Chekiang is not yet ap industrial province In"the modern sense of the Work, having no large industries to speak of. It'is true that at one time Silk Alature, silk fabrics, tea, paper and straw fabric industries were prosperots, but these days are gone. Such Industries as scissors. umbrella and fan manufacture are also well-Known, but they have hardly passed the handicraft stage.
The improvement of business and: commerce, however, largely depends tupan the organization and ce-ordina~ tion of industries, agriculture and transportation facilities. The reconstruction department, however, Must assist, to regulate and promote commerce, In thi respect, the department is now chiefly conjccrned with the registration of buslness firms, the organization of trade galles, the adjustment of staff mer bers of chambers of commerce, the promotion of economic ce-operation with Kiangs! and the introduction of industrial products exhibitions to the lous districts of the province, Mining Resources In the process of industrialization, the development of mineral resources Is not to be neglected. Since Dr. Chu Chal-hua assumed. the chair manship of the provincial government, he took up this matter and arranged with Academia Sinica and the Ministry of Industries for expert service In assisting the exploration of mining possibilities, Consequently, the Chekiang Provincial Mineral Survey was organized and field work started. The province is rich in such mineral. deposits as lum, antimony, fluorspar and stibjeite, "which should be utilized. A. uituminus coal mine of moderate size Jat Changshan is now being operated.
the reconstruction department and another at Chenghsin by a. private company.
What I have tried to describe may tue sufficient to show the status of Chekiang's reconstruction. work and ils rapid strides during the past de~ jade. We are gratiged with what
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