the
ad
first, intended to obtain the whole of the plant coonlly, the establishment of the Houghing dock Company contains one of the largest and most complete mechanical workshops outside Europe and America, and former experience on a venture in Egypt
reale
me that as
large Egypt had satisfied.
regards Floating plant to obtain it from England would be both very costly and unsatisfactory. It was acting on that hypothesis that the telegram of 19th March last was sent. The sum of £2,000 therein referred
was for
Borthland Cement only.
6.
to
I have since had the opportunity of going more fully into the question, and my views have been somewhat modified and developed. It will
be
>
be necessary for a clear
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understanding of the matter that I should enter somewhat into detail as to the manner in which
out the Block
Spropose to carry making and setting.
7.
I propose to make the Blocks along the quay of the Praya to the westward of the new Reclamation from
the base
near
a crane on
works to Kennedy town - a length of about 1000 yards of Duny Wall. I had originally thought of doing altogether without land, and of employing exclusively Hosting Crane or Derrick, both for loading the Blocks from the Quay into Barges and for removing them from the Barges and setting them in the wall. Further consideration however
has impressed on me the importance of pushing
on the
Praya