries, the were reporting to him and they that the relief granted by the existing which was presented to the Select inadequate to meet the increase in Committee is exactly the same kind the general cost of living. The Com of practical detailed report on how mittee also obtained evidence as to cellor of the Exchequer who wanted tributed over a Government servant's far it can be done and how to do it the proportion in which the different that they would prepare for a Chan items of increased expenditure are dis to include the tax in his Budget.

Their estimate of the total increase legitimate and necessary expenditure of wealth since the beginning of the and has come to the following general war, or rather the total increase conclusions $4.150,000,000. It really seems as if price-of food should be regarded as this figure alone would settle the having advanced by 100 per cent. of capital in pounds sterling, is

(a). In the case of officers drawing

at least £1,000,000,000 towards the question and the tax must come, for beyond that prevailing prior to 1914. reduction of the debt. with all abatements fy should mean

• introduced carrying out the recom- Both increages would operMr. Charwood, chipped into fairly small frag. { arriving at and leaving from this port, wharfage dues on all cargo will be information can be got and evasion

mission

Referring to the wine duties, berlain said that only consideration for

the

The report deals entirely with the practicability of a duty on war for tunes, and their judgment on that is summed up in the statement that the

more difficult than with any tax that has ever been: imposed before..

(b). In the case of officers drawing a salary of over Rs.3,000 the increase should be put at 60 per cent.

land may be regarded as having (c). House rent throughout the Is- increased by 55 per cent. over the pre-war figure.

The exemption limit for married me rreve specially Franco and Portugal.ments by manual labour, a special there is a large number of through taken up again by the incoming/can be prevented, but that it will be has increased as much as, 178 per

will be an income of £250 per annum, and for those unmarried an income of £150 per annum.

Excess Profits Duty has been in The creased to 60 per cent. Mr. Chamberlain proposed to adopt the recommendations of the Royal Commission As regards the double income tax and conrent year. fidently hoped that the Dominions would adopt the proposals and make the relief. complete by similar action on their part. But anybos be proposed to put into Operation, immediately and uncondition- aly, the United Kingdom's share in the arrangu.dent..

UNREST IN IRELAND.

LAUNCH AND PASSENGER TRAFFIC.

Council.

the shortage of dollars in Sathai SHORTAGE OF THE DOLLAR. We have referred in the report to

impossible farther to increase the duties half a chopper and half a gouge. hai for the day, and with the return

previous increase but

it was instrument being used for the work, passengers who also come to Shang

(d). The cost of clothing generally touched. It was estimated that the wine second aperture, in the side of the ping, the passenger traffic will rapidly

spirits and beer and leave wine un-Water is then poured in through a

cent. in the case of cloths used by more normal conditions of ship- duties would produce £4,100,000 yearly.

persons of the peor class, while It was estimated that the increased cigar still, and the furnace started. From increase.

ABATEMENTS FOR SAVINGS. duties would produce 2500,000 in the eur-time to time water is added to ensure

It is suggested that, in the first as is worn by most clerks and mem- clothing of European pattern, such on several occasions last year, which instance, the assessment should be bers of the higher grades of the the chips being thoroughly wet in. Your Committee also drew the created restrictions which might made en individuals and should take Public Service has increased from the cauldron, and to replace the water attention of the Customs authorities easily have led to panic and serious as its basis a simple comparison of 82 per cent. to 101 per cent, in lost in the distilling process. From to the present very congested state

disturbance to trade. the summit of the wat runs a pipe of the jetties at the Bund and which we and several other bodies war and the other immediately after relief granted should take, the follow

the capital owned on each of two price. Fortunately the (consisting of a large bamboo with recommended that steps should be

representations dates, one immediately before the| 7. In considering the form any LONDON, April 19th. In the House of Commons, replying to joined to another lengta of the same modation, launches lying frequently effect of directing the output of the could be made to meet the various

its nodal plates removed) and this is taken to improve the landing accom-made to the Chinese Government the increase to be the sum ranking ing considerations have been kept Where the Dominion rate of tax did not Lord Robert Cecil, Mr. Bonar Law stated tubing to carry the vapour (consisting two or three deep causing risk of Manking Mint to Shanghai and the nases where a war levy would not

through the Diplomatic Body had the for taxation., After that abatements prominently in mind:- exceed one-half of the United Kingdom that, before prisoners were released from of steam and camphor) vertically accident to passengers. rate, the relief would be complete. This Mountjoy prison, the following statement downwards Fold

cost the Exchequer £2,000,000 was read to each of them and it was no of

the side This matter is receiving the atten. situation towards the end of the year be just or expedient. Allowances. yearly.

objected to:-"You are being released, on to the rest of the plant. In this tank SUGGESTED R3 BUILDING OF CUSTOMS remained at a considerable premium, special efforts at war saring, and the was proposed to introduce a new tax parole to return to this prison, and we are placed either four or five separate It

tank closetion of the Authorities.

became nearly normal, though dollars for example, are suggested to reward which might in future substitute the brass to gore honour to do so." The Excess Profits Tax, pamely, the Corpora majority of the prisoners went to hospital tubs, with no bottoms, and moveable

Since then we have given our sup- Board think that the best method tion Tax of ls. in on the profits" off and a few to their own home. The police these in series, all the tubes being of Committee were of the opinion that; sycee should be abolished and that, a allowance for special savings. In the proportion more adversely affected

With reference to the proposed re-

port to the recommendations of the would probably be to combine a limited liability companies.

lids, and the vapour is led through building of the Customs House, your British Chamber of Commerce that graduated scale of duty with a tax-free. LONDON, April 19th. In the Houle of

Mr. Austen Chamberlain, in the course of his speech the Budget proposals, said that

knew the whereabouts of each prisoner,

10

.a small

HOUSE.

all classes and grades are feeling (1). That at the present time, while acutely the strain of enhanced prices, and more particularly the labour, the difficulty in the case of the poorer, classes is mainly to be attributed to the present high cost of rice.

(2). That the lower paid are in "

(8). That increases granted by

cellor of the the Chan. The Irish Excentive did not think that the bamboo as before. From the lid of on account of the increased ship./mint should be established in Shang-case of husban 'and wife it is suggested than the higher paid employees.

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the realisations on the Vets of Credit £51,360,000, mainly owing to

of She receipts from the

The

Was

and of Munitions,

of

oo March 31st £1,312,000,000-

decrease £100,000,000 4s cumpared with last year. The worst feature of the Floating Debt was the borrowing on Ways and Means, This was the immediate cause of the in- flation of credit and prices.

Although the revenue exceeded the ex- penditure, he was forced, in the first ten days of April, to borron £53,000,000 from the Bank of England on the Ways and Means account. Owing

the non-renewal

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of the maturing Treasury Bills to the extent of £4,000,000, he was compelled to raise the Treasury Bill rate, and the Bank rate was simultaneously raised. This showed the difficulty of having an enorit oug Floating Debt. An urgent need was an effective remedy.

The External Debt was £1.278,000,000, showing a reduction of £50,000,000 in the course of the year. This would be far- ther reduced by the repayment of the Anglo-French Loan of 2500,000,000. IL had been decided to repay the whole joan next Autumn, without farther borrowing from the United States The effect already produced on our credit justified any sacri. cr. Chamberlain paid a tribute to the

work of the National Savings Committee which was a form of borrowing to which he was most ready to have recourse. The sale of the War Savings Certificates Jast

year brought in £48,000,000, account- ing for nearly half of the net reduction in the National Debt.

And

It was estimated that the revenge pa the existing basis of taxation would be £1,341,500,000

the £1,177,500,000. leaving £164,000,000 for the expenditure reduction of the Debt This was insuflici- ent. He would call on the country for generous afforts to improve the credit and lighten the future burden.

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Mr. Chamberlain admitted that the ex penditure on Supply Services was formid- able, but the Bupply Expenditure for 1918-1920 represented a reduction of nearly 0 per cent. is compared with the previous year, and the Supply Services expendi- ure for the current year shows a further reduction of 25 The Supply

per cent. on last Services amounted $788,000,000, to which must be added £50,000,000, partly to cover the extra cost of unemployment and of an agreement with Australia and New Zealand, as re- gards the land Norden, but mainly, to provide further war bonuses in the public services. He must allow for applying of the surplus of £181,000,000, be reduction of debt in other forms

Prisoners' parole will be broken, and past experience justified the belief.

THE IRISH REBELLION.

Almost daily telegrams are received with demils of the latest outrages in Ireland. Following on the sensational murder of the Sinn Fein Lord Mayor of Cork, has come news of raids of police stations and open skirmishes between the forces of the law and those who seem to think that Ireland's wrongs can be righted the quicker by The latest victim is another police a display of ferocity and frightfulness. constable who risked his life in the var orly, 10 meet his fire at the hands of his countrymen. Blindfolded, and riddled with bullets his body was

found. The verdict of the juries appointed to enquire into the dearlis "of the victims of these troubles have often been commented upon. In cases there has been displayed a spirit of the greatest unfairness. For instance

RIVER POLICE.

the final tub there is ar escape pipe ping which is taking place in the hat open to the public for the caixage that the income-tax principle should for the water vapour remaining after lower section of the harbour, a Cus of dollars and half dollars, but we be foliowed and that the joint increase way of temporary relief invariably the camphor has been deposited intomis examination station should be have also endorsed the cpinion of of wealth should be assessed as one, lead to crystallize into permanent the tubs by contact with the cold opened forthwith at the Customs he Foreign Exchange Bankers that with allowances for children in the additions to pay and that in the case water in the first tuh is chiefly property at Lay Road, and it was foreign supervision in the proposed case of the smaller fortunes. deposited camphor oil, but in the pointed out that this additional Mint must be a necessary prelude to

of those whose staple food is rice, a As to modes of payment, whether standard of pay based on the present cthers the crude flowers or camphor station would not only relieve the the abandonment of sycee.

by lamp sum or instalment, the price of rice would become excessive are condensed, with a varying pro congestion at the customs. Jetty, but portion of the oil.

report recommends both, with a should the price of rice fall. would greatly facilitate the Handling Since the closing of the report discount for prompt lump-sum pay- of cargo,

Your Committee con your Committee have taken up with ments. Payment should be accepted ment rates of pay will directly affect (4) That any incre se in Govern- sidered that when the proposed the Customs Authorities the question in cash, Government stock, Station had been working for some of improving the present River Police approved securities.

or the rates of mercantile and private time, they would be in a better which, in view of the increased ship-

frma, In considering the discount or position to express an opinion on the ping trade of the port, is quite in lump-sum payments, it is pointed out. Committee for relief must be such (5). That the proposals of the question, of rebuilding the Customs adequate both in men and in the that this would depend on how far as can be met out of current

equipment of motor or steam lump-sum payments would be desir revenue. launches, and it is hoped that the able in view of their effect on the 8. In view of the above consider-

The stills are kept going more or less incessantly, the tubs being opened every few days to remove the con. densed material. The cauldron, is cleaned when the tubs are opened, and immediately restocked with the

chips.

House.

MEMBERSHIP OF THE CHAMBER.

The oil produced fetches, about, CARGOES AND INVOICES. forty cents a catty here, and the due to Mr. Lyall, Commissioner of improve at the earliest possible date an eye on the money market also that the lowest paid employees The thanks of the Chamber are necessary steps will be taken to money market. It is prubably with ations, the Committee recommends camphor about one dolar fifty cents. Customs, for the great assistance he the policing of the river so as to that the report, if my information is should receive the highest percen This product is fairly white, but has given to merchants by enabling meet the growing requirements of correct, goes a little further than one tage of increase, ranging from 441 contains quite a lot of the oil. The them to pass their cargo through the the Fort. makers hang up a linen bag and Customs prior to the receipt of the

would expect it to go in recommend per cent. in the fill it up with the flowers, allowing documents relating to it, which were

ing that the proceeds of the duty drawing Rs. 780 per annum to case of those them to drain off oil by means of the frequently fate in arriving on account in 1914 excluding 25 German and 2tion of debt. In itself that would drawing Rs. 120 per annum; but The membership of the Chamber should be earmarked for the reduc 95 per cent in the case of those cil's own weight combined with the of the regalar mail services cut Austrian firms was 115 agalust 95. hardly seem a question for the Board in view of the considerations set out pressure of the bagful of flowers having yet been resumed since the The chairman referred last year in of Inland Revenue, being one mafaly in paragraph 7.(1) and (3) above, a Even as gold, much oil remains in war. This concession was, however, his speech to the affect the war had of political policy. But it is possible proportion of this percentage should withdrawn in October last, when it on the work of the Chamber, bur that the Board may have this in mind. be represented by a special rice allow To one totally unacquainted with was expected that the mails would during the past year the reguhr this particular item of chemical have arrived with more regularity, meetings of the Committee have

THE EXEMPTION LIMIT PENALTIES ance of 15 cents per working day, manufacture as carried on at Home Importers are therefore experiencing been resumed, and the report which I say, gilt edged securities it would be accordance with the controlled or In collecting the duty in, let us which will be subes to variation in by modern methods the princite a certain amount of difficulty through has been issued gives you particulars implied that the Treasury would standard price of rice to be fixed from time to time by Government as

the camphor.

would appear to be, sound enough, the continued late arrival of their of the activity of the Chamber.realise these securities as spon as shown in the rice allowance table but

The Chamber which was formed possible. The unloading of a large

in 1847 was reconstituted in 1863, quantity of stock on the market at shall in no case exceed 15 cents per and it is most important that this once would tend to lower the market international body, representing all price of these stocks. But if the national interests and whose duties cash realised were used entirely for

diem.

but as so frequently in China it is documents. the application which is faulty. The

PORT DEVELOPMENT. vapour merely passing over, and not During the year there has been through, the water must surely con- a good deal of activity on the part tain some recoverable camphor even of the Whangpoo Conservancy Board at the end of this series of tubs. And the investigation as to the develor; are to deal with all questions affect buying up War Loan and cancelling

samme

it is known that the jury expressed. their sympathy with a man who was strot by soldiers, but not a word was said in the case of the young lieuten- ant who lost his life in the pursuit of his duty. Could anything be more eidiculous than the verdict the jury has returned in the case of the Lord Mayor of Cork? They have found that mur- der was committed with the conniv ance of the British Government, and from the retort" still contain recommended in the 1918 special should receive every support from stock on the market, would at already make as to their shareholders. without question the chips withdrawn cent of the harbour which was ing the general trade of the port it, the Government, while throwing asked to supplement the returns they And that the Premier, Lord French and other prominers people are guilty

sufficient camphor 10 nake report has been actually commenced. the busine's community here. Your the of wiltul murder.

their nature easily detectable. The cost was estimated at Tis. Committee trust that the present fluid capital on the market seek exemption limit should be a capital time be throwing The report recommends that the worthy of any sanc jury and just

That verdict is une Little if any camphor is lost by con. 350,000 and the results are to be year will see a large increase in the ing investment to exactly the same of £5,000. A lower limit would not shows to what extent the human mind.

densation in the main bamboo tubes, submitted to an international com-membership of the Chamber.. because these become exceedingly mittee of engineers appointed throughThe chairman, proposed the adop man whose War Loan stock was suggested that both the amount of value or, to put it more simply, the be practicable. La graduation it is may be warped. It is in this way hot, even on their outer surface, and the Whargpoo Conservancy Con- tion of the report and accounts, bought out would put it into the the increase and the percentage that certain sections in Ireland are

that where exposed to the air and sultative Board. -making the claim for self-government, rain. (Rain was falling at one still

which, on being seconded by Mr. A. other safe securities put on to the should be taken into account, For visited, and each drop immediately

PILOTAGE SERVICE.

Brooke Smith, was carried market at the same time. The Gov- instance, the duty might be 40 ber fizzled off as steam where it touched amendments to the Shanghai pilotage, Campbell, seconded by Mr. C. Wboth seller of stock and buyer of and 60 per cent above, to be increased

Your Committee approved of the

On the motion of Mr. Gavin (ernment, as atone and the same time cent on an increase of up to £50,000

Mr. Gav the hot bamboo.): service which had been recommended Beswick, the following gentlemen stock, would be both depres ing the to 45 and 65 per cent respectively The apparatus is simple and would, by the Pilot Board for the improve were elected to serve upon the comprice of securities and, raising the where the total fortune after the war appear to be quite cheap in erection, ment of the service..

mittee for the ensulag year-Messrs, price of securities and the two opera stands at more than £250,000. An 20 that when the suitable camphor trees in a locality are exhausted the control of foreign pilots on the Campbell, R. McE. Dalallesh, Harold keeping the market pretty stable cent duty on a 50 per cent Increase The proposed regulations for the B. D. F: Beith, L. Bridou, H. E. tions would roughy cancel each other, alternative system could be a 40 per heavy charges for carriage of raw which has been amended has been M Nodoira, E. O Richards and G. H. Sydney Arnold's scheme for a general of capital, and à 60 per cent duty on still might be removed, thus avoiding Lower Yangtze, Wogsung to Hankow, Dollar, E.T. Mackay, C. G.S. Mackie, The report again follows Mr. of capital, and a 60 per cent increase material

again submitted to the Consular Body Stitt capital levy by placing upon the tax more than 50 per cent Increase and it is hoped that they will be A vote of thanks to the chairman payer himself the obligation to give

Your Committee considered it Mr. E. F. Mackay, brought the meet be punished as for evasion. Limited £900,000,000, and on the other branght into force at an early-date and outgoing committee proposed by notice of liability, failure to do so to one scale the tax would yield The report-estimates that 00 necessary to take up this important ing to a close,

companies, it suggested, should be £1,000,000,000,

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