CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7] — Page 459

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The Harbor Master to the Colonial Secretary

[cont]

To

Sir,

Starboard Department, Hongkong, 8th March 1881.

This matter has been referred to me and I have done my best to arrive at a fair conclusion, but I feel that not being a Civil Engineer or Architect I am scarcely competent to perform the task set me.

I enclose the evidence of Messrs Foughtric, M. Kinney and Watts.

I have visited the terrace premises, and roads which supplied the "old drain" as it is called in the correspondence, and on the plan. I do not think the line of the "old drain" as shown...

Honorable F. Stewart, LL.D., Acting Colonial Secretary

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The Harbor Master to the Colonial Secretary [cont] To Sir, Starboard Department, Hongkong, 8th March 1881. This matter has been referred to me and I have done my best to arrive at a fair conclusion, but I feel that not being a Civil Engineer or Architect I am scarcely competent to perform the task set me. I enclose the evidence of Messrs Foughtric, M. Kinney and Watts. I have visited the terrace premises, and roads which supplied the "old drain" as it is called in the correspondence, and on the plan. I do not think the line of the "old drain" as shown... Honorable F. Stewart, LL.D., Acting Colonial Secretary
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The Harbor Master to beting blonial becretaris

[cont]

to

Sir

Starbor Department, Hongkong, 8th March 1881.

This matter has been referred

and I have done

arrive at a

my

best to

fair conclusion, but I ful

that not being a fivil Engineer

Architect I am

the tash set me.

of

scarcely competent to

I enclose the evidence of Mews foughtric, M. Kinney and

Watts.

premises,

I have visited the terrac, and roads which supplied

the "old drain" as it is called in

correspondence

the

of the plan

the

!

el do not think the line

"Id drain " as shewn

Honorable F. Stewart, LL.J., Acting Colonial Secretary

K

$.

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