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waited on
tws Fire Insurance Companies me on the 21st of September to make certain suggestions respecting the re-organization of the Fire Brigade, and
the supply of water for extinguishing fires.
I had previously had more
2.
than one
with the
conference
on those two questions leading Chinese householders and owners of property in Hongkong; and I
had had the advantage of consulting
the
gentlemen who manage the Fire Brigade
at Shanghai in force there.
3.
on some details of the system
On the whole I am happy to
pretty general
find that there is a
agreement in the conclusions I had
arrived at and communicated to
on the 10th of September last.
It
Reports
In addition to the minutes and
I had then the honour of submitting.
to you
I now enclose a
Report signed by
Mr. Price, the Surveyor General, Mr. Ryrie,
of the Legislation
the Senior Unofficial Member Council, and Mr. Creagh, the Aeting Head
of the tere Brigade proposing a plan of
Fire interconnected tanks to be plased
on the
d
upper levels of the town of Victoria, and system of hydrants, by which fire engines would be no longer needed. This, in
in accordance with
fact, is
a
suggestion
I threw
out for the consideration of these gentlemen on the 1st of May 1879.
5.
will t
the
you.
In laying this suggestion and-
accompanying plans before you,
C.
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