add that as it seemed more economical to raise the dam wall now than later & Sir R. Rawlinson recommended it's being done Sir H. Holland has thought right to sanction it.
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# February 1887
14th Sir With reference to Letter Your of Gia the 17 22600 B 7th January 1887 #December last relative to a proposal to raise the embankment of the Tytam Reservoir in Hong Kong, I have the honour to forward a copy of Consulting Engineer's report the papers which accompanied your letter. Sir Robert Rawlinson Expresses his concurrence in the Surveyor General's proposal to increase the height of the Dam by 10 feet at an additional cost Estimated
The Under Secretary of State Colonial Office.