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months of the

the year when the prevailing wind is

North East.

In the former plan, the boundary wall of the Naval Yard projected at right angles from the ex- isting Praya to a distance of about 370 feet. A conti- nuation of this line of wall to East Point would form a symmetrical sea

fronta over a mile in length along which the daily sweep of

the

the tides would prevent ac cumulation of garbage and to a great extent the forma_ tion of mud banks.

If the plan now put forward is carried out, a most objectionable angle will exist at Arsenal Street where

constant dredging will be

come

6.

necessary.

If the requirements

of the Admiralty render a continuous and uniform

ashlar

masonry

wall of

the

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