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would not, as positio

outu

desse. Of the

над

187

2224 sig fast, that

the necessity of preparing

a scheme

for

the distructing

the passage

Bank at short notice.

in case of necessit.

In time of war

it w

will be ne

necessary

to

block the passage.

by linking pinks,

and, no sufficient

reason has yet

shewn

for

been

not

obtaining

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DRAFT.

obtaining

190

an estimate

of the time and cost

Such

necessary for the opera. tion. In order to prance this bstimate the experi" -

-ment of sinking

one

or two old junks loaded

with stone would be

useful.

this

"A" inert af hest

after

por.

The Surveyor Generalo-

opinion that there would

be no silt

eums not

altogether consistent with

that passage in

his

report in

which be

attaches

importance.

to