was placed on the rock to be removed, a sand bag was deposited. tereon and the charge fired at- high water by fuze or electricity.

Reference is made in

Embarhmentin front of the Naval Gard and War

the memorandum, ond in previous communications from Department lands

The Colony, to the desirability of Connecting Praças East and Econtral by

a new embankment

Eadway in kort of the Military and laval premises; the Commission appointed in 1875- enquired into this subject and came to the conclusion that the benefits to the trade of the boar-which would result from

this connection of the two Pragces, woned not be sufficient to justify the cost of the work being defrayed out of Colonial funds. There Can be no doubt-however

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that considerable benefit would be derived from linking the Praças together as proposed, moreover the bright or indentation how formed by the sea front of Ple hawal and Military premises, undoublede acts as a trap for the deposit of offensive und and sult, and it is stated by the Surveyor General that it lends to the

rmation of detrimental Shoals. - Seeing

that the Colong

As Well as the Military, and Naval Authorities would be mutually benefitted by the carrying out of the proposed connection, its execution Would no doubt be Justified in the event of joint contributions being made by the Home Colonial authorities towards defraging

the works.

the cost of

that

Conclusion

The favourable sea

Scania

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