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Contract or of any such guarantee or agreement as aforesaid or other- wise howsoever in relation to this Contract or to any such guarantee or agreement as aforesaid the subject of every such difference dispute or question shall in every case on the demand in writing of either party be referred to the sole arbitration and award of the Engineers or such member or members of their firm as the Engineers by any writing under their hands may with the consent and approval of the Crown Agents from time to time appoint for that purpose and every such arbitration shall be deemed to be and proceeded with as if it were an arbitration under the provisions of The Arbitration Act 1889 or any statutory modification thereof in force in reference to settlement of disputes by arbitration and the decision and award of the Engineers or of such member or members of their firm as aforesaid shall be binding final and conclusive on all parties.
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19. This Contract shall in all respects be construed and operate as an English contract and be governed by and have effect according to the law of England.
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20. The marginal notes hereto are for the purpose venience only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Contract.
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The Second Schedule hereinbefore
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referred to.
SPECIFICATION.
materials.
All apparatus and material included by the Contractors in Apparatus and this Contract, whether specifically mentioned in this Specification or not, is to be of the very best manufacture. Special attention to be given to all materials used in construction of the apparatus and for insulation as the plant is required for working in a hot damp climate. Wood to be used as sparingly as possible and where essential only well-seasoned teak to be employed except for the topmasts.
2. The signals transmitted from the Station to have a clear Musical note. musical note of not less than 600 vibrations per second capable of being read at all times including those of severe atmospheric disturbances.
3. The installation to embody the best and most recent practice Syntony, in syntony with a view to freedom from interference and disturbance and to comply in every respect with the requirements of the Radio- Telegraph Convention including intercommunication with the systems usually employed on board ships.
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4. The Station to be capable normally of sending waves 600 Wave longth and 1,800 metres in length but also to be capable of transmitting any other waves varying in length from 600 to 2,000 metres and to be capable of actuating acoustic receivers over the full range of wave lengths at 30 words per minute.
The Station when erected at a suitable site to have a working range by day as set forth in the following table when communicating with a second Station identical in power and equipment except in the case of abnormal surface conditions such as outcrops of iron ore :-
For open water
For flat land
350 nautical miles.
340 do. do.
do. do.
200
do.
do.
For hilly land rising to 300 feet... 250 For mountainous country rising
to 3,000 feet