The Report of the National Economic Council for 1996 succinctly sets out the general line of economic advance under the Cotnell's auspices fand shows that good work has been done. Highway construction has been steadily extended and the provincial governments receive 2 tribute of approval for their increased attention to that velopment. By the end of 1936 the Council kad constructed 23,876 kin. of national highways addition of 3,060 kin. during the year—and has 7,000 kin, under construction or projected for completion in the near future. These roads fare said to make motor gramme possible on 110,000 kin, of highways and so minister in a most im= Portant way to improved economic conditions. The year saw the completion of three bid shoplocks on the Grand Canal and other improve~ ments of that important artery, Construte'ion of movable dam on the San Ho in. the southeastern corner of the Hungtze Lake for regular Ing the waters of the Hwai River flowing towards the Yangtze was begun, These are only some of the Council's achievements In hydrauie re~ construction to which the provisional laboratory set up in the National Central University in Nanking is expected in due course to make vall able contribution. The benefits of this research should be more marked when this. provisional laboratory is replaced by the permanent institution projected to be Mnished next year, The report also discusses advances in public health administration, agricultural rehabilitation and the investigation of land tenure,
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