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extenso and concura in the views expressed, He also gives as his personal opinion (which is importent) that "whatever may be the prospects of this development of
Whampoa.
there is of courae no possible ground
on which the Coloniel Government could lodge objectiona
or make representations."
3.
Subsequent correspondence is summarised in this
and the following paragraphs for convenience of reference. Canton despatch No. 54 of April 19th 1987 to His Majesty's Ambassador, Feking, reported that contracts had been placed with the Netherlands Harbour Works (a) for the
construction of sharves totalling about one mile in length
at Whampoa at a cost of HK$1,050,000 and (b) for the dreiging of the first and second bars in the ieerl kiver to the depth of 27*6" and a width of 130 metres at a
total estimated cost of from HK$1,700,000 to HK$1,950,000.
Up to August 1938, the following work had been
completed:-
4.
(a) One wharf 400 metres long; depth of water at low
tide 30 feet; no railway lines or port equipment.
(b) Work on seconŭ bar channell was 40° completed.
This work was stopped in December 1937 on the completion
by the Chinese of the barrier across the Pearl River at the second bar. The first bar channel was 90 completed.
About six months work remained at that time before both
There then remained the channels could be completed.
Lintin Lud Flats to be removed.
The working agreement with the Netherlands Harbour Vorks was suspened in August 1933 for the duration of
Sino-Japanese hostilities.
No further work was to have
been carried out by the Netherlanda Harbour Vorks, and all
their