The proceeds of the recent loan of English yards). Sixteen stone bridges 25,690 Chinese feet (about 10,000
to be re-constructed with wood, the Nanking Viceroy, who ordered that Is. 3,000,000 have been received by
labour and material will cost ove ion should be banded to the abort $161,172. The other road Nanking Tressurer and two millions which can be postponed, begins from deposited in the Ta Ch'ing Government Songwén College to Silang Bridge, Bank at interest, is said that with about 30,440 Chinese feet (12,000 this additional amount the Treasurer yards) bot only six bridges will have to Nanking can pass this Chinese year be rebuilt with wood, and the cost is comfortably. But the news of the loan estimated, for labour and materials, at having reached all parts of $137,548,20. The Governor has many requests for sppropti decided to consult his subordinates and for debts hare been dispatched to his the local gentry and merchants as to yameo, all the officials presuming how to raise the funds for these rose. that now the foreign indemnity has A Chinese emigrant merchant, Mr. been paid, there must be some left for iaog Teu-ly, has formally submitted falélling former promises of contribatohome for a Park and for the contions and assistance. struction of extensive carriage roads, is Excellency, Viceroy Obang, in-'The Governor has ordered the officials formed the Treasurer Fan that though to investigate his request, the loan bad beea received, yot in view
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