CO129-350 - Public Offices - 1908 — Page 121

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be taken from the reclaimed land for a now road with a

level crossing situated further to the north as shown on

the plan sent with His Excellency's further letter of 16th

April 1908.

The arrangement of the Station which we have

shown is similar to that proposed on the Chief Resident

splan No. 510P with the exception that we have

Engineer's

widened one of the platforms to 40 feet and that we have

dispensed with the additional siding on each side of the

outer platforus. We have, however, indicated in Schene

2 A. by dotted lines how provision might be made elsewhere.

if necessary, for standing room for we rolling stock.

with regard to Signal Hill, we telegraphed for

oroas sections of the Hill, sa it appeared to us that

valuable space could be gained whichever Schema vere adopted

if it were possible to set back the face of the Hill even

further than suown on Drawing No. 529P. We have just

received the sections oaked for, but it seems that the

advantage to be gained is not commensurate with the

formidable nature of the undertaking involving as it does

the excavation of a large quantity of rock about 100 feet

in height.

Having given all these points the most careful