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be celebrated by probably live

-may

13. Jantie

ticipate

62

Praya, of the Quays of the Port of Alexandria.

years.

Considerable

saving

in

14.

the cost of construction, but this would be

insignificant compared

both older w and the

part

owner

the Government (as

to the

owner or

I from

of the land to be reclaimed If (1) Interest of money saved during construction; and (2) Return from the land when formed. Estimating the land at five dollars per square foot (and these I understand, within the

and interest at seven per cent) a

the land and money

about $600,000

of a bo

would be gained by shortening the period

of completion by a single year.

Live sixth

- this sum would represent the proportion

of gain

to the landholders, and the remaining

sixth would fall to the Government.

13.

Report,

to explained in my former

the system of weighting

advocated is no new.

adopted

notu

· proposal, but was

success in the construction

ted with great

malogano

under conditions analo

to the Hongkong

Praya

or

Hitherto the

very

extensive Sea

Prayo Walls for Reclamation purposes have been carried out by Chinese Contractors

working after Chinese methods, almost without the aid of European Plant and

machinery.

Plant and

the rubble stone and earth

required for the works are

· brought to the

site in jinko, and the material is

discharged by manual labour. The work has received comparatively little skilled technical supervision:

million tons

are Mo

of

isione. Now

as come

44/2

material (stone and earth)

required for the works included on the Praya Ordinance of 1889, it is more than

probable that

appliances for economising

labour must result in a considerable

saving of

both time and money. I propose

therefore to go carefully into the question,

as early as practicable, of the advantages

that would accrue

from

the substitution

of Hopper Barges towed by steam power,

for the jinks

-hitherto exclusively used in

Hongkong

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be celebrated by probably live -may 13. Jantie ticipate 62 Praya, of the Quays of the Port of Alexandria. years. Considerable saving in 14. the cost of construction, but this would be insignificant compared both older w and the part owner the Government (as to the owner or I from of the land to be reclaimed If (1) Interest of money saved during construction; and (2) Return from the land when formed. Estimating the land at five dollars per square foot (and these I understand, within the and interest at seven per cent) a the land and money about $600,000 of a bo would be gained by shortening the period of completion by a single year. Live sixth - this sum would represent the proportion of gain to the landholders, and the remaining sixth would fall to the Government. 13. Report, to explained in my former the system of weighting advocated is no new. adopted notu · proposal, but was success in the construction ted with great malogano under conditions analo to the Hongkong Praya or Hitherto the very extensive Sea Prayo Walls for Reclamation purposes have been carried out by Chinese Contractors working after Chinese methods, almost without the aid of European Plant and machinery. Plant and the rubble stone and earth required for the works are · brought to the site in jinko, and the material is discharged by manual labour. The work has received comparatively little skilled technical supervision: million tons are Mo of isione. Now as come 44/2 material (stone and earth) required for the works included on the Praya Ordinance of 1889, it is more than probable that appliances for economising labour must result in a considerable saving of both time and money. I propose therefore to go carefully into the question, as early as practicable, of the advantages that would accrue from the substitution of Hopper Barges towed by steam power, for the jinks -hitherto exclusively used in Hongkong
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be crocebrated by probably livo -may 13. Jantie ticipate а 62 Praya, of the Quays of the Port of Alexandria. years. Donsiderable saving in 14. the cost of construction, but this would be ared with the insignificant compared Loth older w and the part owner he gam ment (as Governm to the ourer or I from of the land to be reclaimed If (1) Interest of money saved during construction; and (2) Return from the land when formed. Estimating the land at frive dollars per square per cent (and these I understand, within the and interest at seven foot figer new new are! tive value of prospective to the lotholder) a the land and money about $600,000 of a bo would be gained by shortening the period of completion by a single year. of Live sixthe - this cum would reprevent the proportion of gain to the lotholders, and the remaining wixth would fall to the Government. 13. Report, to explained in my former the system of weighting advocated io no new. adopted notu · proposal, but was success in the construction ted with great malogano under conditions analo to the Hongkong Praya or Hitherto the very extensive Sea Prayo Walls for Restamation purposes have been carried out by Chinese Antractors working after Chinese methods, almost without the aid of European- Plant machinery. Plant and the rubble stone and earth required for the works are · brought to the site in jimko, and the material ins from them by discharge by manual labour. The work has received comparatively little whilled ~ technical supervision: million tons are Mo of isione. Now as come 44/2 material (stone and earth) required for the works included on the Praya Ordinance of 1889, it is more than probable that appliances for economising ble labour must result in a considerable saving of both time and moncy. Ipropose therefore to go carefully into the greation, d carly as practicable, of the advantages that would accrue from the embotitution Hopper Barges towed by steam power, of for the jinks -hitherto acclusively weed in Hongkong
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be crocebrated by probably livo

-may

13. Jantie

ticipate

а

62

Praya, of the Quays of the Port of Alexandria.

years.

Donsiderable

saving

in

14.

the cost of construction, but this would be

ared with the

insignificant compared

Loth older w and the

part

owner

he gam ment (as

Governm

to the

ourer or

I from

of the land to be reclaimed If (1) Interest of money saved during construction; and (2) Return from the land when formed. Estimating the land at frive dollars per square per cent (and these I understand, within the

and interest at seven

foot figer new

new are!

tive value

of

prospective

to the lotholder) a

the land and money

about $600,000

of a bo

would be gained by shortening the period

of completion by a single year.

of

Live sixthe

- this cum would reprevent the proportion

of gain

to the lotholders, and the remaining

wixth would fall to the Government.

13.

Report,

to explained in my former

the system of weighting

advocated io no new.

adopted

notu

· proposal, but was

success in the construction

ted with great

malogano

under conditions analo

to the Hongkong

Praya

or

Hitherto the

very

extensive Sea

Prayo Walls for Restamation purposes have been carried out by Chinese Antractors

working after Chinese methods, almost without the aid of European- Plant

machinery.

Plant and

the rubble stone and earth

required for the works are

· brought to the

site in jimko, and the material ins

from them by

discharge by manual labour. The work has received comparatively little whilled ~ technical supervision:

million tons

are Mo

of

isione. Now

as come

44/2

material (stone and earth)

required for the works included on the Praya Ordinance of 1889, it is more than

probable that

appliances for economising

ble

labour must result in a considerable

saving of

both time and moncy. Ipropose

therefore to go carefully into the greation,

d

carly as practicable, of the advantages

that would accrue

from

the embotitution

Hopper Barges towed by steam power,

of

for the jinks

-hitherto acclusively weed in

Hongkong

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