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their ships breaking adrift.

3. (ii). Depths of water at Quay Valla.

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Mr.Duncan has referred to this question, in

his Report of December 1924, pages 18 to 20, but it

should not be overlooked that with the return of normal

conditions in China and the consequent expansion of rail-

ways, industries and trade in the future, it is not improbable that fullcargoes will have to be dealt with

at this port, more particularly cargoes of rails,

bridgework, rolling stock and heavy machinery, both via

Suez and from the Pacific Coast of America, irrespective

of possible future bulk export cargoes.

4. (iii) Levels of copinga -

The level of the rails at Hung Rom Reclamation

is†14.66 0.D. and the present railway sea wall coping

was laid at†14.00 0.D. In 1913 during a typhoon, green seas swept over this wall and stranded logs of 24 inches diameter half way ross the reclamation and on the rails. In moderately rough weather, broken waves top the wall

and saturate the reclamation for some 50 to 100 feet

landwards. It would appear, therefore, that cope level,

at any rate for the first 1,300 feet, should not be leas

thant14.00. and the floors of warehouses in this

locality should be raised about 2 feat, if contents are to be kept dry. The coping at Holt's harves is some-

what lower and may have to be raised toți4.00 to

facilitate the extension of the railway service.

5. (iv). Contingent Matters.

It would appear desirable to lay sea moorings

some little distance off the outer wall to enable vessels to draw off when required against adverse winds and tides. This was found necessary when the old wharf

at Blackhead's Point (the position of the first berth) was used by coaling steamers berthed broadside on.

(Sgd) Robert Baker,

Port Engineer.

3rd July 1925.