CO129-406 - Public Offices - 1913 — Page 441

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azıtlemon:

JAN 14

Lecember 10

439

1913.

1 as directed by secretary air d. drey to acknow-

ledge the receipt of your letter of the 19th. ultimo on the

subject of the lighting of the Paracels roof.

she question of placing lights on this reef has

been carefully considered by mis Kajesty's Government but

the difficulties of providing sufficient lights to ensure

the mafety of navigation have proved to be insuperable.

Bia Bajonty's Jovarıment are advised that to

light this roof adequately a considerable number of lighīts

would be required and this would entail heavy expense,

which Kis Lajesty's Government, who are only one of the

parties interested, would not be justified in incurring.

sin;lehanded, while an attempt to secure the participation

of other powers in the scheme would not only be very un-

likely

The imperial Merchant Jorvios Zuild,

The arcado,

lørd street,

Liverpool.

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