(4).
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(ered that the intermediate-prescura cylinder jacket of
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one of the enginer was so badly cracked that the sngine could not be further run until a new one had been fixed and that the low-pressure cylinder of the other ongin's was creokod and ons of the steam valves was dancgod. Ar. Norman was satisfied (that the low-proecurs cylinder could he patched in a sound ner which would enable ons engine to be run on full and continuous duty, the damaged otsam volvo being replaced by the corresponding valve on the other snging and this work he carried out in a satisfactory mernor and thie engine has now teen running on full and continuous duty, day and night, sinca the fth of December. kr. Norman cablad his firm to send out & new intermediate pressure cylinder jacket for the other anging end replace thes dansṛod valve.
On the 19th of December, prior to Kr. Hornen's denarturs from the Colony, I communicated to him the conditions unlar which Government was preparsi to take over the enginss. They
were as follows:-
:
(1). All liabilities of Moggye. Janer fiarson & Co. under
thair Contrast to remain in fores as if tbs plant ware being run by their representativs.
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(?). The internodiats-pressure cylinder of the No. 4 angina,
which was so badly cracked that this snging could not by used, to be replaced by a new one at the Garliget
possible monent.
(3). The valve which had been transferred from the lio. 4
engins, to neke good a defect in the corresponding valve of the No. 3 engine, to be replaced by a new one at the sariisot possible moment. The ranevel parte stimulated
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for under conditions 2 a 3 to be erected by Zezero.
Janes Simpson & Co. on their arrival from England.
+ Pumping Station notation.