In a communication which Mr. J. C. Ho, assistant director of the Xin'Han Railway, has been good enough to send us, a plan is drawn up whereby the railway will put in hand certain work for the benefit of famine sufferers. The Railway Administration has' decided to appropriate the necessary funds for the construction of the western tion of the Chang-si line from Sichuacbuan to Wuchianghsien, a distance of about 200 li. The necessary labour will be recruited solely from the famine sufferers and local officials and village elders of the district through which the line will pass are being instructed to draw up a list of the needy folk in order to prevent. overlapping as far as possible. The work of construction will be divided into sections under the contro] of agents appointed by the Railway Administration and they will allowed just sufficient funds to cover expenses, the idea being to do away with contractors, It is the desire of the railway management that this undertaking, being the first of its kind, shall be carried out with the utmost efficiency and from the rules given below it would appear that the general scheme will ensure that happy result
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