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Messrs Flanner: Bapuallay & Johnson to Crown Agentsi
WH.Kong B
899.
9 Fenchurch Street.
18th July 1908
E.C.
Sewage Disposal. Proposed two Lighters.
Gentlemen,
We are now able to report more fully in reply to your letter of 10th ulto. and beg leave to advise you as
follows:-
2.
It appears from the Dispatch of the Governor of Hong Kong dated 15th April last that the Sanitary Board recommended two and a half years ago the purchase of four capacity each, also of a steam Hopper Barges of 150 tons Launch to tow the Barges to sea with the sewage; and that up to October 1906 the cost of barging the sewage by a hired steam barge was $1500 a month, also that after that date and up to the end of June 1907 the cost of transport was $1300 per month for four junks and $1500 per month for stean barge: or tal monthly cost of $2800 for sea
aftotal
transport of the sewage.
Also that from the 1st July 1907
up to the present time this cost has been reduced to $2600 per month by abolishing one of the four junks; and this system is expected to remain in force at this cost until the 31st December 1909.
3.
It also appears that a Tender has been received from a Firm in Shanghai for the construction of two Hopper
But the construction Barges at a cost of $48,437 each. proposed being unsatisfactory information was obtained from New York of the practice there and a drawing is submitted of a Steam Lighter to ost approximately $25,000. and the co of running two auch vessels is estimated at $16500 per annum, or of running three at $19,300 per annum,
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