There is very little change in the condition of the Hatho, 13 ft. being the permissible draught of vessels proceeding to the British Bund, Owing to the unsatisfactory state of the "upper Harbour reaches the, Graught of vessels navigating above the Customs House is " temporarily limited to 12 ft, between the Cus toms House and' the International Bridge, and above the International bridge' 9 ft. All vessels proceeding above the Customs House do so at their own risk. 4 In connection with the dredging of the Hatho, the major scheme of removing the silt from the river bed will be resorted to as last year. There seems to be no end to the various schemes for the improvement of the Haiho and the Yungting ho, The North China Water Conservancy Commission which has. Fecently been incorporated into the, National Economic Council has worked out a comprehensive water conservancy project for North Chine and according to Mr. Hsu Shih-ta director of the Engineering Burer of the Commission, $1,100,000. been earmarked by the 'N. B, C, for the fundamental conservancy of the Yungtingho and the dredging of the Haiho. For the time being the commission will confine itself to ex-Pedient projects, such as the construction of a big water reservoir Somewhere along the valley of the Yungtingho, the building of a slulec for sit-removing purposes and th reinforcement of the river dykes.
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