Manchoukuo to Carry on the Work 'The original Liao River Conser-vane Board has' been abolished. by the Manchoukuo regime, which will continue the work as a Government activity, taking over all assets and Hiabilitiés, it was announced on Friday. The foreign staff will be replaced by Japanese. It is proposed to finish work which has been delayed because of lack of funds.
Schemes for the conservancy of the river were first discussed 1007, Arrangements were made in July, 1911, for the improvement of the Liao Bar, but the agreement never was ratified and conservancy work in the lower river was not begun," A' new agreement was arranged in 1914, work being started in'May, 1916, fu 1919, it was decided to divide the work into upper Jand lower sections.
The agreement made in 1914 in-[volved the. Manchurian Government and the Consular Body, andthe Board was composed of the Consular representatives of Great Britain, the United States, France, Germany, Japan, and Norway, off cials of the foreign and Chinese Chambers of Commerce, and. the Superintendent and Commiesioner of Customs.
The work during the last nineteen years has consisted of improving the upper estuary of some ninety miles by means of bank protection, diversion canals, locks and weirs, fand general control of river con ditions, and the lower river by protection' works, dykes, dams, and to improve the
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