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tue imediate direction of operations, especially perhaps
in connection with the letting of any Contracts of
importance, the local experience of the Director of Public
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Works might be of grent assistance to the Chief Resident
Engineer and a eleser relationship between the two Officers
is desirable; but we may perhaps express our strong opinion
taat in small Contracts of the
nature of piece work and
other similar matters the Calef Resident Engineer should be
left to himself under the general superintendence of course
of His Excellency.
importance.
The second point raised is naturally of great
Mr. Eyes, as you will remember, was recommended
by us for appointment under the Government of Hong Kong
efter he had served for turee years as District Engineer on
the Shanghai Nanking Railway and occupied successfully for
several years a responsible position on the Bengal Nagpur
Railway in India. On the Shanghai Nanking Railway we had
opportunities of observing his work and it was in consequence
of the ability he displayed there that we rooœriended hir
for ale present post. With this experience in mind we can
only express our astonishment that Mr. Yes should nave
seriously brought forward the suggestion that a Contract