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1 PACIFIC CABLE.
ARTICLES OF CONTRACT made the
one part, and the
between
of the other part.
of the
Whereby it is mutually agreed as follows :-- Article 1-The Contractors shall, subject as hereinafter provided, and to the due performance by
of the agreements and conditions hereinafter contained, and on their part to be observed and performed, and for the considerations and upon the terms hereinafter expressed, carry out and perform in a proper manner the sounding and surveying operations in the Pacific Ocean as are hereafter specified in the subjoined Schedule."
Schedule of Soundinge to be made by Contractors.
Section.
Number of Soundings to be taken on each Section,
Approximate positions between which soundings
are to be made.
Q 串
·
Vancouver-Fanning ..
20
Fauning-Fiji
47
Fiji--Norfolk Island .....
65
Norfolk Island-Queensland..
58
Norfolk Island-New Zealand
30
Lut. 8.30 00
Long. 157 00 00 W.
Lat. 3 00 00 8.
Long. 165 40 00 W.
Lat. 18 20 00 8.
Long. 178 18 00 E.
Lat. 29 4 00 S.
Long. 167 55 00 E.
Lat. 29 5.00 8.
Long. 167 58 00 E,
Lat. 4 00 00 N.
Long. 159 20 00 W.
Lat. 18 20 00 8.
Long. 178 00 00 E.
Lat. 28 57 00 8.
Long. 168 40 00 E.
Lat. 27 19 00 8.
Long. 153 51 00 E.
Lat.
34 00 00 8.
Long. 173 24 00 E.
Total
215
310
Article II-In addition to the above soundings the Contractors shall, subject to the Profile direction of the Engineer, make profile soundings at positions where the route of the soundings. cable approaches the land, in order that the slope may be determined, and a suitable approach to the landing place of the cable may be selected.
The number of these profile soundings is limited to forty, and the approximate positions where they shall be made are as follows :—
The approach to Queensland (Moreton Bay). The approach to Fiji (Ndavetta Channel).'
The approach to New Zealand (Parenga-renga).
Article III-For the purpose of examining and reporting upon the most suitable Examina landing place for the cable, the sites of stations, and obtaining local information upon tion of these points, the Contractors shall, if necessary, and subject to the Engineer's direction, Landing afford the Engineer opportunity for such examination at :—--
Queensland (Moreton Bay), Norfolk Island (Sydney Bay), New Zealand (Parenga-renga), Fiji (Suva),
Fanning Island,
but the Contractors will not be required for this purpose, without extra payment, to delay the ship, and sounding operations specified for more than a total period of ten days
Places.
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