To relieve the province of this recurring catastrophe it is proposed to introduce an-_ irrigation system which will provide a large storage area in the nearby. hills from the King river and lead this water into the plain. A careful survey of the- region has-been made and the project wasin such good form when presented to the Technical Board as to impress its members favourably. The technical features of the proposed works, however, will not be discussed here but the general and economic aspects of the scheme.
It is estimated that the initial cost of delivering water to a large section of the territory will be about one million dollars silver, and it is proposed to do the work in two sections, completing the first part as soon as possible and using this as a lever to make the financing of the complete scheme easier.
The provincial authorities are quite prepared to provide the funds for this important work but. are endeavoring to negotiate a loan to commence work on the first section at an carly date.
It is interesting to note that there are in this district the ruins of several irrigation systems the first of which was built toward. the end of the Chow dynasty., Tncidentally this the first -irrigation work done in China.
Tt is premature to state what action may be taken. in this matter by the China International Famine Relief Commission, the project hag been approved in principle by the Teachnical Board, however, and will be brought before the Executive Committee in the near future, Gen. Wood Too Strong for Philippines Manila, Nov. 15.
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