"In this way, the Yungtingho, within its delta, has followed during carrying periods @ course along the north of the delta, a course through the centre of the delta, and a course along the south of the dolt "When the site of the Diversion Works was chosen at Chu Chia Tien, the course established by the Yung: ting ho in its delta was. the central course and it was expected that the Yungtingho would maintain this channel for some years to come, Provision was also made against any foverfiow to the south of this channel by. the fortification of the dykes enclosing the delta and by the tablishment of culverts in those dykes AS a result of the experience of the summer freshet of 1934 and of the spring freshet of 1985—when, on both occasions, the central channel was blotted out and the Yungtingho followed a southern channel and escaped through a breach in the dolts dyke at Exh-shih-erh-hao Fang-tzu—it ig ikely, if left to itself, that the Yunglingho will establish itself in the southern channel of the delta, Tf this were allowed to happen, th entire sedimentation project, other~ wise known as the Palliative School, would be ruined.
"it stands to reason therefors, that the Yungtingho, within the central channel, or within the nor-them channel must be looked into.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.