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HONGKONG,

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE. 560

7th July, 1925

Your

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With reference to cofrespondence and ing

telegram of the 28th April, I have the honour to submit for your consideration the following proposals

regarding the development of the harbour.

2.

I stated in my despatch No.63 of the 12th

February last that Mr. Duncan's report had been referred to

the Chambers of Commerce, but the Chambers have not

hitherto made any observations upon it, nor, I understand,

are they likely to do so unless some concrete proposal is

put before them. With so many conflicting interests

involved, unanimity as to the general policy to be pursued would be out of the question.

3.

There is one point upon which, I think, there cannot be two opinions, and that is the necessity

for the provision of more deep water wharves. The

shipowner is becoming convinced that, with the constantly

increasing cost of labour, it no longer pays him to load

and discharge from and into lighter in the stream, and

there is a growing demand for wharf accommodation, with

its very much smaller handling charges and greatly reduced

risks of pilferage, where a ship can load and discharge

direct from and into godown. Mr. Duncan discusses the

matter from this aspect at pages 23 and 24 of his report.

4.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

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LIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S. AMERY, M.P.,

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