Tokyo, Aug. 29.
The Tokyo deep draught har-Jbour has been the dream that has jeansed Tokyo to talk in its sleep for the lost 15 years, but many other things materiali hangs on the old, old requisite— money.
An expenditure of Yen 6,800,000 was estimated for the five-year enterprise from fiscal year, but the renovation had to be stopped by the earthquake destruction of the capital. In the Jcurrent year, however, a supplenmentary budget of Y.12.200,000 was estimated in order to finish the work in 1927, and permission to begin with harbour work is shortly expected from the Home office. "The Tokyo Municipaltity expects to start the work early next month.
The water at the river entrance is 25 feet deep oven at ebb tide, so that on completion of the reconstruction work steamers of 5,000 to 6,000 tons size can easily get in and out of the river mouth.
At the same time, by the dredge ing of the locality extending over 1,130,000 tsubo, an area of 1, 161, 000 tsubo between the Hama Detached Palace in Shiba and the Susaki district reclaimed. will newly
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