The prospecting of coal also occupied part of Dr. Andersson's time the early days. In 1917, he took a group of Chinese students to Chinrangiao to study the new coal folds. of the Kailan Mining Administration. These students later became the first staff workers in the Geological Survey of China, As all the tenders submitted to the Chefoo Harbour Improvement Commission lost year for the dredging fof the harbour were considered 10 be excessively high, the Commission decided to do the work for itself and to accept the tender of a Shanghai firm for a "Pricstman" Universal rub dredger, according to the annual Feport of the. Commission. Two contracts wore therefore signed with this firm on February 24 last year, tone for the supply of a dredger and tone for a. sicel pontoon, The Gredger started work on October "The best way to take advantage of the mud that would. be obtained fromthe dredging operations "was studied "by. the. Commission, anda Scheme for reclamation along both Sider of the Mole was decided upon, being duly submitted to and approved by the government. "A'new tug has. Been ordered by the Commission, The further. items of the original scheme for improvement "work. main, namely the laying of mooring buoys and. the construction of a wharf at the mole. 'The. former cannot be considered unt the har hour has been dredged, and the latter Is Impossible at the moment through Tack' of funds.
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