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No. 2.-Scheme for the Provision of Transport.
[To follow after VIII. Transport, page 5 of original scheme.]
Water.
The permanent transport establishment of 3 steam-launches, each capable of carrying 100 men; 1 pontoon, to carry 15 tons; and 11 rowing-boats, with their crews, consisting of 1 European Superintendent and 44 Chinese coxswains, engineers, and boatmen, to be supplemented by hiring 2 steam-launches, to hold 100 men each, and 10 coxswains, engineers, and boatmen
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No. 4.-Demolitions.
[To follow "Communications" and "Works to be constructed," in Appendix IV, Section II of original scheme, Belcher's Battery.]
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The houses between Belcher's Battery and the harbour to be demolished Demolitions. where they interfere with the artillery fire and submarine mining defence.
Note. As these houses are in process of construction, the actual demoli- tion required cannot at present be defined.
Works to be constructed.
Works to be
Land.
A coolie corps of 200 men to be raised,
No. 3.-Works to be thrown up in the different Sections (exclusive of Breastworks and Communications).
SOUTHERN DIVISION.
[To be inserted after "Communications," in Appendix II of original scheme.]
Redoubts' will be thrown up on the following points:
Hight West, Victoria Peak, Mount Kellett, Mount Gough, and Mount Cameron.
EASTERN DIVISION.
Section I.--Lyemun.
[To be inserted after "Communications," in page 16, Appendix III of
original scheme.]
Redoubt on Sywan Hill. Howitzer emplacement, Sywan Hill. Redoubt constructed. on ridge east of Lyemun Redoubt; emplacement for two howitzers on hill
south-west of Lyemun Redoubt.
No. 6.—Time required to lay out Mines.
[To follow at the end of Appendix V of original scheme.]
Preliminary Defence.
This defence will consist of the large observation mines in the Lyemun Time Channel, lines of observation mines in the Friendly Channel in the western required to entrance to the harbour, a row of E. C. mines across the western entrance lay out and in the channel north of Stonecutters' Island. Time, fourteen days.
Complete Defence.
Completing the western defence to four rows of E. C, mines, laying the mine-field inside Lyemun, advanced defences, &c. Time, two months.
No. 6.-Reports and Sketches of the Roads and Landing-places on the southern side of the Island (not printed).
mines.
WESTERN DIVISION.
Works to be
Section II.-Belcher's Battery.
[To be inserted after "Communications," page 15, Section II of original
scheme.]
Redoubt on hill above Pokfulum Road; emplacement for 3.8-inch constructed. howitzers south of Fly Point; and one 6·6-inch howitzer near redoubt.
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