Growth of Pootung Point and other obstructions,—Draft of the following letter addressed to the Chamber of Commerce is and read and approved Council Room, 23rd April, 1877.
The Chairman, Caner ov Cosmmnce.
Srr,—I have been desired by the Council to make known to you the substance of a report by the Acting-Surveyor on the effect likely to be produced by the growth of the Pootung Point and of natural and other obstructions further up the river.
It will be in the recollection of the Chamber 1872 the ratepayers north of ti aused a achem for banding eneral plan for banding from the Old Dock, Hongkew, which has and agreed to by the French and Chinese authorities, The cost of carrying it out, so far as it concerned the atlement north of the Yang-king pang, was The Acting Surveyor now express joined by other professional authori opinion—in which the Council belle 1 hi is "any bunding scheme can be rendered aot useless in ten years. unless some control is exercised by the Chinese on the line to be Timit. given to the Pootung Point which is slepted above the French settlement and rapidly extending rapidity with which the Pootni Bomo.knowle ge may be gathered of the encroaching, when I state that th vier, whi was 1820 fect wide at this point at low water 1866, was found to be only 1250eot in 1875, Tt appears then to the Council that the ation is of sufficient importance to justify representations being made to the Shas, potion of the hould be devoted awards the conser.
te them in tonnage
vanoy of the port—and I am desired to state that any. steps which the Chamber may resolve to take will command the hearty cooperation of this Council.
Tam Sir, Your obedient servant, J, Harr, Chairman, may Road, Bstension from Quangse Road to Chekiang Roi e Council accept the ther ma ly Me Lean, on bebait of the owners _of 768 and 776, to sell at assessed rate of Tls. 300 per mow sufficient land to enable the extension of this road being completed.
Bunding Scheme.—From Garden Bridge to Howard's Wharf.—Permission to build 1 dyke on foreshore is accorded, on condition that the bund line be adhered to, and the requirements of the Asing 8 Surveyor in all other respects be com—Authority is re to close the Municipal offices during Race days to public business, viz., on Monday, Tuesday, yy, the 30th April, Ist, and ud May proximo,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.