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GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
HONGKONG. 24th. September, 1913.
I have the honour to transmit a copy of a
letter from Sir Paul Chater in which he advocates the dredging of the harbour of Hongkong to a minimum depth of forty feet at lowest spring tides, and the chart which accompanied the letter.
Con closure !.
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2.
This letter has apparently been written at the
request of Sir Henry May, whom you will no doubt wish to consult as
to the advisability of carrying out Sir Paul Chater's suggestions. I
desire, however, to take the opportunity of making a few remarks on
the points raised in the letter, and to submit for your considera-
-tion my own views on this very important subject.
3.
Sir Paul Chater mentions the names of several
vessels of deep draught which visit this port at present, and he
draws particular attention to the case of the Minnesota" having on
one occasion to discharge a large portion of her cargo into light-
-ers outside the harbour limits before being able to proceed to her
usual anchorage. What happened was this. In January, 1912, the
"Minnesota" anchored for the night in Junk Bay about eight miles to
the East of the harbour. On the following morning as she was draw-
-ing 36 feet of water she was accommodated at No. 1 Naval Buoy, and after a portion of her cargo had been unloaded she moved to her own buoy. This was a very exceptional case as the vessel was carrying
a much larger cargo than on any previous voyage. The depth of water at her buoy is 30 feet at low water ordinary spring tides. I
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
LEWIS HARCOURT. M.P.,
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