(2) Last year the water from the hills in the neighbourhood of Jéh-ho came rushing down on the plain and swept away a stone dam and both banks of the bed of a dried up water-course. An estimate was made for repairing the damage, and Tls. 28,000 were allotted from the Taotai's treasury for the purpose. The work was started in March last and on its completion in July it was inspected by the Military Governor and his staff and found to be satisfactorily performed. The excavations extended over a distance of 2,657 chang, the new bed measuring from 4'to 20 chang in breadth at the top and narrowing down to from 1.5ft. to 8ft. at the bottom. The new stone embankment is 1,233 chang long and from 8ft. to LOft. in height. "The total expenditure was Tls. 28,099.
4.9.5, which, allowing for a per cent. in the difference of the scales, makes a net expenditure in the board's currency of Tls.26,413.6.1.9.2.5. 'As the water-course has to' bear the full force of the summer torrents from the hills, it will soon become useless unless it is cleared out every year.
Asum of Tls.3,000 31 is to be applied yourly to this purpose, and the Taotai of Jéh-ho and a colonel connected with river works are to see that the money is spent to advantage.
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