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be 62% on the cost of work done in the Colony.
At this stage it is not possible
to say what the work is going to cost, but exclusive
of iron work, piping &c., imported from England, it is pretty sure not to fall short of $300,000. The payment on this to the Engineers would be, at 61%,
5.
!
$18,750.
If the other proposal contained in
my letter of the 29th. January, No.84, was adopted and
a special Engineer obtained through Mr. Chadwick from
England, I estimate that the cost of the Engineering
of the scheme would be as follows.-
Passage from England of Engineer.
3 years salary at $7,200.
.$600
,21,600
Passage back to England.
600
Local Travelling allowance to Officer
at say $360 per annum for 3 years......1,080
$23,880.
while if the work extended over three years, which is
quite possible, the expense would be proportionately
increased.
6.
I am,
therefore, strongly in favour
of entrusting the work to Messrs. Denison and Ram. Govern-
ment will then secure the services of a very capable
Engineer in the person of Mr. Gibbs with 11 years expe-
rience in the Colony and intimate knowledge of Chinese
Contractors and the local prices of work.
It is proposed (C.0.D.350/1900) to
get a European Overseer from Eng and to reside at the
work