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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

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Enclosure E in No. 34.

SIERRA LEONE.

(1.) Tools (Blakemore), 29 items—

Date of indent.---July 5, 1900.

Date received in office.—July 20, 1900. Estimate form issued.-July 31, 1900. Returned. August 13, 1900. Order placed. August 15, 1900.

Duc for delivery.-September 5, 1900. Shipped. October 5, 1900.

(2.) Drawing instruments.—(Stanley)—

Date of indent.-October 31, 1900.

Date received in office.--November 19, 1900. Ordered. December 4, 1900.

Due for delivery.—December 11, 1900. Reminder sent. December 19, 1900. Shipped. December 24, 1900.

(3.) Earthenware Pipes.-(Edwards)——

Date of indent.-March 25, 1901.

Date received in office.-April 19, 1901.

Tenders issued.-May 3, 1901. (Printing, &c.)

Returned.-May 11, 1901.

Ordered.-May 14, 1901.

Due for delivery.-May 28, 1901.

Reminders.-June 18, 1901.

Reported ready-June 6, 1901, (part) August 17, 1901.

Shipped.―June 6, 1901, August 23, 1901.

This contract was not completed until 3 months after the date of delivery, owing to certain pipes being rejected by the Inspector, an extract of the Inspecting Engineer's memorandum (August 11, 1901) is given below:-

"The delay in the completion of this contract was due to the fact that I was obliged to reject nearly all the 18 in. pipes, and a large quantity of the 12 in. and 15 in. pipes."

(4.) Staff Boxes.-(Railway Signal Company)—

Date of Indent.-July 2, 1900.

Date received in office.-July 19, 1900

Indent to Consulting Engineer. July 24, 1900.

Returned. August 3, 1900.

Estimate issued.-August 16, 1900.

(Taken up

in referring tender to Consulting Engineer taking up matter with

the firm re prices.

Ordered. August 31, 1900.

Due for delivery.-October 10, 1900,

Shipped. October 26, 1900.

(5) and (6.) Wheels and Axles. (Bristol Carriage Company)—

Date of indept.-February 8, 1901.

Date received in office.-March 4, 1901.

Referred to Consulting Engineers.-March 6, 1901.

Returned.-March 9, 1901.

Estimate form issued.-March 13, 1901.

Ordered.-March 26, 1901. To Consulting Engineers, March 18.

Due-April 25, 1901.

Reminder.-May 17, 1901.

Shipped-May 23, 1901.

Bolts and Nuts.-(Guest Keen)—

Estimate form issued.-March 13, 1901. Estimate form returned.-March 17, 1901. To Consulting Engineer.--March 18, 1901. Ordered. March 22, 1901.

Due for delivery.-April 12, 1901. Reminders.-April 13, 1901. Shipped.-May 2, 1901.

(7.) Tickets-

Indent received in office.-April 27, 1900. Order given.-May 2, 1900.

Due for delivery. June 13, 1900.

Ready-June 16, 1900.

Shipped-June 28, 1900.

The order for tickets was a large one, and the time taken in actually making theat was not excessive. Some 12 days were lost in waiting for shipment, but no blame appears to attach to anyone on this account.

It took 18 days for the indent to reach

us and 29 days for the goods to get out so that we actually took 9 weeks to execute the order.

(8.) Waste.--Joint order (requiring execution by three departments)—

Indent received in office.-April 4, 1901.

Order given.-June 28, 1901.

Due for delivery.-June 29, 1901. Delivered.-June 29, 1901.

Shipped. July 4, 1901.

Enclosure F in No. 34.

GAMBIA.

(1) Roof for Female Hospital:-

11th February, 1901.-Administrator's letter of 15th January received authorising supply, but Administrator omitted to return in it certain draw- ings which were required before the work could proceed.

21st February, 1901-Crown Agents telegraphed to Colony for drawings.

25th March, 1901-Drawings received (explanation that they had been forgotten).

26th March, 1901.-Drawings, &c., sent to Consulting Architects for amendment, in accordance with Colonial requirements.

tects.

11th April, 1901-Draft specification received from Consulting Archi-

13th April, 1901-Ditto to printers.

20th April, 1901.-Proof from printers.

20th April, 1901.-Ditto to Consulting Architects.

28th April, 1901-Ditto from Consulting Architects (corrected).

29th April, 1901. Specifications ordered.

5th May, 1901-Ditto from printers.

6th May, 1901.-Tenders invited.

18th May, 1901.-Tenders referred to Consulting Architects.

21st May, 1901.-Recommended for acceptance.

23rd May, 1901-Colonial Office asked for authority, as the lowest

tender exceeded Colonial estimate.

6th July, 1901.-Reply received from Colonial Office.

9th July, 1901.-Order placed accordingly.

3rd September, 1901.-Work due.

18th September, 1901.-Firm state that they hope to complete in three

to four weeks.

27th November, 1901.—All shipped.