expacity of the steam sheet will greatly diminish the risk of priming.

The centre of gravity of Euphrates Boiler water Bunkers with coals, is lowest Recent Penns arrangement, must answer next Ressu Blyths, highest in Messrs

in

Manildagi.

A copy of the requisition & the tender having been sent to Messrs Grandslay to prepare their own plan from, & they having sent such plan with one boiler only shown, must I think be taken as conclusively shewing that they considered it the proper arrangement under the circumstances; for other Firms having also independently shown the same arrangement I think it must

be conceded that three firms of

20

London Suppliers would not be likely to be

wrong

in their drawings

and proportions and in their

reading of the requisition for such

work.

It is always necessary to provide for the contingency of a boiler having to be taken out to be repaired or replaced and to make a hatch large enough to admit of its removal; nothing is said in the Requisition nor anything shewn on the drawings as to a Master Cabin where the Boiler will protude and no Cabin should be constructed over the boiler under circumstances on a vessel of any size.

As regards the employment

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