499
as to the
the
however desirous of receiving further information possibility of increasing capacity of the Reservoir by raising the embankment wall and I would suggest that a copy of his letter should be sent to the Government of Hong Kong and that the Surveyor General should be instructed to furnish the plan and further particulars for which Sir Robert Rawlinson asks.
With regard to the Surveyor General's remarks
Lu
to the relative advantages
of using Japanese or good Welsh Steam coal for driving the tunnelling Machinery I would point out that Int. Price does not give any data as to the relative amount of work obtainable from the use of Welsh and Japanese Coal respectively. It is not therefore possible to test the accuracy of
his statement
that it is of greater advantage to adhere to the use
of Japanese
coal.
I may however, point
out that Welsh coal can now
be laid down at from 3 to 6%.
of
499
as to the
the
however desirous of receiving further information possibility of increasing capacity of the Reservoir by raising the embankmentwall and I would suggest that a copy of his letter should be sent to the Government of Hong Kong and that the Surveyor General should be instructed to furnish the plan and further particulars for which Sir Probert Rawlinson ashs.
With regard to the Surveyor General's remarks
Lu
to the relative advantages.
of using Japanese or good Welsh Steam coul for driving the tunnelling Machinery I would point out that Int. Price dors not give any data as to the relative amount of work obtainable from the use of Wilsh and Japanese Coal respectively. It is not therefore possible to test the accuracy of
his statement
that it is of greater advantage to adhere to the use
boul.
of Japanese
I may however, point
out that Welch coul can now
be laid down at from 3 to 6%.
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