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caused certain difficulties in arranging suitable road
crossings and in one instance just south of Heng chow an
overbridge has had to be constructed.
V THE CONSTRUCTION ORGANIZATION.
18. The Construction Administration with headquarters
at Heng chow (mileage 338) is under the charge of a Director
and Engineer-in-Chief who is assisted by an Assistant
Engineer-in-Chief, a General Secretary and a Chief Account-
Transport offices are established in Canton and
Wuchang and three store depots are maintained at Lok Chong,
Hengchow and Chuchow.
ant.
19. The undertaking is divided into 6 main districts,
each with a District Engineer and three to four Section
Engineers. Each District is provided with a Doctor and a
Police Officer with armed forces.
20.
The work is carried out on the Departmental
system with contractors on piece-work rates. Lo cal
contractors and labourers perform most of the earthwork,
but the more involved work is carried out by northerners
and workmen from Shanghai.
21.
A magazine is published monthly and distributed
free to the staff. By this means all are kept informed
of the progress and other relevant details connected with
the work. The District Engineers informed me that the
competitive spirit developed by this magazine has resulted
in increased output and economy.
22.
VI - TRANSPORTATION OF MATERIALS.
The work involved in organising the transportation
of materials has been no mean task. A glance at the map
will show that the divide forms the watershed of the two
main rivers, the Siang and the North, which flow north and
south respectively.
Materials transported by river must,
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