CO129-190 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [10-12] — Page 506

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viz: 1836 nautical miles, further

the

distance

01.2

that

each

has been guided

With

reference

says

I calculate, to about

the

a

stack

14 de

of

the

nautical side which gives

the

A

cable of 33%. However, considering

a piece of cable

Laj landed

072

side of

starting

the harbor, and that the

and stopping of necessarily will give a

the stea

certain

of slack, this percentage is by

excessive

ort

such

discrepancy

that

Arzd

Police

between

mile

a.

410

z

short cable the

between the Company's externate:

of

is thus

or

the Captain Superintendent of

thus reduced

to the difference

statute

wide and a

nautical

about 200 @ 300 yards, and I

beg to suggest of

suggest of it is not possible that

the maps by which the said Gentleman

502

402

are

not quite correct:

to the payment for

steamer about which

the Captain Superintendent of Police

remarks

that

he thinks.

abatement might be

steamer

27

de

a

J

the

laying

only 37 1⁄2 hours

the cable, I beg to observe that

during

the steamer

AVAI

at Hongkong for

cable

for

a

full day

the

deferred the laying of

the Government, and first

left for Shanghai the next

at 10

o'clock while otherwise

left

preceding day

Cable

so look

eva J

for noon

she would

the forenoon of

the

The laying of the

first finished at about 6

in the afternoon

while

the

Captain

has

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viz: 1836 nautical miles, further the distance 01.2 that each has been guided With reference says I calculate, to about the a stack 14 de of the nautical side which gives the A cable of 33%. However, considering a piece of cable Laj landed 072 side of starting the harbor, and that the and stopping of necessarily will give a the stea certain of slack, this percentage is by excessive ort such discrepancy that Arzd Police between mile a. 410 z short cable the between the Company's externate: of is thus or the Captain Superintendent of thus reduced to the difference statute wide and a nautical about 200 @ 300 yards, and I beg to suggest of suggest of it is not possible that the maps by which the said Gentleman 502 402 are not quite correct: to the payment for steamer about which the Captain Superintendent of Police remarks that he thinks. abatement might be steamer 27 de a J the laying only 37 1⁄2 hours the cable, I beg to observe that during the steamer AVAI at Hongkong for cable for a full day the deferred the laying of the Government, and first left for Shanghai the next at 10 o'clock while otherwise left preceding day Cable so look eva J for noon she would the forenoon of the The laying of the first finished at about 6 in the afternoon while the Captain has
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viz: 1836 nautical miles, further the distance 01.2 that each has been guided With reference says I calculate, to about the a stack 14 de of the nautical side which gives the A cable of 33%. However, considering piece of cable Laj landed 072 side of starting the harbor, and that the and stopping of necessarily will give a the stea certain of slack, this percentage is by excessive ort such dis crepancy that Arzd Police betiveen mile a. 410 z short cable the between the Company's externate: of is thus or the Captain Superintendent of thus redueed statute to the difference wide and a noutical about 200 @ 300 yards, and I beg to suggest of suggest of it is not possible that the maps by which the said Gentleman 502 402 are not quite correct: to the payment for steamer about which the Captain Superintendent of Police revirarks theat he thinks. abatement might be steemes 27 de a J the laying only 371⁄2 hours the cable, I beg to observe that douri the steamer AVAI at Hongkong for cable for a full day the deferred the laying of the Government, and first left for Shanghai the next at 10 have o'clock while other wise left preceding day Cable so look eva J for noon she would the forenoon of the The laying of the first finished at about 6 in the afternoon while the Capto in has
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viz: 1836 nautical miles, further

the

distance

01.2

that

each

has been guided

With

reference

says

I calculate, to about

the

a

stack

14 de

of

the

nautical side which gives

the

A

cable of 33%. However, considering

piece of cable

Laj

landed

072

side of

starting

the harbor, and that the

and stopping of necessarily will give a

the stea

certain

of slack, this percentage is by

excessive

ort

such

dis crepancy

that

Arzd

Police

betiveen

mile

a.

410

z

short cable the

between the Company's externate:

of

is thus

or

the Captain Superintendent of

thus redueed

statute

to the difference

wide and a

noutical

about 200 @ 300 yards, and I

beg to suggest of

suggest of it is not possible that

the maps by which the said Gentleman

502

402

are

not quite correct:

to the payment for

steamer about which

the Captain Superintendent of Police

revirarks

theat

he thinks.

abatement might be

steemes

27

de

a

J

the

laying

only 371⁄2 hours

the cable, I beg to observe that

douri

the steamer

AVAI

at Hongkong for

cable

for

a

full day

the

deferred the laying of

the Government, and first

left for Shanghai the next

at 10

have

o'clock while other wise

left

preceding day

Cable

so look

eva J

for noon

she would

the forenoon of

the

The laying of the

first finished at about 6

in the afternoon

while

the

Capto in

has

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