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2. These fenders have been examined by Mr Rawlinson, and I enclose
Copy of
Q
his report, from which it
that he considus that appears that be
are po greatly in excess of
both
what the
cook ought to cost, that he cannot
recommend the acceptance of
either,
and that, in his
bis opinion,
the proper
Course will be to execute the work
departmentally. The execution of this
turmel, requiring
the provision of
Considerable quantity of boring plant which would probably be useless to the
Public Works Department after its Completion, appeared to be
Over
underballing
which might be most advantageously
entrusted
8th March 18
entrusted to
a Contactor whose busines
Consisted specially of boring works. The
result of
the competition horoever, makes it plain that the conditions are not attractive; the large difference of over 33% between the too firms which have Mendered and the fact that the lowest offer is over three times the cost of pimilar work here, prove that the tenderers have thought it necessary
to allow
ac
very large and varying
margin to cover the risk of work in
a
x very
distant Colony, of which limited kunoledge.
they
3
It appears to us
that, in
to
have but a
Circumstances, there is no altomation
but to proceed with the work departmentally,
puggest that we should
wowo
obtain
dúo poo
have to
from