CO129-181 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [1-8] — Page 101

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be subsequently hinged. These will be of cast iron properly balanced and) with doubles hinges and will be created

in substitution

valves which are

of

the

present wooden

always getting out of

Repair. Rocks.

It is

tinue

proposed

4

to

some what

larger scaler than hereto four the per

these dan

Inoval

of dangerous obstine-

tions to the boat traffic. The rocks which are both in beds and) in isolated pinnacles shirt the shore closes in

only visibles at low-

wall and

every

where.

b

the

half tider as

casually

S

photograph 12 5=

water

shewn

m

have been

Colter cartridges.

They

hitherto destraged by gun

tin lubes let

this

into drill holes and discharged with the electric battery, the Officers of Department having already bey tant practice acquired

a pomarkables

degree of proficiency in this interesting class of works. In future operations

will be

dermite will

and more)

be use

Aad

a.

cheaper.

effective explosive and

it will be undeavoured to reduce

the sea

the pocks as much as possible to the level of

bed, ands in where chisisnot feasibles with.

cases

-out much expense, to leave thend at least two feet below the level Cow Water (S.W. monsoon) I haves scarcely close proximity

to add that rocks in sucks

to the foundation

of the Praya Wall as to shake or

in

amy way affect it,

if

blown

up,

will

either

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