CO129-229 - Acting Governor Marsh & Public Offices - 1886 [11-12] — Page 507

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Further to increasing the capacity of the Reservoir by raising the wall.

3. With reference to the Surveyor General's remarks, in the Enclosure to your despatch under reply, as to the relative advantages of using Japanese or good Welsh Steam coal for driving the tunnelling machinery, I observe that W. Price does not give any data as to the relative amounts of work obtainable from the two kinds of coal, so that it is not possible to test the accuracy of his statement that it is of greater advantage to use Japanese Coal.

4. I am however informed that Welsh coal can now be laid down in Hongkong at from 5% to 6% a ton cheaper than at the date of my predecessor's despatch of September last; and also that the Admiralty, who have been consulted on the subject, state that it has been found by experience that the most satisfactory way of using Japanese Coal is to mix it with Welsh Coal, and that the...

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Further to increasing the capacity of the Reservoir by raising the wall. 3. With reference to the Surveyor General's remarks, in the Enclosure to your despatch under reply, as to the relative advantages of using Japanese or good Welsh Steam coal for driving the tunnelling machinery, I observe that W. Price does not give any data as to the relative amounts of work obtainable from the two kinds of coal, so that it is not possible to test the accuracy of his statement that it is of greater advantage to use Japanese Coal. 4. I am however informed that Welsh coal can now be laid down in Hongkong at from 5% to 6% a ton cheaper than at the date of my predecessor's despatch of September last; and also that the Admiralty, who have been consulted on the subject, state that it has been found by experience that the most satisfactory way of using Japanese Coal is to mix it with Welsh Coal, and that the...
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of increasing

the capacit

of the Reservoir by

raising wall.

the umbaument

3. With reference to

the Surveyor feneral's

remarks, in the Enclosure

zour desp" under

t

ack as to the relative

advantages of using Tapa-

nese ov

good Welsh Steam

coal for driving the tunaelling machinery,

Sobserve that W. Price

dois not give any

data

as to the relative amounts

of work obtainable from of the two kinds

The vase

I of coal,

so that it is not lo

possible to test the

accuracy of his statement

that it is of greate 504 advantage

to the

Coal.

to a there

of Japanesa

4. Iam howeve

informed

that Welsh

coal can now be laid

down in Hongking at from

5% to 6% a ten cheaper. Juny

than at the date

predceeson's desp. 46

th

of september last; and alanthut the Admiralty, whis have been consulter the subject, state that it has been found by experience that the most satisfactory way of Moning Japanese

Coal is to mix it with Welsh Coal, and that the

live

Buru

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