CO129-181 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [1-8] — Page 106

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Will May, the latter

levil from beny

May

A

low

till October. The

extraordinary disparity between them

is due to the land locked shape

of

tion

the harbour, to the driving

of

the monsoons

and

A ë

to the

a

penning up of the ebb waters in ..

their endeavour

dead

at

against

constructed a

to excaper eastwards

the winds throught channel as the Ly-

Prev. There is but litelo

doubh also that the

great freshe

water current of the Canton Stever

under certame Conditions steams the

progress of the flow which

through the harbour and

passes.

abulo

interesting

natural

producing

these peculiar tidal phenomma_ suffice it briefly

the N.E. mov

Joon

to

suy

that de

they combine

exert a damming influence

during

گر هم مرح

the waters in the Starbour, while the

5.W monsoon).

site tendency

gevee

what

for

has

directly oppor

The figure below.

convenience has

not been pepeated in the drawings

and Neap

sit the ordinary Spring tide levels

of

High Water

both monsoons.

Ordinary Springs N. E. Monsoon!

DO

Neaps N.E. DS

De

Springs S.W. DO

De

Neaps S.W. De

*M 'N "M *M

against it at right angles.

éla

would be out of place hereto

enter into the various

and

interest

ing

Low Water

Ordinary Neaps N. E. Monsoon

De

Spring's N. E.

DY

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Neaps S. w.

DI

De

De Spring's 5. W.

*

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