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Irveription af Ro

Railway

in Aught dispectively. On the 8th quite a Station Fround is provided at the village

dishelling op

of

Down Wan. Here there is a neation win (Sham Shu) and in the vicinity Chave

Stud

am hold, some thirty wood pulp water quills palping wood for the manufacture of "Jousting

Pineapples are grown in considerable

quan-

= tities, also Vegetables and some rice, but

appear

Carge beneage

there does not a

lender Cultivation.

to be a

A considerada trace

appears to be done in pine firewood thin

ecution punks to Hong Kong.

As

From the 10th to the 19th uile the live hugs the cost live, which is ratremely rugged and rocky, closely

as possible. Lu? fact after the Islands of Things and Ma Wan have been passed, I think it is doubtful

whether the line could be

thoroughly seanted against the action

the waves in places-

of

At 19% miles a Station is provided at the market village of

Sau Nue, al the head

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Castle Rak Bay, which would supply a certain amount of passengers goods, but not in Encouraging gheantities as competition with suirting, and perhaps improved, water communication with Hong Kong, would have to be encountered

and dealt with.

From 19% to Rot suite there is no cultivation, At the love quite a watershed is Froobid, kuse

from the 20% Quile to the 25th is the Long tion

(8)

thin

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