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Enclosure

H. K. S. "Moorhen",

Wuchow, September 9th., 1908.

171

In reply to your Confic atial letter of the

3rd. September with a letter of His Excellency the Governor's

attached, I beg to submit that Kongmun is in no way suitable

for a deep sea port and was thoroughly considered in the previ-

-ous report. In Winter at that port there is only some 9

feet of water whilst the West River below this port has in

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cases only an average depth of 12

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13 feet.

These same remarks practically apply to all

the Towns and ports associated with the West River and Delta,

that is to the Westward of the Line joining Macao and Whampoa.

The new Chinese Railway now in course of

construction and nearing completion in the Sunning District is

expected to open up a deep sea Trade at "Sam Gap Hoi" on the

South Coast the position of which place I am not quite convinced

of the railway not being completed close enough to the Terminus

as yet; but I submit that the necessary route that would be

followed from Canton by any railway would have to cross the

West River an engineering feat that though seriously considered

has not been decided upon.

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