CONSERVANCY, To the Editor of the "Nonra-Cumwa Darcy News."
Sin,—Your leading article on the Haangpu Conservancy in your issue of yesterday is decidedly interesting reading. Some of the proposals therein contained, especially those relating to finance are all that could be desired, bat there are other suggestions that if adopted would cause more friction in less time, and be more lasting, than any other factor that might be iotrodaced into an already complicated situation, Your advocacy of an Executive Board composed of the Taotai, the Com-Const, atmosphere of (not yet discovered by our energetic Health Department) which compels the Chinese and aleo foreigners, who remain long enough in Chios, to do certain things in such a way as to render their chances of success largely matter of chance, For instance when the Chinese built an expensive and up-to-date arsenal, for the manufacture of hoary gace and small arms, they did not employ as Mi i first-class man from one of the leading gun factories Europe or America, they preferred to entrust the i joeers of the undertaking to an ex-army, or missionary Doctor, the late Sir y Macartney. examples of this Chinese methods could be given, but this one instance will suffice, eand 60 it is with your proposed Executive Board for the Conservancy of the Huangpu. An Executive Board I take it is the Board which is to be reeponsible for the adoption and execution of any works which may in fature be found necessary in this river, and logically its nome experience acy work, sad be able to form some idea of what is required from I bare nothing to mbatever about the abilities of the three gentlemen you advocate in respect of their different callings; doubtless they.
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