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Kowloon Canton Railway Surary British Territory

Engineer Report? Description of

Routes

Railway Hot (continued)

the exception of a heavy cutting the Nelamation site, having

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leaving

A Jaximum depthe.

of 3⁄41⁄2ft, but as this mativial will be required for Irclamation purposes, the magintade of the Cutting may

le looked upon with equanimity,

be

At the beginning of the of the mile (175000ft) the railway purces "The Rangi", passing through "Bracon Hill" in tunnel 2467 yards long.

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of apinion that with the inception of

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at the north eux,

the

возал the tunnel will be through the Gillow

granch of this country, cakiah is not a hard granite

to love througle.

It is probable that water in considerable quan = =lities may be encountered during the progress

I have accordingly laid the

of

of the works, the gradient

so as to facilitate drainage by gravitation, & avoid pumping, assuming that the tunnel will be recavated from both ends, and meet at or wear the centre.

Olving to the very abrupt slope on both sides "Bracon Hill", I consider it in advisable to make provision for the sinking of shafts, & consequently have not included them in my extimate. Saving only

two faces to work upon will,

of course, progress, but I think that the probable Lotal sah might be put at 4ft per day at each face, working three right hour shifts, in which case it would take 2/1⁄2 years to put it through.

Draving the north and of the tunnel and

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find to achand

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