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As regarda materials on site these had been amply allowed
for; as to the value of timber, it could not have amounted to
any great sum considering only 14 logs were delivered at Cause- way Bay in August and 13 during September and these would requir to be sawn up and worked, in any case it is obvious that the
- in material was amply paid for by the advances of $10,000 April and $2,500 in August apart from the question of waste and
leakage.
I was on the site with the Hon. D.P.W. yet I was not asked
one question as to payment,
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The fourth advance of $2,430 was made on the 31st October
1910 and the fifth for a sum of $900 on the 30th November 1910 these two payments were for full value of timber delivered (vide
Hon. D.P.'s minute of 15.9.10 c.3.0. 2795/1902.
The fact of paying the Contractor in full even for timber
delivered where certain waste in cutting is inevitable must re-
duce the amount of secuir - 10% to 15% is usually allowed for
waste in ordinary cases - here the workmen have had no supervi-
sion from the Contractor and there has been excessive waste.
The sixth advance of $6,000 - was made on the 27th January
1911, after the Hon. D.P.. interviewed His Excellency on the
25th January.
I attach copy of the Contractor's letter dated 23rd January
marked "L". This letter was referred to me and I opposed payment
and pointed out that certain sums would eventually have to be
deducted from the final account. I would here state that this
was the second and last time that the matter was ever referred
to me.
The seventh advance of $3,888.08 was made on the 10th Feb-
ruary 1911 and the eighth for a sum of $957.18 on the 21st
February 1911, the last two amounts named making a total of
4845.26 for payment to lessrs. Jardine Matheson & Co. for