at home with the view of ascertaining whether it was
possible to manufacture
cement locally that would be
of as good quality
as Portland
The Committee
report that as a matter of fact this question has not
yet been determined.
The Company
is, I understand, still only a project, and, as the Tytam Water Works will be completed next August or
September, long before any cement is manufactured here, supposing, which is still doubtful, that the experiments should ultimately prove
successful, I fully agree with the Committee in thinking
that Mr Orange acted conscientiously and without ulterior motives
in reporting as he did in June last that some of the later cement received from the Crown Agents
was not giving the same result as previous shipments, under precisely