The sea-front of Mahto has been considerably improved by the completion of the Bund. It was at first thought that the wall could be formed by merely placing heavy blocks of stone in rows one above another, and without the use of cement or mortar. It has now been found that this is not sufficient, as the soil would gradually be washed out between the stones and the roadway above be undermined. Next year this defect is to be remedied by a plentiful use of mortar. In all, the sum spent on the Bund this year totals about $5,000.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.