cost more than $50 (those of the Public Works Department being mentioned at $100),
Tenders for were to be called
To this order M. Brown takes exception, and if Your Lordship Surveyor General concurs with the on this point the order can be modified by raising the amount for which tenders should be considered necessary.
But there is a good deal to be said in favour of the tender system as a rule. It often does away with suspicion that favouritism exists, and it is some check upon unreasonable charges being made.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient Humble Servant,
I. Heming