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We think the freights which we have put down are rather high, and have no doubt that if we secure the contract we shall be able to obtain lower freights, so that you can take the item for freights as being subject to revision, in the event of our obtaining the contract.
Yours faithfully,
THE HORSFALL FURNACE SYNDICATE, LIMITED,
F. L. WATSON, Manager.
J. R. CROOK, Esq.
Item A.
HONGKONG REVISED SUMMARY. NOVEMBER 14TH, 1898.
12 Horsfall cells including flues and Firing tools,
1 2 3 4 19 67
1
Dust-catcher,
3
Charging platform over furnaces,
Patent feeding arrangements,
5
Drying oven,
Engines and fans for forced draught,....
Patent suspension railway on clinkering floor,
£ s. d.
4,380.18. 4 321. 5. 7 678.14. 4
480. 0. 0
200. 0. 0
270. 0. 0
300. 0. 0
£
6,630.18. 3
Item C. 1 2
Destructor building,
Construction of tipping platform with tramways,
64 Tipping waggons,
3,470. 3. 1
825.12. 8
724.14. 3
£
5,020.10. 0
Item D. 1
2 3
Two Babcock and Wilcox Boilers with setting, etc., and fixtures, Forced Draught to Boilers,........
1,388. 2. 2
Economiser and setting,
90. 0. 0 740. 9..7
£
2,218.11. 9
£ s. d.
Item E. 1
Freight of special firebrick and clays, 250 tons 1/5/- 312.10. 0 Insurance, shipping, stamps, etc.,
62.10. 0
375, 0.0
875. 0. 0
2
Freight of boilers,--
2
Drums, 24′ 6′′ × 31' × 4′. 0
=
17
tons 2/5/-...
38.11. 9
40
Tubes, 4x4' x 18
72 tons 2/5/-...
17. 8. 0
40
Balance of iron work, ..........12
Insurance, shipping, stamps, and other charges,
approximate,
tons 1/5/-...
15.12. 6
71.12. 3
28. 7. 9
100. 0. 0
100. 0. 0
Iron work for Furnaces, roofing (weight and measurement),
approximate,
1,040. 0. 0
Including all charges,
£
1,515. 0. 0
J. R. CROOK, Esq.,
City Engineer of Hongkong.
F. L. WATSON, Manager.