December 1909
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Indeed, had I been foolish enough to do so,
I would ask what the Government would have con- sidered me capable of doing!
yet had I ad-
hered strictly to my duty, I should have allowed the farce to be completed.
Such nonsense as indiotated above was pre- vented by me.
In connection with these sloping ridges, I
beg to call your attention to page 4 of Mr. Jones' letter (marxed "C") wherein it will be noted that
this lowering was not shown on the drawings until
the 29th July,.1909, or even mentioned until the
27th August, 1909.
I would further point out that during the
month of September, 1909, it was agreed by the
Government and the Architects that I should pre-
pare the more important details to enable the
work to proceed.
I beg also to attach copy of Mr. Jones' (who
was Director of Public Works during Mr. Chatham's
leave) draft letter to the Architects,
in December, 1909.
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prepared
I beg especially to draw your attention to
the last clause on page 5 of this letter which
demonstrates the difficulty that other officers
of the Department experienced with the Architects
in question.