CO129-231 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1887 [1-3] — Page 200

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cost of putting down a sufficient number of junks to form

substantial obstruction to enemy's ships, at between £40,000 and £100,000, and further, he states his belief that it would take at

least three months to complete

this work.

There seems to be

little doubt that the best form of obstruction, and at the same

time the least expensive, would be by

a rough stone

breakwater which would have

this advantage over both piles and

sunken junks, that it would not

require renewal on account of

The Surveyor-General estimates

decay.

the cost of such a breakwater 2000

yards in length and brought up to low water level at $150,000, and

he has received a tender from a reliable Government Contractor to perform the work for that sum. The estimate for this work by the Royal Engineer department is much higher but his proposal is to extend the breakwater from

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cost of putting down a sufficient number of junks to form substantial obstruction to enemy's ships, at between £40,000 and £100,000, and further, he states his belief that it would take at least three months to complete this work. 3. There seems to be little doubt that the best form of obstruction, and at the same time the least expensive, would be by a rough stone breakwater which would have this advantage over both piles and sunken junks, that it would not require renewal on account of The Surveyor-General estimates decay. the cost of such a breakwater 2000 yards in length and brought up to low water level at $150,000, and he has received a tender from a reliable Government Contractor to perform the work for that sum. The estimate for this work by the Royal Engineer department is much higher but his proposal is to extend the breakwater from Green

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cost of putting down a sufficient number of junk's to form substantial obstruction to enemy's ships, at between £40,000 and - Lo0,000, and further, he states his belief that it would take at - least three months to complete this work. 3. There seems to be little ocubt that the best form of obstruction, and at the same time the least ex be by Jiwand xpensive, would of a rough stone breakwater which would have this dosure Ith 1859- 2. January 1 closure II. 197 this advantage over both piles and sunken junks, that it would not require renewal on account of The Durveyor-General estimates desay. the cost of such a breakwater 2000 yards in length and brought up to low water level at $150,000, and he has received a tender from a reliable Government Contractor to perform the work for that sum. The estimate for this work by the Royal Engineer department is - muck higher but his proposal is to extend the breakwater from Green 7

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cost of putting down a sufficient number of junk's to form

substantial obstruction to enemy's ships, at between £40,000 and - Lo0,000, and further, he states his belief that it would take at - least three months to complete

this work.

There seems to be

little ocubt that the best form of obstruction, and at the same

time the least ex

be by

Jiwand

xpensive, would

of a rough stone

breakwater which would have

this

dosure Ith

1859-

2. January 1

closure II.

197

this advantage over both piles and

sunken junks, that it would not

require renewal on account of

The Durveyor-General estimates

desay.

the cost of such a breakwater 2000

yards in length and brought up to low water level at $150,000, and

he has received a tender from a reliable Government Contractor to perform the work for that sum. The estimate for this work by the Royal Engineer department is - muck higher but his proposal is to extend the breakwater from

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