One of the most important projects up before the Chekiang Provincial Assembly at the present time is the revision' of its road system.
Chekiang must of necessity be one of the first provinces actively to begin work on a good roads system to extend throughout China both because it is near the large port of Shanghai and because it is very prosperous. Its prosperity makes the obtaining of the necessary funds for such a work feasible and in turn this prosperity is caused by its agricultural and mineral richness necessitating a good route to markets and ports for its produce. As Chekiang is not so well provided with waterways as Kiangsu province, its need for roads is more urgent.
Upon the acceptances of the following very detailed plan by the Assembly and.its publication by the Civil Governor, it will become effective. The system will be divided into main lines and branch lines. The main lines will consist of the following routes 1. From the capital of the pro vines through the district of Yuhang, Fuyang, Hsinching, Tunglu, Kienteh, Lanchi, Lungyao, Chu-hsin, and Changshan to the boundary of Yokshan in the district of Kiangsi, a distance of 592 li. This was originally called the Chekiang-Kiangsi line. This statement made is based upon the direction of the line. After surveying, there may be some alteration.)
2. From the capital of the province through the district of aoshan, Shaoshing, Chenghsien, Sinchang, Tientai, Linghai, Hivangyen, Wengling, Loching, Yongka, Hsaian, and Pingyang, to the district of Futing in Fukien, a distance of 897 li. (This was originally called the Chekiang-Fukien line).
3. From the capital of the province through Siaoshan, Tsuki, Toongyang, Yongkong, ' Tsinyin, Lihsai, Yinwo, Lungehien, and Hungyuen to the boundary of the Twngwo district in Fukien, a distance of 863 li, (This line was originally called the Chékiang-Fukien supplementary.)
4, From the capital of the pro vince through Yuhang, Lingan, Echien, Chongwah, to Luplingvan on the boundary between Chekiang and Anhui, a distance of 302 li. (This was originally to the town of Wongkiangkin on the border between Kiangsu and Chekiang a distance of 235 li. (This was originally called the Chekiang-Kiangsu line.)
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.