Sit,—I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 24th instant, which was laid before the Board at their Meeting this morning.
The Council, while of the opi are un groumls whatever for suppose they have made an encroachment on the Creek this side, but on the contrary, voluntarily given up ground to explained in my letter of 16th Bebruary last, yet, feeling as they do their position in thi respect so strong, they do not object to its being made part of the question, if your Council desire it. They, therefore, agres with your cilia understanding the question to be 1—Is the Yang-king-pang Bund between the Rue Disery and the Rue Touraune, in_ its Jew position, an obstruction tothe navigntion of the Creek 2.—Dues it really prejudice the interests of property owners along the line of the Creek 3—Have the Mu ipal Vouncil made reachments on the North bat of the pang? If 80, are thes ments an obstritetion to the naviga Creek and doth of property wriers?
The Council sugges April proximo, be the day appointed to submit the question to the arbitrators, and trust that this date will be eouvenieut to your onl,
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