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Works Department if he would say in what way help
Dvor declined this offer of
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Keelatanos.
improved a little aftor Wig and on the 19th of
the Crown Agonte wūra notified by opble that the
ad been run under attan satisfactorily.
July 10th 1917 I wrote Hг. D-er asking him to fix a
the trials to ho nede - the revolution counter of
mééngine erected ther. stood at 1,321,530 and the
am: at 120,520. xr. Dyor replied promising en early date,
got fixng one, he the otato of his health resuired a
radays holily in macau. On Auguet the 24th I again wrote king for a dang for the trials and received no renly and
I represented the matvor to you and Burrested that the
ragonte should he cabled that the machinery was urrently
Ented for duty, the trials had not hosn run, Hr. Dyor Fee
prtod sick, and would Moears. Simpsons either entrust the ompletion to the Dock Co. or make other arranponente.
You
fou recommended Government to cable, but before doing o the Hon. Colonial Gerotary sont for Mr. Dyor. The inter-
at which I we present, took place or the path of Såber, Mr. Dver praised that the trials of both engines ould be completed by the end of October. On the 22nd of eteer fir. Dyer wrote me that the triajs would have to air, over until the end of Novaber as he did not feel well bougo to carry them out. You then further represented tho pfter to Government and the Crow Agente more in conreduence ptified by eahla.
A reply to thin ambla was received on the For October, that Yogare. Fimpson's esproesntative in manghri, Mr. M.G. Norman, wee coming to Honkong to arrange or starting the Tritan engines.
dr. Norman arrived in the Colony on the 3rd of November 1d at once made activa provarations to min the trials.
the preliminary tests which Mr. Norman carried out ha