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"8. Will the mouth of the lake upon the Medi- 

 terranean side be the mouth of the ancient Pelusium 

 branch ? 



" 9. Carefully define the character and dimensions 

 of the work to be done in the way of jetties, moles, 

 &c, so as to answer the objections made up to the 

 present time as to the difficulties and supposed impos- 

 sibilities arising from the alluvial nature of the coast 

 and the silting up of the sand at the mouth of a 

 canal to the Mediterranean. This part of the report 

 should be based upon irrefutable evidence and 

 examples. 



"10. What is the mass of water which would 

 enter at each tide from the Ked Sea into the maritime 

 canal ? 



"11. What advantage can be derived from the 

 height of the tides, not only upon the course of the 

 maritime canal, but on the basin of the Bitter Lakes 

 and at the mouth of the Bay of Pelusium ? 



"12. Beckon for the maritime canal upon a breadth 

 of a hundred metres (40 inches each) at the line of 

 low water in the Mediterranean, with power to reduce 

 it to 65 or 70 metres in the few parts where the 

 clearance necessary to make it would be too great. 

 The depth of the water is to be six, seven, or 

 eight metres, calculated, of course, according to the 

 low-water level of the Mediterranean, so that the 

 company may be able to select, with a full knowledge 

 of the cost, whichever depth seems best suited at 



