CO129-244 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [1-4] — Page 556

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... be obtained in this manner; but I still desire that a complete scheme should be prepared by the Local Defence Committee for obstructing Kelletto Bank with grins in the event of war, to be put in force if the local naval and military authorities at the time consider it desirable.

3. As explained in my deep no. 1300/22nd Jul 1887, a single non-continuous line of grins will be sufficient, as it will only be necessary to obstruct (and not absolutely block) the passage to large vessels who would probably be likely to avoid the Bank if it were known that there were obstructions of unknown dimensions at uncertain intervals. In this case the estimate of Cost would be reduced to at least one third of the estimate furnished by the Harbour Master.

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... be obtained in this manner; but I still desire that a complete scheme should be prepared by the Local Defence Committee for obstructing Kelletto Bank with grins in the event of war, to be put in force if the local naval and military authorities at the time consider it desirable. 3. As explained in my deep no. 1300/22nd Jul 1887, a single non-continuous line of grins will be sufficient, as it will only be necessary to obstruct (and not absolutely block) the passage to large vessels who would probably be likely to avoid the Bank if it were known that there were obstructions of unknown dimensions at uncertain intervals. In this case the estimate of Cost would be reduced to at least one third of the estimate furnished by the Harbour Master.
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be obtained in this

manner;

but I still

desire that a completo

shuld

?

scheme be prepared by the Local Defenen

for obstinating

Kalletto

Bank with grinks

Event of was,

in the

to be put

in force if the local

naval and militay

authorities at the time

nsider it desirable.

3. As explained in my

deep no. 1300/22nd Jul 1887

a single

non-continuous

line of pinks, will be

Committer

motead of three continuous lines

instead

sufficiently, as it will

only

mt be necessary

obstruct (& not

to

proposed by the

Harton Master

absolutely block) the passage to large vessels

who would probat be

likely to avoid the

553

it were kumn

Bank if it

that there were

obstructions of

Mese

unknown

dimensions uncertain

at

intervals.

In Milest

case the estimate of

Cort would be reduced

at least to

one third

of the estimate furnished

by the Harbour Master.

E

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