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(6) The served core to be sheathed with a layar of galvanised puddied iron wires, each 50, 6 G.*.*. puddled iron for the wire to be made from beat best selected pig iron: the puddles iron and the wire itself to be made in the British Isles. The iron
to be ball furnaces in the presence of the inspectors, who are to be affordag fnoilities for taxing sampil se for test at any stege in the manufacture of the wire. The puddled bar to show a úsan long fibrous fracture when nicked with a chisel to one-fifth of its captn
and bent over by hansering. The wire to be well and
smoothly galvanized with sine spelter. The usual tests for galvanising will be applied, The finished
wire to have a diamater of 192 mile; breaking weight, minimwa 1,755 lbs., maximus 075 lbs.i alongation in
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8 inghes 16 per sent; twists in 6 inches 15, the
diameter of any wire shall not differ from the standard diameter by more than 3 per cent, above or balow, Before being used for sheathing the cable, the wire shall be thoroughly dried in a boiler or oven, and them dipped in a compound approved by the mngineers, All welds mɛde in the sheathing wire shall be re
galvanized.
(7) The cable sheathed as above to be wrered with two layers of stout jute yarn stamped in tookholm tar and laid on spirally in opposite directions, alternating with two coatings of Bright & Clark's compound. The
cable to be finished smooth and regular and whitewashed. after completion, and to be in one length without joint.
(8)
The sable when completed to be soiled in a
painted steal watertight tank so as to keep it
If necessary in
constantly immersed during voyage.
order