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the site should be considered.
If land has to be purchased
the probable price of the proposed site and the cost of
land in the neighbourhood should be ascertained.
The position should be sufficiently unscreened (1.8. in open country) in the direction in which communication is
donirad (or in which there is any strong reason to suppOSS communication my hereafter be desired). The immediate
vicinity of wooded ground say, within half a mile of any
part of the aerial wire system is objectionable and should
be avoided if possible. Hills of an abrupt character,
and mountains should be avoided, Grass land is preferred.
(4)
The ground should be suitable for foundations
and anchorages for at least 300 ft. mate each of 30 tons
weight without danger of subsidence of movement of ground.
(5) The site should be so chosen as to enable the
operating house to be situated where there is no liability
to external disturbances by railways, road traffic,
steamship syrens, fog homs, or other sources of disturbing
soun is.
(6) The site should be in a position as little
and in a exposed as possible to hurricanes or sandstorms,
locality which is not subject to heavy thunderstorms, Enquiry should be made sa to the extent to which Telegraph and Telephone lines, power transmission lines, 80. in the
neighbouring country are affected.
(7) The site should be chosen with due regard to security of connection to the main telegraph system of the country and with regard to the fact that traffic will be
handled
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