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with which these Storms approach) but they would chatte the dae to circulati Muly and thereby to provide is ar as practicable consistent with Certain adverse conditions to be presently described against siting Within the new Harbour. Reither Wired Ae
proveed wont be likely to conduce to the formation oʻsill- by interference with the 'ree how of the tidal currents as will be seen brom the small red and bine arrows on the trace indicating respectively
The set of the flood and
cob &treams.
The Eurveyor General Ras pointed out in his
Report that
the Vide moreshore at-Causeway Bay
is due to extremely sich accumulations
of detritus washed down by the rains from inland, rather than to any action & the tidal currents. This
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view is in doubt cred; in fact the Whole coast line in bront of Victoria, Was shewn in the case of the Prava Vall references is gradually shialing from a similar cause. Thon comparing
the present soundings
Chart dalid 1844
with fre
original
in the Hydrographers office, I find The loss of depth is limited to that portion & Re Bay immediative Seaward of low water mark, or to an outcard travel of the Cowrater eine, anda Corresponding
growth of the brieshire and has not resulted in raising the level of the sea bed in the outer portion of the Bay to any materal extent. This fact further tends to Confirm the view that the low water area of the Bay is being gradually reduced by the deposit of detritus
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Washed down be the summer rains, and points to the conclusion that
the
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