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months of the
the year when the prevailing wind is
North East.
In the former plan, the boundary wall of the Naval Yard projected at right angles from the ex- isting Praya to a distance of about 370 feet. A conti- nuation of this line of wall to East Point would form a symmetrical sea
fronta over a mile in length along which the daily sweep of
the
the tides would prevent ac cumulation of garbage and to a great extent the forma_ tion of mud banks.
If the plan now put forward is carried out, a most objectionable angle will exist at Arsenal Street where
constant dredging will be
come
6.
necessary.
If the requirements
of the Admiralty render a continuous and uniform
ashlar
masonry
wall of
the
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