No. 96.
498 (2)
T
496
H.B.M. CONSULATE-GENERAL, CANTON, July 2nd, 1908.
SIR,In continuation of my despatch No. 94 of to-day's date, I have the honour to enclose, for Your Excellency's perusal, copy of a letter just received from Taotai WEN TSUNG YAO, Secretary to the Governor-General, together with a list in Chinese of the flooded districts in the West and North River Valleys.
I have, &c.,
His Excellency,
(Copy.)
Sir F. D. LUGARD, K.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O.,
&c.,
&c,,
&c.
HARRY H. FOX,
Acting Consul-General,
CANTON, 2nd July, 1908. VICEROY'S YAMEN.
·
Dear Mr. Fox,-As directed by you in your letter of the 30th ultimo, I send you herewith a list of the flooded districts in the West and North River Valleys, as reported to the Viceroy by the local Magistrates and the Deputies sent out by His Excellency to investi- gate the condition of the flooded districts.
All the crops in these districts have been completely destroyed and about a million people are in a destitute condition which will last until the next crop comes round again about four months from now.
The Canton Government has sent a deputy with money and provisions to each of the flooded districts to co-operate with the local magistrate to give the sufferers as much relief as possible.
The Charitable Institutions are also very busy with their relief work. They have sent agents with provisions to all the flooded districts.
His Honour,
Consul-General Fox.
Yours sincerely,
(Signed) WEN TSUNG YAO.
LIST OF FLOODED DISTRICTS IN THE KWONGTUNG PROVINCE. (H)
NAM HOI DISTRICT. (南海縣)
NAME OF DISTRICT.
NAME OF EMBANKMENT.
SIZE OF BREACH.
Kong Po Sub-district (1) Kan Tsz Wai
Do.
Wong Ting Sub-district
Do.
Do.
Kam Sha Wai (琴沙圍) Ting On Wai
Over 100 ft.
Do.
Over 200 ft. and another 500 ft.
Pak Muk Long Wai () Over 200 ft.
Fa Kong Wai
Shek Tsz Tai Wai (石子帶圍)
Over 100 ft.
Do.
Ng Tau Sub-district (五斗司屬) Pan Long Wai.. (板塊圍) Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Sha Kong Wai
沙岡圍 Do.
Ng A Hoi Wai
Fu Li Wai
Kam Li Sub-district (金利司屬) Ho Long Wai
Do.
(Y) Over 40 ft.
About 10 ft.
(Unknown.
TongHaChung Wai (棠夏涌圍) Do. Man Kau Wai (文教圍)
Do.
KauKongSub-district(九江主簿屬) Tung Chun Wai (東村圍) Do.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.