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£150,000, which would represent 1s.6d; a cube yard on the
2,000,000 cube yards referred to.
Assuming that this price
includes the deposit of the dredgings in the reclamations,
and that the quantity is ascertained by measurement of the material when actually deposited, the price appears to us very
reasonable. No contractor sending plant out specially from
Europe for the purpose could undertake it at suchalow figure.
4. With regard to the Netherlands Harbour Works
Company itself, we have no personal knowledge of this firm.
5. We presume that the Colonial Authorities are
satisfied that the dredgings proposed to be obtained can be
suitably used for the purpose of reclamation.
6.
Dealing with the questions specifically set out in
paragraph 2 of your letter :
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(a) The deepening off Kowloon Point and the removal of
Belchers Shoal should not entail excessive
maintenance dredging, especially in regard to
Belchers Shoal.
Recurring dredging might, however,
be required from time to time in connection with the
deepening off Kowloon Point.
(b) The dredging of the proposed channel would no doubt
promote a certain amount of scour through the
channel itself, but it is doubtful if this would be
sufficient to maintain the channel without
maintenance dredging, especially as the proposed
channel appears from the charts to be through mud. The general scouring action of the ebb tide in the
Harbour would not, in our opinion, be affected to
any appreciable extent.
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