CO129-513-6 Hong Kong water supply- schemes for development and improvement 25-1-1929 - 2-8-1929 — Page 55

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ALL COMMUNICATIONS

TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE

CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES.

THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE AND THE

DATE OF THIS LETTER BEING QUOTED.

E.254/12.

TELEGRAMS;

CROWN LONDON.

TELEPHONE; 7730 VICTORIA.

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Sir,

CROWN

AGENTS

FOR

THE

COLONIES

62735

4, MILLBANK,

WESTMINSTER,

LONDON, S.W.1.

22nd May 1929.

5

WA

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I have the honour to refer to your letter

No.62735/29 of the 13th March transmitting copy of

a despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong regarding

a proposed scheme for a cross harbour pipe line.

2. Paragraph 6 of the despatch stated that it

had been decided to send Mr. Henderson to England to

explain to the Consulting Engineers the details of his

method of laying the cross harbour pipes. Mr. Fairley

has discussed this matter very fully with Mr.

Henderson and we now enclose a copy of a letter dated

17th May which we have received from Mr. Fairley

dealing with this matter.

3. It would appear that Mr. Henderson's

proposals are based largely on a proposition submitted

to him by Mr. Fairley in a semi-official letter dated

4th August 1926 an extract from which is enclosed. Mr.

Fairley it will be seen approves generally of the

proposal although as he points out that there will

always exist the risk of damage to the pipe line by

shipping if the pipes are laid on the bed of the

harbour. It would, however, appear that if a broken

pipe line can be repaired within a few weeks, which

The Under Secretary of State,

COLONIAL OFFICE.

is

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