'Owing to' the unprecedented heat and absence of rain, the creeks in Chekiang, more especially the West-em portion, have become depleted of water and now contain me sufficient for pumping on to the fields and for the conveyance of farm produce, The farmers appealed to the Chekiang provincial authorities who conceived the project of pumping water from the Chien Tang River into the creek system at Hal to afford immediate benefit to the nearer creeks, Last week the Engineer-in-Chief of the Chekiang Conservancy, Mr. D, Chou, visited Shanghai to purchase and' hire "pumping. plant and called on the Shanghai. Wa works Ca. Ltd, who were fortun: ivin @ position to offer several pumps and motors, including one of the largest low lift pumps in China with an "output of thirty million gallons per day.
The necessary financial arrangements were speedily and salisfactorily concluded, Mr. R. M. Currie, of the Shanghai Waterworks Ca. Ltd, accompanied Mr. Chou to Hanyenow and made suggestions regarding the position and method of installing the large and other pumping units.
These works were at once commenced and the dismantling and shipment of the pumps and motors rangements were made railway authorities and the tings and. motors, with total wergnt of over fifty tons, were wheeled to Hangchow and are now operating.
These operations have been carried out with the utmost celerity and great credit should be given to the provincial authorities and. to Mr. Chou, who have expressed their appreciation of the ce-operation, ete, afforded by the British company.
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