Consulting Engineers the terms of payment, etc. being
usually embodied in a letter, and we see no reason for
departing from our usual practice in this case.
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We fear that considerable delay would arise if
the Consulting Engineers are to obtain the approval of the
Colonial Government before engaging staff, as suggested in
paragraph 11 of enclosure No. 3 of the Governor's despatch
of the 5th November. We usually engage all the staff
required on the recommendation of the Consulting Engineers
when the work is commenced. Additional staff required
during the progress of the work would be indented for by the
Resident Engineer through the Colonial Government and the
indents would be dealt with by ourselves in the normal way.
8. In amplification of the preceding paragraph we
should like to refer to the methods which have been found
satisfactory in a number of Colonies when works of magnitude
have been carried out departmentally under the supervision
of Consulting Engineers. Local control rests with the
Resident Engineer who is selected by and is responsible in
all technical matters to the Consulting Engineers. This
officer would enter into an agreement with ourselves on
behalf of the Colonial Government to serve the Government
for such a period and on such terms as may be arranged. is, for all purposes of discipline and account, the servant
of the Colonial Government, to whom he looks for instructions
on any matters apart from the technical conduct of the work.
For technical matters he acts under the sole instructions
of the Consulting Engineers, who are fully responsible for
the efficient and economical execution of the works.
Similarly, the Resident Engineer's staff are engaged by ourselves and their salaries, passages, etc., as well as that of the Resident Engineer, are payable by the Colonial
Government.
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