dock. at. Pootung. is, Progressing as favour The work of constructing this Company's ably as can be expected when the difficulties kind, the nature of the soil and other inseparable from an undertaking of this attendant circumstances are taken into consideration. As is generally known, there have been accidents of a more less serious nature, but fortunately, though these mean an expenditure of money amd a large amidunt of extra work, they are'tiot of such magnitude as to affect the Company's future. 'The damage to the cofferdam, of which a great deal' was made at the time, has now been almost set right and no further trouble is anticipated. By far the most serious accident that.has befallen the works, was a. large landslip, extending for' quite half the length of the lower side of the dock. 'In making the excavations every precaution was taken to, guard "agains lent, but.the result showed that the slope was made at too great ani angle, and probably owing' to the presence of an unsuspected soft strata, the landslip mentioned occurred, carrying with it to the bottom of the dock all the piles, ties and braces which. had -been employed to prevent stich an' accident. occuring. - It will take some: considerable -time- to set the damage right again,-as-something like 1,200 piles will have to be dug and drawn out before the work of restoration
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