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East on Mong island outside the Wongsong.

one to the South on the Gap Rock, and the other to the lan or another Lype-moon- But 27 and

I should at the outset, set aside $45,000 for the light there, and should not be surprised if it cost more.

the Tonnage Dues are such a very little found to go when way building is actually going question in the places last proposed are

The maintenance of each light would cost at least $3,000 that and might about the year, according amount to $3,000 to the staff found - necessary- on, to be touched...

A light on Mong law would cost, in round numbers, $30,000.- a light about the Gap dame would cost- if the conditions were equally favourable for building, but I believe the Gap will present some difficulties not encountered at any other place

"To Mr Austin and Mr. Rennie I said, that if the Colony would supply the money for building two light houses, I would undertake to build them (having engines, mechanics and transport) and maintain them subsequently. I repeat this: if the Colony now will

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2 East on Mong island outside the Wongsong. one to the South on the Gap Rock, and the other to the lan or another Lype-moon- But 27 and I should at the outset, set aside $45,000 for the light there, and should not be surprised if it cost more. the Tonnage Dues are such a very little found to go when way building is actually going question in the places last proposed are The maintenance of each light would cost at least $3,000 that and might about the year, according amount to $3,000 to the staff found - necessary- on, to be touched... A light on Mong law would cost, in round numbers, $30,000.- a light about the Gap dame would cost- if the conditions were equally favourable for building, but I believe the Gap will present some difficulties not encountered at any other place "To Mr Austin and Mr. Rennie I said, that if the Colony would supply the money for building two light houses, I would undertake to build them (having engines, mechanics and transport) and maintain them subsequently. I repeat this: if the Colony now will
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2 East on Mong island outside the Wongsong. one to the South on the Gap Rock, and the other to the lan or another { Lype-moon- But 27 and I should at the outset, set aside $45,000 for the light there, and should not be surprised did it cost-more. the Tonnage Bues are such a a very little found to go when way building is actually going question in the places last proposed are The maintenance of each light would cost at least $3,000 that and might about the year, according amount to $3,000 to the staff found -ཆ--ཐ%---- sary- on, to be touched... A light on Mong law would cost, in round; numbers of 30,000.- a light about the the Gap dame conditions were would cost- if the amount, equally favourable for building, but I belive the Gap. some difficulties not will present get encountered at any other place "To Mr Austin and Mr. Rypie I said, that if the supply the Colony would the money for building two light houses, I would undertale to build them (having engines, mucchanies and transfect) and maintain them subuquently in I repeat this if the Colony now re will
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East on Mong island outside the

Wongsong.

one to the South on the

Gap Rock, and the other to the

lan or another

{

Lype-moon- But

27

and

I should at the outset, set

aside $45,000 for the light there,

and should not be surprised did

it cost-more.

the Tonnage Bues are

such a

a

very

little

found to go when

way

building is actually going

question

in

the places last proposed

are

The

maintenance of

each

light

would cost at least $3,000

that

and

might

about the

year, according

amount to $3,000 to the staff found

-ཆ--ཐ%----

sary-

on,

to be touched...

A light on Mong law would

cost, in round; numbers of 30,000.-

a

light about the

the Gap

dame

conditions were

would cost-

if

the

amount,

equally favourable

for building, but I belive the Gap.

some difficulties not

will present

get encountered at any other place

"To Mr Austin and Mr. Rypie

I said, that if the

supply

the

Colony

would

the

money for building two light houses, I would undertale to build them (having engines, mucchanies and transfect) and maintain them subuquently in I repeat this if the Colony

now re

will

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