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during the whole expedition, unless additional time is specially requested by the Engineer, which request, and the reasons for such, must be given in writing to the Contractor's representative. For the extra time expended on such work the Contractors will be entitled to an extra payment of £60 per day on the Engineer's certificate of the number of days so expended."

Article The steamship provided by the Contractors for the carrying out of the work specified shall be capable of maintaining on a voyage a speed of not less than 10 nautical miles per hour, and shall be properly found and fitted with all necessary sounding machinery and appliances of the most modern type and description, the Contractors supplying, at their own cost, all the necessary coals, crew, provisions for the stepship employed, as well as paying all port dues and such like expenses,

Article V-The ship shall also have a full and competen: staff for the proper carrying out of the survey.

Article -The ship and her whole equipment shall be approved by the Engineer, or in case of difference between him and the Contractors, by sucir other Engineer as the and the Contractors shall mutually appoint,

whose decision shall be final.

Article N77.—The Contractors shall provide vierualling and suitable accommolation for the Engineer or officers to be appointed by

(not exceeling in the whole three persons) oni leosl the vessel during the survey, and until the return of the expedition.

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Article VIII.—During the operations and survey the Engineer shall be supplied any information which is in the possession of the Contractors, which he may require in connection with the work, he shall also have the right of ins, esting the charts, log, and observations taken during the survey.

Article IX-The

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Contractors for the works and matters undertaken by the Contra does under this Contract, the total sum of

The sum to be paid for the extra days as provided for in Articles III and IV, to be in excess of the above c'intract price.

Article X.-The Contractors price shall be paït at the times and in the manner following, that is to say :-

((a.) Twenty-five per cent. of the Contract price upon the engineer's certificate that the steamship provided by the Contractors is suitably equipped ready for departure, and in accordance with the prov sious of this Contract. (k.) Twenty-five per cent, of the Contract price on the Engineer's certificate of

100 soundings having been completed in an approved manner. (c.) Twenty-five per cent, of the Contract price of the Engineer's certificate of

the completion of the sounding opgrations, and surveys in an approved

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(d.) Twenty-five per cent, of the Contract price on the Engineer's certificate that the whole of the sounding operations and survey has been completed in accordance with this Contract.

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X7.—The Engineer for the purposes of this Contract >imli be

and the Engineer shall, subject aš hereinl fore provided, duly sign and give every certificate to which the Contructors are entitle nder this Contract, when the provisions of the Contract, upon the performance of which; the Contractors are entitled to the same respectively, shall have been performed.

Article XII.—Should any difference arise between the

and the Contractors under or in relation to any of the provisions of this Contract, the sane shall be referred to Arbitration by a single Arbitrator in manner provided by the Arbitration Act, 1889, or any statutory modification thereof.

Article "XİL―This Contract may from time to time be varied by agreement between the

and the Contractors,

April 6, 1900.

H. A. TAYLOR,

Engineer.

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ABSTRACT AND DETAILS OF ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE FOR THE SUPPLY AND FITTING OF ALL STATIONS WITH APPARATUS, INSTRUMENTS, STATIONERY, &c., &c.

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