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Tuene, is satisfaction mingled with melancholy in commenting year by year on the reports the Kuangtuny—Conservane) How is faction at the aye and determination whi Mintvives to-do. something in spite of every. disheartenment melancholy that so many obstacles should idiotically be thrown in the way of a work by which truly the whole province outd benefit. In the fifth report now before us July 1, 1928, to dune 80, 1924) Mr. Lin Sun, Director General of the Board, points out that the estimated cost of the total conservancy xeheme is Hongkong $35,000,000, which sum he rightly argues is certainly not big "when taking into consideration the heavy loss of millions ud millions as a result of a occurrence of flood. in addition to, the Toss of numerous lives." Furthermore, the money required represents more than an annual tax of 5 cents per mow on the fields in the valleys of the Bast, West and North Rivers, Mr, Lin goes Unfortunately, the Board have not fieen able to carry out the whole scheme they formulated, and their activities have, so far, been limited what they ought to be: safe homes for millions of industrious people."
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