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7/09.

UNFIDENTIA L.

Hongkong.

2 Cup

408

5721

Rrop 2 APR 10,

Government House,

Hongkong, 4th. March, 1910.

My Lord,

With reference to my Confidential

$26609/09

Despatch of the 9th. of last July,

I have the honour to

invite Your Lordship's attention to paragraphs 9 to 28

of Mr. B. S. Lindsey's General letter No. 110 of the 16th.

ultimo, and to transmit herewith a copy of a further letter

fondosure/.

Enclosure 2.

from Mr. Lindsey to the Colonial Secretary on the same

subject, dated the 2nd. instant.

2.

I had hitherto understood that Mr.

Eves had only made faulty designs in regard to the founda-

-tions of certain bridges: but it now appears that an even

more serious cause of disturbance is the fault in the

material used for construction and especially the use of

lime concrete.

ह

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

THE EARL OF CREWE,

200.

&C...

8cc. 1

I have the honour to be, My Lord,

Your Lordship's most obedient,

humble sorvent,

Mang

ar

Governor, &C..