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weeks hundreds of tons of detritus into the harbour. The extreme incoherence of the decomposed granite of the hill-range overlooking Wanchai has made that particular area prey to disintegration by rain wash and consequently the eastern half of the bay is so silted up as to be no longer available for ... except at great distances from the land.

3. Along the foreshore at the mouth of every nullah, new silt mounds are accumulated after the expiration of each season of the West Monsoon, and there becoming spread out by the action of the winds and currents eventually spread themselves out evenly over the seabed to a considerable distance out.

4. The dredging recently done along the foot of the Praya Central has no doubt done local good, especially in freeing the several outlet mouths, but as the evil is yearly recurring and increasing, the Government of Hong Kong cannot defer much longer the consideration of an adequate remedy. The conservation of the harbour must be dealt with in a manner and on a scale commensurate with the importance of ...

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359 3 weeks hundreds of tons of detritus into the harbour. The extreme incoherence of the decomposed granite of the hill-range overlooking Wanchai has made that particular area prey to disintegration by rain wash and consequently the eastern half of the bay is so silted up as to be no longer available for ... except at great distances from the land. 3. Along the foreshore at the mouth of every nullah, new silt mounds are accumulated after the expiration of each season of the West Monsoon, and there becoming spread out by the action of the winds and currents eventually spread themselves out evenly over the seabed to a considerable distance out. 4. The dredging recently done along the foot of the Praya Central has no doubt done local good, especially in freeing the several outlet mouths, but as the evil is yearly recurring and increasing, the Government of Hong Kong cannot defer much longer the consideration of an adequate remedy. The conservation of the harbour must be dealt with in a manner and on a scale commensurate with the importance of ...
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359

3

sweeks hundreds

of tons of retritus

into the ina. The extreme in-

-conerence of the decomposed granite of the hill -range overlooking Wanchai has made that particular prey to disintegration

raws in casion prey to die by rain wash and consequently "The eastern half of the bay it

so sicted up as

available for

to be no

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Conger

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suchor

except at great distances from the

Land.

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Every

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expiration of socery of West Monsoon, and there becoming

the

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the

spout of the winds and cover eventurally spread themselves out evenly over the seabed to a _

considerable distance out.

4. The dredging recently done along the foot of the Praya Central

has no doubt done locul good especially in freeing the sever

outlet mouths but as the evil is

سیاسی

yourly recurring and increasing one the Government of Hong long. cannot defer much longer the consideration of an adequat The conser remedy.

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harbour must be dealt with in

a;manner aud on a scale

commensurate with the importanc

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