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foundations of the blockwerk walls, KORENTOS would be teker

to minimise the effect of unequal settlement between the two partions of the wall, and we de net antisipate diffi-

culty in this respect. The deep water wall would be

sarried round the outer end of the jetties so as to join

up with the shallow wall of the Junk Basins.

55. The shallow walls for the junk quays would also

be construsted of concrete bleeks, and the foundations

would be placed throughout on a rubble mound deposited in a trench dredged in the daterial described as "hard as

derived from prickings".

64.

The filling of the space between the outer walls

of the jetties will depend to some extent upon the setual

It is probable method adapted in carrying out the work. that a considerable quantity of the axoevation from the foundations of the walls will be removed by grabbing and might be utilised as filling. If ordinary dredgings were to be so used, treuble and expense in connection with extra handling would be involved, in transferring the material frm the barges to the area to be filled, and it would probably be more economical and satisfactory to deposit all ordinary dredgings at sea.

$7. The ground in the vicinity of Kowloon is extreme- ly hilly, and extensive levelling has been done in the district to provide building areas for the increasing population. We would propose, therefore, that the general filling both for the reclamation area and for the jetties. be obtained from levelling down high ground in the vicinity. Buch prosedure would have the double advantage of supplying material more suitable for the purpose than dredgings, and et providing areas of remunerative value

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