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therefores required from England.
no skilled labour will be
Coot of works. In respect of
ashlar it must be borne in mind
that for the works.
f
it is calculated that abrendag
Reconstruction.
one.
eighth of Ready to
the stone is
provideds
and
30
into the wall.
This
proportion is made up from those blocks
fu
the old wall which can
be
utilized,
from the stones
of
the Kowloon sea-
wall useless and abandoned many years ago,
as also from those lying
at Stone (ytters Island destined for that work but which were not car- -pied thither, and
lastly from the
block's in preparation when the tele- -gram prom-England paralyzed opera-
tions at the quarries.
I should add that it is contemplateds
to divide the Reconstruction work into
four contracts of equal lengths to be pushed on simultaneously, the (age-
supplyz
all plant onaterials, provision being
tractors to
and Ju
mades for
this in the estimates attached. It is desirable however to provide them with Porit and Coment presh from
England and to deduct it's
from their contracts.
value
The cost of
the last Gotland cement received
pom the Crown Agents for the Colguies
la me
4.67
to $4.
pur
including
exchange
freight, landing, storage and ex For the estimates of any
or alterations that the
additions.
Consulting
Eu
desire to advise I ca unch
- Gineer mary
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