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England that for thirty consecutive days after the completion of the laying of the Cables between the Cable Houses of the respective Sections A., B., and C., the same continued in good electrical condition, and in accordance with this Contract. The Contractors during this period shall keep a suitable vessel with approved machinery for such repairs as may possibly be required.

For the purpose of testing the laid Cable, the Engineer shall be at liberty, as long as the Cable remains in good electrical condition, to use a battery power equivalent to 100 volts. Should, however, the Cable show signs of electrical defects, all further testing until such defect is removed, shall be in the hands of the Contractors.

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Article 18. Subject to directions of the Engineer, traffic may be worked upon "Cable from time to time, when the same may be laid, until finally certified under Article

17, and the receipts from working the same shall belong to

who shall bear the expense of working; but the Contractors shall, until the final Certificate is given, have full liberty to inspect and examine the line and its connections, and the working and testing thereof, and to test the same at reasonable times under the supervision of the Engineer.

Article 19. Any surplus Cable remaining out of the lengths specified, after the completion of the Contract, shall belong to the

and shall be delivered and coiled into tanks to be erected at Fiji Island (Suva) or into the tanks of the Maintenance Ship at such station as may be agreed upon by the Engineer on behalf of

and the Contractors.

Article 20. The Engineer for the purposes of this Contract shall be

The Engineer, shall, subject, as hereinbefore provided, duly sign and give every certificate to which the Contractors are entitled under this Contract when the pro- visions of the Contract, upon the performance of which the Contractors are entitled to the same respectively, shall have been performed.

Article 21. If any dispute or difference shall arise between

or the Engineer and the Contractors on any electrical, mechanical or engineering ques- tion arising in the course of manufacturing, testing, shipment or laying of the Cable, then, and in every such case the matter in difference shall be referred to the arbitra- tion of some person, resident in England, to be appointed by the President for the time being of the Institution of Civil Engineers, at the instance of the party first applying for the appointment. In case an arbitrator, who shall be resident in England, appointed under the foregoing or the following power in that behalf refuses to act or dies, then the President for the time being of the Institution of Civil Engineers may appoint another arbitrator, resident in England, in his stead, upon notice from either party, and if he fails to do so within twenty-one days after the receipt of notice in that behalf, the Section 5 of the Arbitration Act, 1889, shall apply, and, subject as herein- before mentioned, any arbitration under this article shall be deemed an arbitration upon a submission under the said Act. If any dispute or difference shall arise con- cerning any matter not hereinbefore in this clause provided for, the same shall be referred to arbitration in London, and the provisions of the Arbitration Act of 1839, and any modification thereof for the time being in force, shall apply to such arbitration. Article 22. This Contract may from time to time be varied by agreement between

and the Contractors.

In witness whereof, &c., &c.,

April 6, 1900.

H. A. TAYLOR,

Engineer.

PACIFIC CABLE.

SECTIONS.

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Specification No. 8.

Section A.-Fiji (Suva)—Norfolk Island (Sydney Bay). Section B.-Norfolk Island (Sydney Bay)-Queensland (Moreton

Bay).

Section C.-Norfolk Island (Sydney Bay)-New Zealand (

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Specification for the Manufacture, Shipping, Transport, and Laying of the Cables-Section A, Section B, and Section C.