Wood Blocks:—With reference to the recent decision on the subject of wood paving the western end of the Nanking Road, to which reference is made in the Gazette of Aogust 25 last, it is noted that climatic the "apply of Isboar favourable to efficient during 1911, representing cost of the foundation work and labour required. The balance will be payable in accordance with the arrangement suggested, provided the blocks prove satisfactory. During the process of mavafactare these blocks are sobjected to a pressure of 200 tons which it is maintained does away with all possibility of disintegration in a low temperature, and of the tendency to mp, at a high one. The blocks have 3g, beer 1 also been laid in atta upon similar terms to those sugar ted for Shanghai.
it manufacture is the outcome of lections to the powdered rock sspbalt on account of the skilled labour necessary for laying and repsiriog.""
noted that these blocks are favourably reported apon by Mr. Mayne, the Council's Consolting Engineer in Lovdon, and by the Engineer in Galentta and it is decided to avail of this offer of Mi Win. Jacks & Ca. and to include in the Budget for next year "som sufficient for the experiment suggested. The Kiangse Road between the Hankow and Kiukiang Ronde is considered suitable for the parpose, as in this sretion no farther widening will be needed after the Cathedral Compound wall has beea set back.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.