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conditions set forth, wiz : the power required, the stowing of H day's

Coal within the

space, and

ven space,

given

the easy accessibility of all the

parts of the Exprices and Priters;

shile the ith "condition _ that the

4

Boilers twight stand above the

than

water hic - cather favored opposed the arrangements adopted.

6. I am therefore of opinion

byou

that

so far as was known & you at the

time the form of Boiler adopted

was well suited for

In

this ease

the purpose, and the best that

could be adopted; that there was nothing in the Requisition to

prechide to adoption; and that

there

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there were conditions in the Requisition which made the adoption of some

such Boiler nelle

7.

necessary. -

Frith reference to the question "whether there is any neces

necessity,

" arising out of the proposed " arrangement of the machinery, " for the suggested lengthening of "the Vessel "," I beg leave to ata te that I am not in possession of suffecient information, relative to the seature and objects of the Vessel to enable me

whether

A

gridge

clear deck over the

Boilers is absolulet's accessons;

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but neither the forcoumed smaght- - buses of the present anaupusut, nor the cathing of the beams, non

the