I have therefore communicated with Mr. E. Burnie, and Mr G.C. Anderson, on the subject, and I attach copies of their replies.
As Mr. Burnie cannot undertake surveys of machinery, his liberal offer does not
requirements. With regard to sur
regard
meet our
Anderson's terms. For the
last three
years the
average
number of surveys for the three months, November,
December and Jamary
Follows:-
as
1886-7-
77
8
79
68
1887- 1888-9
were
Taking the lowest of these, viz. 188849, and classifying these, surveys under Sit: Anderson's headings, the average per
month
222
month was, afloat 10, in dook 13, Engines 18, Boilers 18, M? Anderson's fees would therefore
amount to
10 at $16
13
18
18
#
"
$160
#
32
#
25
A
K
25
کر کو
416
"450
450
Cost to Colony for one month - $1476.
The fees paid for Examination
in Dotong Kong,
are
1st Class Engineer - #20
and
de
410
It would therefore
require about 100 Examinations to meet the cost of supplying the place of the Government Marine Surveyor for one month, supposing the whole fees were paid to this Government, and nothing to the Examiners.
The average number
examinations
of