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On' Season landing at different parts of the Town - but for getting alongside of and boarding vessels situate in different parts of the harbour - Now not only during the Gales prevailing in the Typhoon but in ordinary weather when a strong current is running it is utterly impossible to proceed from East Point or Wanchai to the Western or Central parts of the Town except by proceeding circuitously or in nautical phraseology by hugging the shore-

The same remarks apply to some persons proceeding from the latter parts to Causeway Bay and Wanchai. This is a fact well known to every mercantile man in the Colony.

The same difficulty is met with in boarding vessels lying at anchor off Causeway Bay or Wanchai. I approach vessels in a direct line from East Point or Wanchai in such weather as mentioned would be impossible. It is only by keeping along near the shore until in a line with the vessels and then by shooting across the current, that they can be approached. If therefore the Company are allowed to continue the Pier to the full intended length (1000 feet) without affording to the public the necessary means

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509/5 On' Season landing at different parts of the Town - but for getting alongside of and boarding vessels situate in different parts of the harbour - Now not only during the Gales prevailing in the Typhoon but in ordinary weather when a strong current is running it is utterly impossible to proceed from East Point or Wanchai to the Western or Central parts of the Town except by proceeding circuitously or in nautical phraseology by hugging the shore- The same remarks apply to some persons proceeding from the latter parts to Causeway Bay and Wanchai. This is a fact well known to every mercantile man in the Colony. The same difficulty is met with in boarding vessels lying at anchor off Causeway Bay or Wanchai. I approach vessels in a direct line from East Point or Wanchai in such weather as mentioned would be impossible. It is only by keeping along near the shore until in a line with the vessels and then by shooting across the current, that they can be approached. If therefore the Company are allowed to continue the Pier to the full intended length (1000 feet) without affording to the public the necessary means
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14. 509/5 on' Season landing at different parts of the Town - but for getting alongside of and boarding vessels situate in different parts of the harbans - Now not only during the Gales. prevailing in the Typhoon but in ordinary weather when w strong current running it is ritterly impossible to proceed from East Saint or Wanchai to the Western or Central parts of there is a the Town except by procuding ciranitously or in nautical mas phraseology by hugging the shore- The marks apply to Gome persons proceeding from the lutter parts to Cast Point and Wanchair. This is a fast. well known to every mercantile man in the Co Colony. The Dame difficulty is mat with in boarding un Joels. I approach vessels in a direct line from East Point as we Wanchai in such weather. mention would be impossible. It is only by exeping along rrear the shore until in a line with Car the vessels and then by shooting across the current, that they to approached _ If therefore the Company are allowed to continue the Sier to the full intended length ( 1000 fut) without affording to the public the necessary means
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on' Season

landing at different parts of the Town - but for getting alongside of and boarding vessels situate in different parts of the harbans - Now not only during the Gales. prevailing in the Typhoon but in ordinary weather when w

strong current running it is ritterly impossible to proceed from East Saint or Wanchai to the Western or Central parts of

there is a

the Town except by procuding ciranitously or in nautical mas phraseology by hugging the shore-

The

marks apply to

Gome

persons proceeding from the lutter parts to Cast Point

and Wanchair. This is a

fast.

well known to every mercantile

man in

the Co

Colony.

The

Dame

difficulty is mat with in boarding un Joels. I approach vessels in a direct line from East Point

as we

Wanchai in such weather. mention would be impossible. It is only by exeping along

rrear

the shore until in a line with

Car

the vessels and then by shooting across the current, that they to approached _ If therefore the Company

are allowed to continue

the Sier to the full intended length ( 1000 fut) without affording to the public the necessary

means

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