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Engineer, having visited the place has made a chart of the whole dis- 
trict. In conjunction with the author of the above paper he prepared 
an estimate of the probable cost of putting in the required lock and 
sluice. The Hon'ble William Russell also prepared a similar estimate ; 
and the two did not differ by more than a few dollars. No further steps 
have, however been taken. Meanwhile Mr. Blake reports that the num- 
ber of houses and the population of the district are rapidly increasing, 
and he estimates them at 20 per cent more than as stated in the above 
paper. 
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