The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-08-28
the FINANCES OF CHINA
Methods pursued In Collection
Of Public Revenues,
sAbr MONOPOLY A wniaHTY iTDx,

blkln eke D hNOMSbAseW yhst
Tks JwRk svHtsHn~A Vast Amount
~ p~sswlatlSA w ths OxselassHs1Vhs
Mapltims 0vstSmh
Owing 10 Tho fact thai there n
nothing ID tho shape 0f annual bud9pl
prepared by Tho authorities NJ Peklng,
sMys ON VI tho latest writer's on eDlnA,
II N impossible 10 arrive NJ anything
Dul Nh approximate estimate OF nv
revenues which app ~ Tho disposal OF
tho central ami provincial govern
moDis, Tho board VI revenue which
DOMlnally aNpeplDtaNds The financial
administration OF tho empire, simply
makes M estimate OF Tho sums pp'
QNlpad for Tho ensuing year, sAys she
Washington star, AD0 then App0rtl0Db
tham among no various provinces
Tho money " collected by lle agents
OF the provincial governments ana
DAld by lhpm into the provincial
tvnDsnpIps, TIM ekAot amount relNlpph
by tho central government being llnN
forwarded by lhp yIenpOp ~ governor
10 Tho board M peklDH, The DnlAnpp
or lnkAIlOn remaining aflnp lhls phy,,
mont IAa been MA0p 10 mo Imperial
a@kobn1Nnp DolOnRa apparently, 10 lhp
lOpnl authorities, who do not AnpM 10
van0ep ADy ApoOnnt DF lhp mnnnaV III
whIph N llnB been expended, Al on
00plIDN IN, " pOlvan, Formed ~ lDp
MAtlpp or fOpnlRn maritime eNBl0nlt,
which Dpn 0OlIpri directly Nv nNhnfH
on Tho lMpMINu government lDplp
being AIsO n feW ~ llp native custom
houses which pAE their lnVIeB WHOM
intermediary Into tho pellDA lpensNpN
Tho aODppOa ~ mNnDnp mAE bn group
od under lhn Inv h0n0IDHs, AnyH
Tho washington plDpl bAD0 MN, Hpaln
lak, anlt monopoly, foreign maritime
customs, llkln UnlAnd trnnalt dlInH). nm
tive customs ana lind transfer foes,
%IIooDses, special lnylas, nt0, A vAHi
amOnnt or POPULATION N AaId 10 w on
IN tho yHngtse provinces, when snow
a RvaAtly dlmlnlsbnn revenue from tlls
source pbp Ollelnla pretend Tint mo
land IA sIlll suffering from tho deyAs'
lnlIOn orantpd by Tho TAlplnH pnDelllOn,
WlppaAa almost tho whole OF Y hhR
boon reclaimed ADd IN yielding nDHn'
dnDt ovODa, Thnt IN, OF pODpah, \ more
serious form OF nmbnss|omnDt llAn
Tint tnOltly encouraged by th1 central
authorities, NV II 6nDplyps tho Imperial
government OF tho Legitimate lnk,
Two provinces, klnnHsN nln enc.
Ainna, Dny tribute IN pIpp The lOoal
officials, however, IN order 10 make nv
good n thlng Ont Or " w possible, collect
tho TN IN oODp0p o0Ah nnO Ihen pup
ohnsp tho pIo0 In tho OpeD market IN
NdyaDlNHpOnalg m lhny pnni Thp
ppDlll on tho transaction lOda lla why,
Or course, into th0 pockets 0r the man
dAplDA rho unfortunate FARMERS nle
tho people who suffer by lllIs method
on collecting tl0 nm, M th0E HPe Illnp
10 DIV not only tho price OF tho ApAln,
but Tho nAlvnVAHnnt 0OBt or Transit 10
tho pApIlAl And tho fnps Incidental ~
its expedition A large snm ~ money
IN, IN rn0t, s@quaDdeped Dy those PROV
lnO0s N transporting Tho plee W, ppr
kInH, everybody being concerned. u
mAhlng IN much on OF " M possible
Tho total amount Or gpnln NM Dnld ID
I'd tho provincial iV1AsnPlnA N nallInntr
MI M NbODNOO tnpla, ~ when sum
fOUrlfllla ppnGh pohInAI
II AnH Oft0n bonn AnRRpHlnd TINT
CHINA should raise additional funds by
permitting tho Importation 0f Foreign
snll, DNt THO government ms n0i sppD
Its way GloAp 10 Interfere WIth lhe oDOP
nous VaaInd Interests IN lllp DVnanlI
monopoly, Th0 haIl supply N nnWlni
lslNPed by Tho division OF Tho country.
lDl0 seven Dplnolp0l dlslI!olA nn0h ~
WhlgD pOsspsses mo sole monopoly
within Its boundaries, ana II II DOi pnp
mlsaIhIr IN dispose Of Any snll outside
Of ttlp district IN which " ms bean pro-
dnG0d, okeepl under .speelhl. ellGnlnI
siAn0oh Everybody N nj liberty 10
manufacture IA much sAlt nv lp
pleasas, bni he IN Obliged 10 veil u
either 10 government 0nlGlAls or 10
0anspd mil merchants The Ren0rnl
system Ia, however for ilp Oln0lnls Of
Tho anli department 10 purchase. lhp
salt from tho producers and roll II ~
tb0 licensed merchants ~ u pemlnapn'
Wvp VIuUi
nh0 consumer Ii Nadp 10 pAy Tor hls
snIl neaply nine times ihp price ~
which thu government pnpelnaaa "
from tho pp0duepr yet 10 mora 0lAn u
QnAPlW Of lllla enormous pVOIl N Hihl
vi IN revenue llnl ~ 10 AlE, lhPne
QUnplnvs Of tho NrOas pvolla oD lhe
sAle M AAll 0Vp swallowed W. Ny TN
expenses on administration nlpp u pro-
portion which HE everything alse con
iip0lnl VIII lIlInap lnnlmi can only
bp nsplnInnd by mo mI0annl d~laIOnphiy
Of ll)G 0OieinlM Tip t0lnl revenue from
Mill IN Nlaled 10 bp lNNbD,DOO lapla
Vary Iltile mad M hald nbDn! lhh
fOvAlgn maritime customs, when helnH
DIap0d under llp Hbln administration
0f klp IlObaT liapL N made ~ produce