The continued rains in the central and southern part of the province have caused [quite a rise in the Kan and Fu rivers. There has been about a fifteen foot rise at Nanchang. Another rise of a foot or two will seriously affect the crops in the lowthes" rivers. Much work has {heen done on the dykes along the river, but not in a substantial manner. Annual [appropriations are made for this work, which ga to enrich a few, while the people supposed to bs benvtited by it suffer as usual.
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