CO129-132 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [8-9] — Page 405

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

which is a medium sized one has 2000 feet of hose to itself alone. and that even that quantity is insufficient. A further supply I 2040 feet at heart with therefor be necessary, with probably & additional hose reels for carrying it. I should have witted for even

both Engines more, but as book

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ave

fitted with the same noggles in ense of a fire at a great distance from the bourbon the whole of the hose might be attached to one of the Engines.

It would be a great advantage if the nogles of all

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the steam fire Engines in use

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here could be of exactly the same

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size, but as the brong Kong Fire Insurance Company's Engine from Mepps Thand and Mason

from heps Merryweather

and ours

and Sons I hardly anticifate that this will be the case. It would, however, be worth while to make

expiries in the event of the nozzles being different, as to the best and easiest mode of

one

making the hose of the suitable for the other. _

the large sized Engine coming to the Colony must I fear be used almost exclusively

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a

stationary Engine at least

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