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will provide, as will be seen frm the drawing”, 2,600 lin. funt of deep water quays, giving accommodation for say 5 or 6 large steamers of varying dimensions, and 2,050 lin. feet of quay for junks and vessels of light draught,

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The width of the jetties is 260 feet, which will provide space for the construction on each jetty of two abeda er warehouses say 500 feet in length and 160 feet in width. This will allow a width of 50 feet on each side of

the sheds between the latter and the quay face.

This in

our opinion will be amply sufficient for the convenient handling of cargo between the vessels and the sheds but is by no means excessive. This width alse permits of two lines of railways and orane road, which could be laid as and when required. If eranet of the portal type be adopted, a third In addition line of railway could be provided on the quay. to these, a line of railway could readily be taken into the sheds er warehouses themselves should such a course be

considered advisable.

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The type of warehouse to be erected is a matter

It may be, RS which will require careful consideration.

already suggested in this report, that these will be

If so, they arected by the shipping or Godown Companies. will probably be upon the lines of the very excellent warehouses recently erected by Vanara. Kolt and the

VO HATS, Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company. therefore, not gone into this matter in detail but in Drawing No. 4 have merely shown an outline of a typical four storied shed placed as above described so as to provide a width of quay of 50 feet on either side. ever arrangements may be made as regards the construation of the sheds or warehouses themselves, we would strengly

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