CO129-179 - Governor Hennessy - 1877 [9-12] — Page 358

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Spring Tides.

5. The site recommended for the structure happens to be sheltered from the South East (the dangerous quarter during typhoons) by the hill-range that skirts the Bay from the Kin Gas Supply. Yam Temple in the direction of Whitfield Police Station. The Eastern half of the breakwater in fact will have complete immunity from the North-lash while the western half will be exposed to it at a very oblique angle, so as to greatly increase its power of resistance.

6. Owing to this favourable circumstance, I think as small a formation width as fifteen feet at the top, and as low a formation level as nine feet above Spring Tides may be safely ventured on.

7. The breakwater will be of rough unhewn blocks of granite weighing from three quarters of a ton to two tons, tipped from a temporary staging built out quarried with a tramway from the Government quarries as far as point B (See plan). From this point as far as A, rails will continue from time to time to be laid upon the solid structure itself as it gradually rises to formation level, and when the whole is completed, the timber staging will be removed, leaving a clear passage of 18 yards to form the Eastern half.

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Spring Tides. 5. The site recommended for the structure happens to be sheltered from the South East (the dangerous quarter during typhoons) by the hill-range that skirts the Bay from the Kin Gas Supply. Yam Temple in the direction of Whitfield Police Station. The Eastern half of the breakwater in fact will have complete immunity from the North-lash while the western half will be exposed to it at a very oblique angle, so as to greatly increase its power of resistance. 6. Owing to this favourable circumstance, I think as small a formation width as fifteen feet at the top, and as low a formation level as nine feet above Spring Tides may be safely ventured on. 7. The breakwater will be of rough unhewn blocks of granite weighing from three quarters of a ton to two tons, tipped from a temporary staging built out quarried with a tramway from the Government quarries as far as point B (See plan). From this point as far as A, rails will continue from time to time to be laid upon the solid structure itself as it gradually rises to formation level, and when the whole is completed, the timber staging will be removed, leaving a clear passage of 18 yards to form the Eastern half.
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Spring Lides. 5 the site recommended for the structure happens to be sheltered from the houth East (the dangerous quarter during upphoons) by the hill-range that skirts the Bay from the kien Gas Surple. Yam Temple in the direction of Whitfield Police Station. The Tastern half of the breakwater in fact will have complete immunity from the North-lash while the western half will be Expored to it at 50 oblique angle. as to greatly increase it's, of resistance. 6 power 6. Owing to this favorable.. circumstance, I think as small a formation width as fifteen feet at at the top, and as low 356 formation - level as nine feet above. Stigh water Spring Sides may be safely ventured on. 7. The breakwater will be of rough unheww blocks of granite a Fou weighing from three quarters of to two tous, tipped from a temporary Staging built out. br quantall with a tramway 1 from the Government quarrice B as far as point 13 (See plan). From this point as far as A rails will continue from time to time to be laid upon the solid structure itself as it gradually rises to formation level, and when the whole is complited the timber staging will be removed, kaving clear passage of 18 yards to form the Eastern
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Spring Lides.

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for

the

structure happens to be sheltered from the houth East (the dangerous quarter during upphoons) by the hill-range that skirts the Bay from the kien Gas Surple.

Yam Temple in the direction

of Whitfield Police Station. The Tastern

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fact

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have complete immunity from the North-lash while the western half will

be Expored to it at 50 oblique

angle.

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of resistance.

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circumstance, I think as small a

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at the top, and as

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- level as nine feet above. Stigh water

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Sides

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weighing from three quarters of to two tous, tipped from a temporary

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built out.

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quantall with a tramway

1 from the Government quarrice

B

as far as point 13 (See plan). From this point as far as A rails will continue from time to time to be laid upon the solid structure itself as it gradually rises to formation level, and when the whole is complited the timber staging will be removed, kaving clear passage of 18 yards to form the

Eastern

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