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Since the date of the War Office letter above referred to, the designs for the new works have been so far developed that it has become possible to arrive at an approximate estimate of their cost.
The original scheme of defence provided only for three new works, and for remounting 11 medium, and three heavy guns in existing works; and
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the approximate estimate was :- Stonecutter West
Belcher's Point
Quarry Point
Remodelling gun emplacements in existing works, for
new armaments
t.
13400
15,000
15800
11425
t. 55625
The new scheme of defence
includes four
new works, and three
new sites for single heavy guns; and while omitting the works originally proposed at Quarry
Point