CO129-310 - Acting Governor Major Gen Gascoigne - 1902 [1-4] — Page 283

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the west and the Sailors' Home. The population of the district is about 4000.

A channel has been cut at Lei Yue Mun across an area of hilly ground, at low elevation as regards gravitation water supply, to convey the water by gravitation to a shoot from which large lighters can be conveniently filled at all states of the tide and drawn, which conveys the water for driving a mill, now used for grinding sandalwood, have been utilized.

On completion, the owner of the mill will be compensated for interference caused with his three large lighters, each capable of containing about 100,000 gallons. The locality is adapted for being one of larger lighthouses; these lighters will be filled from the shoot already referred to across the bay to the Praya where their contents will be pumped out by centrifugal pumps, while large brick tanks are constructed for the purpose along the Praya walls.

There are 3 of these tanks located at suitable positions, their conveyance...

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279 the west and the Sailors' Home. The population of the district is about 4000. A channel has been cut at Lei Yue Mun across an area of hilly ground, at low elevation as regards gravitation water supply, to convey the water by gravitation to a shoot from which large lighters can be conveniently filled at all states of the tide and drawn, which conveys the water for driving a mill, now used for grinding sandalwood, have been utilized. On completion, the owner of the mill will be compensated for interference caused with his three large lighters, each capable of containing about 100,000 gallons. The locality is adapted for being one of larger lighthouses; these lighters will be filled from the shoot already referred to across the bay to the Praya where their contents will be pumped out by centrifugal pumps, while large brick tanks are constructed for the purpose along the Praya walls. There are 3 of these tanks located at suitable positions, their conveyance...
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he west

and the Sailors' thous The population of the district cudiesber

is about 4000

000.

A channel has been

the

at Isein Wan contour an elega

hilly ground, at

A

tion as

Lo

gravitation

cquevey

the water by

a

für and welter !

shoot from which lange lighters can t conveniently filles at all

laa mill-race

states

of the lide

and dann, which condue

the

water for driving a will, nove for grinding sandalwood, have, been utilized,

uttered, the owner

of the

11

acerated for five March

will being compensates for

interference

caciver with his

three large lighters, each capable of contains hi

have

about 100,000

gallons, hi amal

Lecity

adapted for

be

of laser in luth; these lezen. will be filled from the shoot ale referred to acce tower to the Fraga

time where their

one at a

and

contents will

be pecuped out by such contriftigal

Lunch, wille large bich tack's instructed for the purpose along

the Ergen walls.

There are

3 of these lacks

located at suitable foicchs, their

coneliver

My the

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