On the other hand, however, there was every reason to hope that the subsidence would decrease when the land underneath became "consolidated. It was natural, Mr. Wat-ison continued, that following the heavy. building' boom around" 1931 there should have been a subsidence fof the ground. If no. more huge, towering buildings were erected then the sinking would gradually decrease.
"We have got to carry our investi gations a bit further before we can estimate what the settlement will be the future stated, "but we fare hoping that It's going'to slow up. However, we don't know definitely whether it will or not." To counteract the subsidence he stated that roads would have to be raised and consider fable expense would be entailed.
Another interesting point _commented. on by Mr. Watson was the fact that there was an clastic mover ment of the river and creek beds due to the rise and fall of tides. "As the tide rises to the bed sinks while as
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