LONDON
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بوم
REP 27 SEP 00
Government House.
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No. 390.
CRINITY HOUSE Į
RECO
24 001 1900
Hong-Kong, 25th,
August, 1900.
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With reference to the third paragraph of Major-
General Gascoigne's despatch No.211 of the 11th, May, I have the honour to forward copy of an extract from the Harbour Master's report for the year 1892 in which he originally suggested the improvement in lighting the approaches to this harbour by the interchange of the lights referred to. The estimated cost of removing Cape d'Aguilar Light to Green Island and the latter light to Cape Collinson having been ascertained to be $5,600 and $7,000 respectively, owing to the necessity of reconstruct- ing the towers at both places to make them suitable for the lights which were designed for different elevations as is shewn in the attached paper of descriptive particulars, I took the opinion of the Chamber of Commerce as to whether the expendi- ture involved would be justified by the advantage gained.
2. In their reply of the 10th.instant, a copy
*
of which I append, they stated that after having obtained the opinion of experts they believed the advantages would greatly outweigh the cost, and further suggested the substitution of revolving or flash lights for fixed ones (which the lights it
The Right Honourable
is
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN,M.P.
800.
&C.,
Sco.,