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Section II.—Preparatory Work and Preliminary Scheme.
i. Preparatory Work done from 1929 to 1931.
(a) Triangulation along coast-line, from April 1929 to December 1930.
(b) lyevelling along coast-line, from April 1929 to December 1930.
(c) Hydrographical survey of the harbour approach, from August 1929 to December
1931.
(d) Meteorological observation at the harbour approach, from March 1930 to
December 1931.
(e) Sounding of the harbour, May to J uly 1931.
2 Preparatory Work to be executed over the Period 1932 to 1941.
(a) Surveying, from January 1932 to December 1941.
(b) Investigations, from November 1932 to December 1941.
(c) Designs, from January 1936 to December 1941.
(d) Concluding and compiling the final report, from July to December 1941.
The total preparatory cost is calculated at 1,150,000 Mexican dollars.
3. Order of executing the Preliminary Scheme.
It is contemplated that the whole scheme will be carried out over a space of fifteen
years. It is divided into two periods.
(a) The first period is about ten years, for executing and completing Section I
of the harbour, the Tung-Hsia railway and the Tung-Wu canal.
The total estimate during this period is 20,700,000 Mexican dollars.
(b) The second period is about five years, for completing the Sections II, III,
IV and V of the harbour, together with the other constructional work and equipment.
The total estimate during this period is 44,150,000 Mexican dollars.
4. Summary.
(a) Expenditure during preparatory period
(b) Estimate for the first period of execution .
(c) Estimate for the second period of execution
Mexican dollars
1,150,000
20,700,OOO
44,150,000
Total... 66,000,000
7. REPORT ON PUBEIC WORKS OF THE RECONSTRUCTION COMMISSION
OF THE YANGTSE-KIANG COMMUNICATIONS.
Introduction.
The articles included in this pamphlet have been compiled by the Yangtse River
Commission. Some projects have been actually carried out with the co-operation of other
organisations, but some are still awaiting execution.

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