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embankment in several places prevented the damage to 

 private property above the embankment being more serious 

 than it was. The fact that no train dashed into one of the 

 gaps in the embankment is a matter of congratulation ; 

 there would have been more than a possibility of such an 

 occurrence had the flood happened on any day but Sunday ; 

 and it ought not to be overlooked that, under present 

 conditions, there will a^ain be the same risk when the next 

 flood takes place. Under these circumstances, the subject 

 possesses an importance that should secure a remedy for 

 the existing defects. 



See Appendix, on next page. 



