Service of the year
1878,
Governor. No.
Harmony 163
Date.
Hong Kong
No 15447
(Subject.)
RE
DESPATCH.
RECEIVED
29 DEC
1877
350
Proposed Breakwater for saving Junk Population
Per hour
Last previous Paper.
Forwards Plans and Reports with reference to.
No
Copy Agents Cons
28. 12. 4.78
Jan 7 1878
(4 rma. 30 | 77-HK & 8 5449)
W-Meade.
(Minutes.)
I should have hardly thought it possible that by an expenditure of $50,000, hundreds of lives would be saved during typhoon season. Hennessy is very confident, asks for approval by telegraph.
Sir John Coode is on his way to Australia, so perhaps this scheme should be reported on at once by some other professional authority; & if this went through, perhaps he would suggest some one to find the money.
W. Hennessy's