the Lea Lots,
originally
disposed of forced an irregular
line - and that this irregularity
has been further
increased by
the encroachments of
some of
the Tenants on the
sea, without authority from the Government, and without
any payment for the Land so obtained. Sir J. Bowring
proposes to construct a
public Quay beyond encroachment, and as a limit
to them. The advantages
of such a work
are stated in a notification
attached to his despatch, to be -
the improvement of the appearance
of the locality -
the settlement of
the seaward Boundary - the
formation of
a new and useful
public Road - the preservation
of the depth of the Harbour - the establishment of a more
efficient Harbour defence, and the easier
Police duties. For
execution of which Sir J. Bowring
adds, the facilities which it will afford
in case of
Fire.
3. There can be no doubt
either of the importance of these objects, nor, we should think, of the assistance which the Quay would afford and Sir J. Bowring
states