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also had Sir George Trimmer in mind, but we
agree that there could be no question of his
working as Sir David Owen's assistant.
The
choice seems to be between Binns and the
selection of a member of the firm of Coode, Wilson,
Mitchell and Vaughan-Lee.
Binns is not, of course,
an expert on the Harbour engineering side, but we
do not envisage Owen's report as including detailed
engineering plans and in any case Owen will be able
to call for the advice of the Port Engineer in Hong
Kong so far as that aspect is concerned.
Binns'
considerable
experience on the dockyard side may be of/value.
In the circumstances we are inclined
to think that it will be best to meet Owen's
wishes on the matter and agree to the appointment of
Binns, particularly as the carrying out of any
comprehensive scheme of development by the
Colonial
Government which might result from the report would no
doubt be entrusted to Messrs Coode, Wilson, Mitchell
and Vaughan-Lee, and there would perhaps be advantages
Jaceking
out of this adminishahi
in briefing the Consulting Engineers in
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