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easterly direction and not South-

westerly, as originally stated.

2.

I am to suggest that

in

the light of this further information

the Consulting Engineers may be asked

to express a considered opinion on

the proposal in para. 4 of the Governor's

•

telegram of the 5th of March, as eluci-

dated in the enclosed extract.

The

(4)

points on which it is particularly

desired to obtain the observations of

the Consulting Engineers are as follows:-

(a) What, if any, the effect of this

work will be from the Harbour point of

view, (set of currents etc.).

(b) Whether the execution of this work

would involve the Colony in the annual

expense of maintaining a dredger and

continual dredging to maintain the

depth made.

(c) Whether, in the event of the Consulting

Engineers reporting unfavourably on (a) or (b)

or both, and in the event also of it being

decided