(8) The Governor of Shantung reports the approaching completion of the river works in his province, and asks for an additional grant to cover the expenditure, The portion of the river which flows through Honan is only 300i in length, and Tally equipped staffs, to each of which the provided with seven guard stations, with
control of a particular section is assigned. The purchase of millet stalks, poles, ropes, and other materialsia managed by the river authorities, and everything is kept in readiness to meet any emergency. In Shantung, however, things are quite different. There, a single station looks after sometimes 50 and sometimes as much as 100 Ni of the
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