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Mr. Newton

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Mr. W. I.J. Wallace 27,8

Mr.

Mr.

Mr.

DRAFT. LETTER.

J.P. CUNNINGHAM, ESQ.,

COLONIAL DEVELOPMENT

CORPORATION,

33, DOVER STREET,

Permt. U.S. of S.

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Parly. U.S. S.

Minister of State

Secretary of State

Your Reference...

For Mr. Newton's signature

August, 1948.

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FURTHER ACTION.

Dear Cunningham,

We should be grateful if you could

let us know the Corporation's views on a

proposal to establish a large factory in

Hong Kong for the conversion of city

night soil into a safe fertilizer for

farmers. This project was originally

proposed in October 1947, as one of the

recommendations of the Hong Kong Colonial

Development and Welfare Committee.

The output of city night soil is

estimated at approximately 150 tons daily.

The capital cost of a plant to utilize

the entire supply is estimated at

approximately $1,000,000 (£62,500). This

includes provision for 25 maturation tanks;

17 three-ton trucks fitted with tanks;

a short pier; pumps, pipes and fittings;

a proportion of the cost of a branch road

to the site; quarters for a staff of 33;

and garage and workshop for 17 trucks.

It was proposed that the project

should be carried out in two stages. Part

of the plant was to have been erected

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