Total 1,227.887.14 Of which by contract. cab. yde, with the E-Dsing completed 8th Avgast. 1,200,000.
The remainder, of... 27,887.14 as dredged by special agreement direct with the owners of the plant, the The matter dredged daring this quarter was deposited as follows: cab, yds. Pamped behind the R, W. banding, D mped in mass from the barges in SI Channel behind dams I and 50,005 24
Together this quarter 162,676.56
In the spnexed table is shown the depth and width of the Astraes Channel ud of September, besides the increase and decrease of cross-sectional Considering the very the time this quarter the result can not be called disappointing.
Since the whole stream of the river is led through the Astras Channel, scour has been always very active as it is still, at least daring springtides, The scour will remain doing its work yet for time, it may, be three years or even longer until the superficial press of the different cross-sections have grown to the size of the main river, and only a of them are now getting somewhat near to such dimensions.
But owing to the very unequal natare of the bottom, as found, from stiff clay to easily ra fine saccly matter always liable to shift, no doubt the scour will remain irregular s long as the stream has not become what is called "in train".
Tt left to itself deep holes with consequent shallows, and what. is worse splitting of the track here or there, may follow and thus navigation be more or less interrupted.
Therefore, I say again, thst " proper dredging outfit should be ready at hand soon to control the eovur in the Astraea Channel.
An old wreck, thought to be that of a large sea-jank, was discovered in the middle of the fairway near Limit-Beacon. The depth of water on the wreck being less than 18 ft. at L.W., it hed to be removed, which was done by a party of our men headed by a Customs diver. Alter being blown up with dynamite, the debris was cleared out by the local Chinese divers and other means, This took sixteen days work in September.
Works ander own administration The principal work in bend this quarter was the stream training below Pheasant-point i.e, at and below Joss-Jetty, which bad been commenced in April last, Zinstoks, La the parallel work.-31,741 Tu the 4 cribo across.33,147
Together this quarter..
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