North Yangtsze Road.—A letter from the Nippon Yosen Kaieba refers to former exrrespondence on the subject of these landing steges in which they agreed to con-tract a new landing stage in place of the uppermost of the existing structures, bot requested that in view of the right of soces possessed by the public, one-half the cost thereof be defrayed from the public fonds, Their propos] to defer constraction work for the present and to proceed with repairs to the existing stractare at their own expense is approved. It is noted that if and when reconstruction of either of these landing stages takes place, they shall be of © type uniform with others which bare been constructed by the Pablic Works Department under similar cireamstances; and the same conditions shall be applicable, i.¢., all repairs to be executed by the Council, and the public to have fall right of savees, Pingehiao Quarry.
The following letter from H.M. Consal at Hangchow, on the subject of the condition of the fairway of the Grand Canal and other waterways, is ordered for publication with reply as directed:
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