CO129-209 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [5] — Page 358

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"night after night" - he adds. "then the frontage has silted up that at certain times of the tide boats can hardly touch alongside the jetty" - Captain ... referred to the Thomsen's complaint was forwarded to Engineer-in-Chief (25. P.W.D.) who reports

"That the silting up of the foreshore is going on at a deplorable pace; all our sewer outlets are choked up: everything after heavy rainstorm rushes down hundreds of tons of sand, and the reclaimed foreshore into a deadly menace every low tide". He is of opinion that this great evil can only be remedied by means of a dredger.

3. In commercial as well as in sanitary grounds, therefore, I would strongly recommend the purchase of the Machine, and it is hoped that Your Lordships will approve this recommendation, and cause the necessary instructions to be cabled to the Crown Agents. Payment will be provided for by the Legislature of this Colony.

4. If Your Lordships are fit to approve this recommendation, it is hoped that you will cause the necessary instructions to be cabled to the Crown Agents - Payment will be provided for by the Legislature of This Colony.

5. The two Stopper Barges referred to...

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354 "night after night" - he adds. "then the frontage has silted up that at certain times of the tide boats can hardly touch alongside the jetty" - Captain ... referred to the Thomsen's complaint was forwarded to Engineer-in-Chief (25. P.W.D.) who reports "That the silting up of the foreshore is going on at a deplorable pace; all our sewer outlets are choked up: everything after heavy rainstorm rushes down hundreds of tons of sand, and the reclaimed foreshore into a deadly menace every low tide". He is of opinion that this great evil can only be remedied by means of a dredger. 3. In commercial as well as in sanitary grounds, therefore, I would strongly recommend the purchase of the Machine, and it is hoped that Your Lordships will approve this recommendation, and cause the necessary instructions to be cabled to the Crown Agents. Payment will be provided for by the Legislature of this Colony. 4. If Your Lordships are fit to approve this recommendation, it is hoped that you will cause the necessary instructions to be cabled to the Crown Agents - Payment will be provided for by the Legislature of This Colony. 5. The two Stopper Barges referred to...

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"night after night" - Ite adds. "then "frontage has av silted

up that at

"Certain times of the tide bouls can.

"hardly tch alongside the jittery" - Captain

referred

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Thomselt's complaint was Euweyor. Encral (25. Puce) who reports

"That the silting up of the foreshore is "forng on at a derion's pace; all our

"Sower outlets are

Choked up:

cgething

" every heavy rainstorm Baches downs

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opinion that this great wil kany be

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3. In Ammercial as well as

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Early

transmiss

4. Chinda Your Lordships ace fit

to approve this recommendation, it to hoped that you will cause the recezzary Mistructions to be coined to the Crown Agents - Payment will be provided for by the Legislature of This Colony.

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