CO129-158 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [6-8] — Page 517

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505 7

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14

" of stoject each in breadth within 300 feet from the Braga and further that the outermost opening should " be furnished with a draw-bridge -swing-bridge to be opened during

boisterous weather at the instance

of

the Harbour Master and at

" such other times as

in Council

the Governor

I may by order direct,.

" in lieu of this draw-bridge, "think that or

permanent or fixed opening should be so constructed " as to allow of a height of 10 feet from high water mark!"

That Report

was

signed

by all the Members of the Committee save our Mr Heswick, who having

disapproved of some portion of it, appended in a separate document

his reasons.

reasons

may.

for so

disenting. Those

be thus summarized. That the extent of the property owned by the Pier Company upon which they proposed to creat the Pier

was

insufficient for the purposes

of such a Company and inefficient

to warrant the Government in surrendering the public right of highway for boats along the Wanchai shore. That a draw-bridge though perhaps meeting the purposes of the public wants seriously interfere with the working of the Pier. That for

the

Carer

DEX

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505 7 # 14 " of stoject each in breadth within 300 feet from the Braga and further that the outermost opening should " be furnished with a draw-bridge -swing-bridge to be opened during boisterous weather at the instance of the Harbour Master and at " such other times as in Council the Governor I may by order direct,. " in lieu of this draw-bridge, "think that or permanent or fixed opening should be so constructed " as to allow of a height of 10 feet from high water mark!" That Report was signed by all the Members of the Committee save our Mr Heswick, who having disapproved of some portion of it, appended in a separate document his reasons. reasons may. for so disenting. Those be thus summarized. That the extent of the property owned by the Pier Company upon which they proposed to creat the Pier was insufficient for the purposes of such a Company and inefficient to warrant the Government in surrendering the public right of highway for boats along the Wanchai shore. That a draw-bridge though perhaps meeting the purposes of the public wants seriously interfere with the working of the Pier. That for the Carer DEX
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6 505 7 # 14 " of stofect each in breadth within 300 feet from the Braga and further that the outermost opening should " be furnished with a drown bridge -swing-bridge to be opened during boisterous weather at the instance the Harbour Master and at " of "such other times as in Conneil the Governor I may by order direct,. " in lieu of this draw_bridge, "think that or permanent of ixed opening should be so constructed " as to allow of a height of 10 feet from high water mark!" That Report was signed by all the Members of the Committe save our Mr Heswick, who having disapproved of some portion of it, appended in a separate document his reasons. reasons may. for so disenting. Those be thus summarized. That the extent of the property owned by the Sier Company upon which they proposed to creat the Air insufficient for the purposes was of such a Company and indeefficient to warrant the Government in surrendering the public right of highway for boats along the Wanchai share. That a draw_ bridge though perhaps meeting the purposes of the public wonts seriously interfere with the working of the Pier. That for the Carrer DEX
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505 7

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14

" of stofect each in breadth within 300 feet from the Braga and further that the outermost opening should " be furnished with a drown bridge

-swing-bridge to be opened during

boisterous weather at the instance

the Harbour Master and at

" of

"such other times as

in Conneil

the Governor

I may by order direct,.

" in lieu of this draw_bridge, "think that or

permanent of ixed opening should be so constructed " as to allow of a height of 10 feet from high water mark!"

That Report

was

signed

by all the Members of the Committe save our Mr Heswick, who having

disapproved of some portion of it, appended in a separate document

his reasons.

reasons

may.

for so

disenting. Those

be thus summarized. That the extent of the property owned by the Sier Company upon which they proposed to creat the Air

insufficient for the purposes

was

of such a Company and indeefficient

to warrant the Government in surrendering the public right of highway for boats along the Wanchai share. That a draw_ bridge though perhaps meeting the purposes of the public wonts seriously interfere with the working of the Pier. That for

the

Carrer

DEX

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