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made witle
your
sanctions,
to assist in the better
consideration of the question
local
defence.
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These
soundings shows
that the bank has not
materially altered in
shape or depths since the Year 1871.
put
with a
a
A large stone on the bank, buoy attached,
in order to
d out what
pied
depth of soft und existed; but, unfortunately, the broy was stolew; and for information on this head Sti's Excellency will have to depend on the report
of Major Whitmore, R. E., dated 19th January, 1887, to the C.R.E. recalling an experiment made in 1887
3. Lieut.
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3.
Lient. Percy - Oust made
observations of the currents.
found
He
them to be
very
slight (at Springs, ever, not more thaw 3⁄4/4 knot per hour) and setting in all directing. being apparently wiflimad by
the streams from the Cantone River, and by the directine and force of the
wind. There is
no reasor v
to apprehend any danger of sitting in the harbour, - should it be finally decided to place an obstruction on
an
the bank,
4.
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As
you,
Sir,
are
avaro
the proposed withdrawal
a live the minefield to between white rocks on Stove Cutters' Island and
West Porch, has reopened,
the question
翟
as
to whether
it
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