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"find that any tide records are being taken at
"present".
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It is very important that proper tide records should be available, and we hope that the gauges referred to may be installed at an early date if not already done.
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We have not made any reference in this report to any improvement in lights er feg signals, as we understand these matters are being fully dealt with.
82.
We have given consideration to the provision of
better facilities for traffic between Hong Kong and the
The only mainland, particularly for vehicular traffic. feasible method without great expenditure of money is the provision of ferry boats. There are numbers of these in existence at the present time. Some of the most important are those oressing the Thames, the Mersey, the Clyde, New
York Harbour and Ban Francisco Harbour.
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These ferry beats sarry very large mmbers of both
That on the Thames at horse and mechanical vehicles. Woolwich is under the control of the London County Council and is looked upon in the same way as a bridge over the Thames or a turmel underneath and no charge is made for
It in fact takes the plase either vehicles or passengers.
of a road. On the Kersey there are several ferry servises controlled by the Birkenhead Corporation and the #allasey Corporation and a charge is made both for vehicles and
passengers.
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vs aensider the eroad traffle between Hồng Kông and Kowloon in growing sufficiently to warrant the provision by the Government of a good vahieular and passenger ferry
servios.
We have the honour te be
Gentleman,
Your obedient Servants,
(Signed) Coode, Fitzmaurice, Wilson, & Mitchell