Y. Utny, a Norwegian subject, stated that for five years be hed been employed in the Hasogpu Conservancy us Assistant Surveyor. He bad to take soundings in the river. He knew wharl that was the subject of this action, He took soundings off it last December, and handed the results to Mr, Muller, Mr. Muller reduced them snd pat them on the map, The soundings were taken at distances of ten feet every 100 feet along the wharf.
Cross-examined—The figures in the chart produced, were reduced from the! soundings be supplied.
H. 0. Maller stated that be was Assistant Surveyor in the Customs and it was his duty to supervise the sounding the Huaogpa. The last witness supplied him with soundings taken off the wharf, last December, and witness reduced them. The soundings were taken half-tide, Neap tides, examined—The figures showed the depths reduced to low water, Spring tides, by the Customs zero. The Huangpa Conservancy zero was! ft 6 in. more, Thesoundings were taken on this occasion because it was reported that a bank existed between the wharf and the deep water channel, James Cameron, " Shipwright in the employment of the shapgbai Dock and Engineering Ca, stated that he was overseeing the work of reconstructing the wharf, He bad instructions to draw the les. Ho began by drawing the front piles. The majority of the piles were measured by witness as they wore drawn. If defendants sent anyone to check the measurements be did not approach witness, Hehad seen Mr. McMordo there often, Witness produced " plan showing the date the piles wore drawn and their length. The majority of the front piles were broken. Witness had not yet seen any front piles sixty feet in length. The shortest was just over forty-five feet. Most of them were about fifty-five feet, All the centre piles were pretty well up to their length of feet. Practically all the sheet piling was broken when drawn so that it was impossible to measure it.
Core-examined—The broken piles were withdrawn in separate pieces Some of the breaks appeared to be new and others old, There was very little cross-strain in withdrawing the piles. In the work of reconstruction there ile that they had found in driving. This was the firat pile-driving witness had done la Re-examined—The length of the front piles witness was driving was over sixty feet.
H. D. Hooley, stated that be was wharfinger at the wharf io question, and in the employment of the Whangpoo Wharf and Godown ('o. He}bai entered their service on July 15, 1909. At that time the mad filling was going on. The Priestman dredger finished working about the first week in October. Witness himeelf took soundings along the face of the wharf while the Priest-man dredger wae at work and after-
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