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minimum and have them under supervisión, as redomr ended
by the Director, we agree that underground cables
should be laid down and that the proposed new system
should be introduced.
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7. With regard to this new system we have drawn
up a complete llet with prices of the plant that will
be required, a copy of which we now enclose marked "Z"
for the information of the Colonial Government, in
order that practically correct figures may be at hand
on which to base future estimates and prepare indenta.
In this list we have embodied the minor modifications
referred to in paragraph (3) of this report, and the
items are grouped under the same sect ional headings as
in the statement marked "B" received from the Colony.
We have marked the points, referred to in this list
under the letters K to Z in red on the Colony's plan
B.II.
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8. The main features of difference between the
Colony's list B and the list prepared by us are as
follow:-
(a) 10 lbs. conductors are substituted for 20
lbs. conductors in the underground cables as the
circuits are all short.
(b) A spare operator's headgear, and a spare
hand set for use at slack periode, are included.
(a) The protector cabinet and distributing
frame are combined in one distribution and protector
frame under item 4. This frame would take the
full 350 pairs of wires in the leading-in cables,
so that all wires would be joined up for easy
cross-connection.
(a)
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