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by destroying the pressure which it should be sought to maintain intact at every fire-ply.

The thudersigned avail itemselves of this opportunity to call the attention of Government to the

grave necessity of dredging the Praya. fore shore at certain places - already indicated by the Superintendent of the Fire Brigade, to a depth sufficient to admit of fire-engines being usefully employed during the hours of low tide.

Hong Kong 17th September, 1079

(signed) J. M. Price

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P. Rynie.

C.V. Creagh

Hennessy ring

Mor.

MINUTE.

93

# Rong

377

18680

No.157.

19. dec

Lucas 9. Dec

Mr. Wingfield.

X Mer. Bramston. 9

Mr. Moende,

X Mon. Herbert. //

Lord Cadogan.

Sir M. Hicks Beach. 12

Ilusher to see draft

Further minute

81 13/12

Recu

Inded

Sin

I have the honour to act:

the receipt of your desp.

the 16th Sept.

No.82

of

in which you prepare

request my sanction to ₤1000

an addition

%

to the Establishment charges:

If the Fire Brigade

With the view

of securing

the services of a competent

Suferintendent and a competent engineer,