The report of the Engineer-in-Chief of the River Conservancy Com mission for Kuangtung province for the meried from October 1, 1931, September $0, 1003. has just been' sssued. The analpis of the hydrograhie' work-does not cover the com plete period, stopping short at September 30," 193, where in other branches of the activities of the (Tezeing-sing-cht-chow-kan "4% 3M el)
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Commiesion the work of the full tw years is tabulated and, where neces. fry, described, Decidedly' technical its nature, the report "containa'a number of cherts, graphs, and' maps bleo tive of of intrmaton, portent part of the Commission' Work has been the repeising of wash-on: dykes and advising end plan. hing' for farmers to. enable they repair their own dykes, "Applion tions for ancial existence to re. vair dykes continue to flow In to the Commission. and as far as the fund have permitted, help hes been renders '2, partly in the form of gran part 1's loans to the dyke committees with' the obligation on their part Tepay the loans within a" stipulated time, generally extending over. two ox three years". the report states, a result of this sistance there appears. tobe a" growing need. for some. ancial" dnsttution strong enough to provide the dyke committ fees. wah long term loans. The ex: ample set by the Commission in. repairing' and. strengthening dykes. evidently hada good effect, as Increasing Interest in Keeping "their dykes in' good condign is" being Shown by farmers who, a fey years ago, seemed. to be indifferent to ths Important duty.
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