3o8 Allan son- Winn : Sea's Encroachment on the East Coast. 



The utility of a wall or embankment is dependent on the 

 stability of its foundations, and exactly the same may be said of 

 a shore. You may put as many walls, embankments, and 

 g-roynes as you please on a shore, and they may be all of the 





































































































































































































































































































































































































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most skilful desig-n and best construction, but unless you can 

 prevent the erosion below low water level they must all g-Q. 

 They can at best be only regarded as palliative measures. 



We are indebted to the proprietors of ' Engineering' for the 

 use of the accompan}-ing illustrations. 



Naturalist, 



