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situated just below the falls. In the event of the falls being utilized 
for the purpose of working a pulp-mill, the site could be chosen below 
the falls and the area above utilized for the extraction of the bamboos. 
The falls are situated on the Seik Chaung, shown on the map south 
of the smaller portion marked E, and just outside the bamboo area. 
The Seik Chaung is a large tributary of the Mayu river, and at the place, 
where they meet, the river is about 200 yards broad. The falls 
themselves consist of three steps, the upper one having a drop of 
16 feet and separated from the second by a sloping ledge 300 yards 
long, falling some 14 feet over its length. The middle falls aie 30 feet 
high and are divided from the third or lower fall by a stream 100 yards 
in length, which drops 20 feet, the lower cascade being about 10 feet 
in height. The total fall of the river over a distance of 400 yards, is 
therefore about 90 feet. 
The cause of these falls is due to a peculiar formation of rock 
running at right angles across the river like a wall, a feature which is 
especially marked on the upper falls, so that there would be little 
difficulty in training the stream in order to concentrate the flow of water 
into one channel. On either side of the falls, the banks of the stream 
are precipitous, especially on the west side; on the east bank, there 
occurs a ledge or spur along which the water could be taken, were 
the stream to be tapped at the upper falls. This ledge runs down the 
east bank for about half a mile and emerges on to a fairly level 
stretch of open ground, on which a mill could be erected. 
During the monsoon months a great volume of water passes over 
these falls but diminishes as the dry season advances. At the time when 
these falls were inspected, at the beginning of February, the stream flow¬ 
ing over the central falls was about 40 feet broad with a very fair volume 
of water coming over. In the event of these falls being taken into consi¬ 
deration as a possible power station for a pulp-mill, it would be necessary 
for the interested parties to send an engineer to inspect them during 
April, so as to ascertain the power available during the dry months. 
The proposed site below the falls has also the great advantage that 
large lighters and small steamers can come up to this point throughout 
the year at high tide, and thus connect up the place directly with the sea¬ 
port of Akyab. 
Lastly, fresh water is obtainable at this place in large quantities 
which is a distinct advantage, especially in a locality where most of the 
streams are tidal for long distances up from the sea. 
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