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endless chain method. Each waggon is fitted with clips into which the, ohsin fits, while the empties coming down on the other line serve to save power, Arrived on the platform the waggons are tipped into the feeding hoppers of the mixers; cement, in the proportion of 1 in 8, and water are added; the machine des- oribes 15 revolu ions, and the mixing process is completed. Each charge of the mixer makes one cubic yard. The finished mixtars is after wards dropped into waggons standing under- neath and is conveyed along two gantries each carrying two lines of rails and deposited in whatever kind of mould is desired. This block floor is 650 feet long and there are The four rows of moulds on each gantry. moulds are in nests of six In these the concrete lies for seven days, at the end of which time it is lifted out in blook by a ten-ton derrick crane and placed in the stocks where it remains for a month to mature before being set in the walls. As required, the matured blocks are shipped off in juuks and barges to the scene of operations. Already over 4,000 blocks have boen moulded. The machinery has the capacity of turning out 14) blocks a day. Owing to the difficulty of obtaining granite which has been experienced so far this amount of optput has never been reached, but now that a solution of that difficulty has been discovered the con. tractors are getting out special compressed air plant. The cranes, it may by mentioned, are by Messrs. Morgan an 1 Cɔ, of Kilwinning,
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course of the ceremony the band played lively selections.
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT. features of the extension scheme consist of a floating basiu for the refitting and repairing
After this ceremony the party prossedel ou of vesse's while afloat and a graving dock for
There are also outside shore to where the tablet stone was to be set at under-wator repairs. deep-water quays where heavy guns, boilers, the lead of the dook. A large company hal &e, may be handled, these quays serving as the here assembled nader an awning of flags and banners put up for the occasion. Be- reclamation wall and forming the new part of
sides those already mentioned the following the Naval Yard. The tidal basiu has an area
were among the invited guests:-Dopaty of 9 acres and a depth of over 30 feet at the lowest spring tides. It is nearly squire in shape, Inspector-General W. B. Drew, Mrs, and liss and is surrounded by deep-water quay walls Drew, Captain and Mrs. Scott, R N., Colore against which battleships and craisers will be and Mrs. Bartie, R.W.F., Colonel I. F. Brown, R.E, Sir Thomas and Miss Jackson, able to lie. The graving dock will be 55) feat with a depth of 3) feet inch of water Right Rev. the Bishop and Mrs. Hore, at lowest spring tide on the entrance sill. Rev. E. H. Good, Rev. R. F. Cobbold, Rev. G. All the san walls have to be built to three- J. Williams, Rev. C. Bone, Rev. J. H. France quarters of their ultimate height before they and Mrs. France, Commander and Mrs. Dawes, Staff Surgeon and Mrs Cinton, Major and show above the water at all even at the lowest
Mrs. Watson, Commander and Mrs. Sherbrooke, tides. For the same reasons the substantial
Commander and Mrs. Lyne, Miss Cartwright, progress already made in constraction work does not appear. About one half of the work Staff-Paymaster and Mrs. Airey, Captain and irs. Stansbury, of dredging the floating basin, one third of the Mrs. Simpson, Lieut. and excavating of the graving dock and four-fifths Cipt. and Mrs. Henderson, Surgeon and Ms. Keogh, Miss O'Neill, Commander and Mrs. of the difficult work of entting the deep trenches
Mackenzie, Miss Honan, Lieut. and Mrs. where the foundations of the walls are to be laid has been completed. The first section of | Simpson, Lieut. and Mrs. Hamilton, Lieut., Mrs. and Miss Matthews, Lien, Mrs. and the concrete bad npon which the blocks are
Clutton, laff - Surgeon and Mrs. to be laid has been finished and yesterday's Miss
Andrews Lieut. and Mrs. Dawson, Hoa. ceremony marked the cominencement of the se ting of the concrete blocks, which work W. Chatham (Director of Public Works), within the next few weeks will be in full Hon. C. P. Chater, Hon. Captain Trefux, swing. A staff of about 20 divors is employ- A.D.C., Majors Brown, Little lale. and King, el. The contractors had to face the difficulty Capt. Bland, R. A., Capt. Tulloch, R.A., Colonel In all matters that make for facility and speed of training native divors, but now that they have Wheeler. Captain W. Rumsey, Me-srs. R. in the execution of the work, the block-yari at them fully instructo I they find the Chines very Showan, D. Gillies, Dixon, H. E. Deanys. Mataukok is excellently found. There is an skilful workmon. A large quantity of plant . B. L. Bowley, C. D. Wilkinson, Hon. Mrs. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, extensive workshop fitted with lathes and all has been provided for the construction work
Mrs. Lloyd, Hon. J. J. Ball manner of repairing plant to be found in ageuorally, much of which has been specially | Mr. and
Miss Bernard, Mr. and Mrs. smithy or engineering establishment. A designed for this work. The dredgor St. Enoch Irving,
Mr. and spacions draughting floor has also been laidi a powerful vessel capable of carrying 600 O'Neill, Mr. and Mrs. Milton,
Mrs. Poate, Mr. and Mrs. Brown, Mr. and down for the modelling of the varions types of tons of her own dredged spoil, and getting it
Mrs. Williamson, Mr. and Mrs. Ashdowne, granite blocks to be cut from the quarrios. It from a depth of 45 feet blow water level. She was feared at first that there would be some is lifting the hard material from the dock at Mr., Mrs., and Miss B. Brotherton-Harker, Mrs. Rolfe, Miss Underwood, Mr. and Mrs. difficulty experienced in securing a supply of the rate of about 1,80 tons per day and much fresh water, but those fears proved baseless. A of this is being utilised on the reclamation of Vaughan, Mr. and Mrs. Clement Drew, Miss shallow well was sunk close to the sea on the the site. Other plant consists of 4 steam pile- Sayer, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Reid, Mr. and Mrs. Lows, Mr. and Mrs. Tooker, Mr. and Mrs. reclaimed land and a plentiful supply of sweet drivers, 4 locomotivus, 6 portable cranes, 3 water was the result; nor does there seem 10-ton cranes on barges for setting blocks, a Danby, Mr. and Mrs. Leigh, Mr. and Mrs. any likelihood of it giving ont. From this large number of wagons and trollies, &c. The Denison, Mr. and Mrs A Turner, Mr. and Mrs.
all the engines ara fed. ន ·
pumps and boilers for the pumping within the Macgregor Forbes, Mr. and Mrs. Watson,
and water is used in
Mrs. Harston, Mr. and Mrs. the making of the coff-rdam havo arrive on the ground; the Dr. concrete, as it gives better resu ts an e:uses
Gwynue & Co. of Chapman, Mr. and Mrs. Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. pumps are by Messrs. the material to set more slowly. There are also London. There are 2 pairs of pumps-15 ft. Macdonald, Dr. and Miss Hartigan, Dr. and connected with the establishment a general invincible series centrifugal pumps, driven Mrs. Stealman, Mr. and Miss Sieb, Mr. and store, a cement-store, offices, sud a residence for by vertical compound condensing engines and Mrs. Goertz, Mr. and Mrs. Mumford, Mr. a id the European foremen, of whom there are capable of lifting several thousand gallons per Mrs. Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie, Mr. and Mrs. Skertchley. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bowlos, M-. three. The works are in charge of Mr. F. T. minute from a depth of 62 feet.
Colson, assistant engineer.
Mr. J. L. Houston, M. Inst. C.E., is the and Mrs. C. Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. D. Wood, resident partner of the contractors' firm; he Mr. and Mrs. Slade, Mr. and Mrs. Skinner, returns from Englaal on Sunday, Mr. W. M. and Mrs. Kyshe, Mr. and Mrs. Howkins, Kidd. M. Inst. C E., is chief agent and Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Bryan, Mr. and Mrs. engineer. Mr. J. L. Watson, A. M. Inst. Bridger, Dr. and Mrs. Biteson Wright, C.B, is sub-agent, and Mr. C. Glover, chief Messrs. J. Pitt, F. G. Mottou. J. Black, W. J. accountant. The Mataukok works are in charge Austey, G. M. Discombe, Sutton, Taylor, Jick, of Mr. F. T. Colson. assistant engineer. Codling, I. V. Bennett, J. Croniu, A. A. Bakewell, O. R. Paul, J. Davis, Rock, Wick. Messrs. Andrews, Roberts, and How ins are assistant engineers in charge of various depart-ham, W. D. Harrison, J. Orange, T. Hooper, Basil Taylor. E. A. Sargont, Ram, C. Glover, E. Ralphs, T. T. Colson, T. F. Hongh, A. Raid, A. Babington, Hon. T. H. Whitehead, J. F. Boulton, D. Macdonald, A. E Griffia, F. T. Reade, H. Burton, R. Butcher, T. A. Andrews, A. G. Roberts, A. C. Voulez, G. H. Baker, H. W. Sayer, A. Cuaningham, G. H. Molhurst, and F. Henderson.
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THE FOUNDATION STONE LAID.
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When all was ready the stone was lowered into its place, and levelled.
Mr. OWEN ORDISH then read the inscrip- tion upon the brass plate, which is fitted upon the tablet stone, as follows:-
The ceremony of laying the first foundation blook of H.M. Naval Yard extension scheme was performed on the 15th inst., in presence of a large and brilliant company, by Mrs. Powell, wife of Commodore Francis Powell, C.B. As was indicated in the description given above of the blockyard at Mataukok which has been established in connection with the extensionments works, a great deal more progress has been The company who were going off to made than presents itself to the eye of participato in the ceremony of lying the the casual observer, so that this coremouial foundation block assembled at 3 o'clock at might be said to be rather of the nature of Murray Pier and were taken out to the landing apat on the back for the contractors for work stage on board the contractors' laun-h_Marlow. already accomplished than an expression of a Among those present were Commodore and pious hope for future success. Every credit Mrs. Powoll, Vice-Admiral Sir Cypriau Bridge, is, das to the contractors, Messrs. Puuchard. K.C.B., Rear-Admiral Grenfell, C.M.Q., with Lowther & o. for the mauuer in which the their staffs, Major-General Sir W. J. Gascoigne, (Acting Governor), Hon. W, undertaking has been so far carried throngh. | K.C.M.G. There were initial difficulties to face of no mean Chatham (Director of Public Works). Mr magnitude. The establishment of the Mataukok | Owen Ordish (superintending civil engineori, blockyard alone involved the reclamation of a 14. Messrs A. R. Lewis and G. J. B. Sayer (civil acre area from the sea; then the granite mono- engineers of the Works Loan Department), poly had to be broken down; and there was, besides, and Mr. W. Kidd (chief agent for HONGKONG DOCKYARD EXTENSION.
The company having dis- the delay caused by the sinking of the dredger the work). Canton River in the typhoon. But all these embarked on the landing stage, the found.- was lowered in to its place difficulties Messrs. Panchard, Lowther & Co. tion block overcame. And now the contract is going on 50 feet below coping level and adjusted by smoothly and as nearly as may be to the two European divers. The descent and ascent satisfaction of all concerned. The total area to of these workmen were watched with great The proceedings be occupied by the new works is 32 acres. The interest by the spectators. walls are to be constructed of concrete blocks were opened with prayer by Rev. E. H. Good, and aggregate 4,580 feet in length. With the followed by the singing of "O God, our help exception of the graving dock, which will be in ages past" to the accompaniment of a massed built within cofferdams, all the work is naval band stationed on the point. When the being built under water. The cofferdam sur- block had been finally set by the divers, this rounding the diy dook i- now well advance: fact was signalled from below and Mrs. Powell towards completion. 1,832 lineal feet out of out the ribbon attached and said "I declare this Messrs.
total of 2,058 being finished. The main stone to be well and truly laid." During the
COMODORE F. POWELL, CB., R.N., SUPERIN-
TENDENT.
This Stone was laid by Mrs Powell in the reign of King Edward VIL, January 15, 190 ', to commemorate the setting of the first Founda- tion Blook, 59 feit below coping level and paced in the Sea Wall west of Door Entranos.
Major H. PILKINGT )N, C.B., R.E,
Civil Engin vor-in-Chief. *
OWEN URDISH, Superintending Civil Engineer. PUNCHARD, LOWTHER & Co.,
Contractors.
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