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Resources Commission, organized in 1932 for the

development, operation and control of state enterprises,

and headed by a Chairman (Wong Won-hao), and the

Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission.

4. The Legislative Yuan is the highost Legislativ

organ of the National Government. It is a deliberating

rather than an originating body, and the principles of

all bills introduced before the Legislative Yuan are

first determined by the State Council, which may

disapprove bills passed by the Logislative Yuan and

refer them back for reconsideration.

5. The Judicial Yuan is responsible for inter-

preting all laws and orders and has the power of

altering court sentences.

6.

The Examination Yuan is entrusted with the

power of conducting civil service examinations and of

determining the qualifications for public service.

7. The Control Yuan is the highest supervisory

organ of the National Government. Its two principal

powers are impeachment and auditing.

Local Government.

8. China is divided into 28 provinces plus the two

special areas of Mongolia and Tibet. The provincial

governments are all appointed by the National Government.

9. The basis unit of local government is the hsien,

or county, headed by a magistrate appointed by the

Central Government and assisted by departments for civil

affairs, finance, education, social welfare, etc.

10. Attempts have been made by the Kuomintang to

develop local self-government as part of its programme

of political tutelage, and to this end the hsien have

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