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5.

But expposing that neither

of the

above

Courses are

a

adopted, is

not a third feasible?; and, with reference to this, I would submit that the Opinion of Mr Qurran,

of

some other skilled dectrician be

laken.

6.

Could not a

cable of very highe

powers of conductivity be laid, as a loop line connecting the prevent

cable from Hongkong with that from Singapore, sa

miles out to sea

say

to sea from

not

Qone

20

from Cape St. James,

and could special balleries

be

arranged of such power that increages

could

the

forced through the direct

line, without going into Cake St. James, whenever it might be. desirable to avoid that place, of to place it out of the power of Ineuch

Officials

lo to stop or aller

Officials

ht༢༧༩.༼༡༩༧

or to sever the

nication allogether!

Jam

am supposing, what

I believe is the case, that the present

cable is only

a

that the cost of

single wire, and

new direct cable

between Hongkong and Singapore

will

be too great to make the

operation of laying

one)

practicably

for sible.

(signed) E. Walker.

Colonel.

C.R. E.

elray 124 1885