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February last. property is constructing a vertical wall 1693 feet in length, with a depth of thirty feet of water alongside at L.W.O.S.T., as described at pages 35 and 36 of Mr.Duncan's report, and the Government on its part has undertaken that, when the reclamation is extended east- ward, it will be made a condition that a similar deep water wall will be provided.

The Chinese Syndicate which has leased the

It will be seen that Mr.Duncan has designed

a junk basin within the area at North Point which is coloured yellow. It is probable that the construction of this basin will probe to be too expensive for economical working, in which event it is proposed that the reclamation shall extend direct to the outer wall.

Japan

5. The Java-Chinazijn, who operate a

number of large steamers on the China Coast, have recently approached the Government regarding the pro- vision of wharf accommodation at Hung Hom Bay, and

Messra Butterfield and Swire have made tentative

enquiries as to the extension of their berths at Holt's

Wharf. I attach a copy of Mr.Duncan's plan, details of which are given at pages 42 to 46 of his report, The

area required by Messrs. Butterfield and Swire is that

coloured light pink and cross-hatched darker pink, and

the adjoining 1200 feet of wharf accommodation, marked A-A on the plan, would be suitable for the purposes of the Java-China-Japan Lijn.

6. The lease of the latter area would be put up

to public auction on conditions to be arranged, but

I recommend that the area required by Messrs Butterfield

and Swire, as an extension to their already existing wharves should be leased to them by private treaty.

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