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appear to support the view held by all who have investigated the question on the spot, that

there is no reason to apprehend that the construction of such breakwater would be likely to endanger the harbour by causing a deposit of silt; this however be further tested by the construction of a small part of the proposed breakwater as an experiment. It would probably be necessary in the first instance to make trial borings in order to ascertain the depth to which stones would be likely to sink; if the result of the borings should show that the cost of a continuous breakwater would be prohibitive, a fairly effective obstacle might still be formed by placing at intervals masses of stone, disposed in two or three lines so that the masses in one line would cover the intervals in another.

I have,

Jo D. H. Barker Lieut.

Act. Asst. Military Secretary

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appear to support the view held by all who have investigated the question on the spot, that there is no reason to apprehend that the construction of such breakwater would be likely to endanger the harbour by causing a deposit of silt; this however be further tested by the construction of a small part of the proposed breakwater as an experiment. It would probably be necessary in the first instance to make trial borings in order to ascertain the depth to which stones would be likely to sink; if the result of the borings should show that the cost of a continuous breakwater would be prohibitive, a fairly effective obstacle might still be formed by placing at intervals masses of stone, disposed in two or three lines so that the masses in one line would cover the intervals in another. I have, Jo D. H. Barker Lieut. Act. Asst. Military Secretary Page 349

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appear to support the view held by all who have investigated the question on the spot, that

there is no reason

apprehend that the construction of euch breakwater would be likely to insure the harbour by causing

right

deposit of silt; this however be further tried by the

constructiev

small part

of the protood breakwater as

ait-

expercinent. It would

probably be necessary

in the first

instance to make trial borings.

in order to

ascertain the depth

to which stones would be likely to sucks; if the revult of the se berings should shew that the

cost of

continuous breakwater

would be prohibitive, a fairly effective obstacle might still be formed by placing at intervalo

of stone, disposed in two

of three lines so that the masses

cre

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one live would cover the

intervals in

another.

I have.

Jo D. H. Barker Lieut. 400.

Act. Aest. Military Secretary

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