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(1) Tanks (4):-

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Enclosure H in No. 34.

BRITISH GULANA.

11th February, 1899-Date of indent.

2nd March, 1890.-Received.

7th March, 1899.-Referred to Consulting Engineers.

5th April, 1899.---Specification, &c., received from Consulting Engineers.

1st May, 1899. Tenders received.

1st May, 1899.-Tender to Inspecting Engineer.

17th May, 1899-Tender Teturned.

with Inspecting Engineer's recommendation.

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Enclosure I in No. 34.

J'MAICA.

Time taken for the last 12 orders for Messrs. Mildred, Goyeneche & Co.

69

Order No.

Date received,

1st Shipment. 2nd Shipment.

Completion.

Total time taken.

Total amount of order.

18th May, 1899.-Letter to firm for further particulars in accordance

£

30th May, 1899.-Reply from firm.

1st June, 1899-Reply referred to Inspecting Engineer.

9th June, 1899-Reply returned.

268/207

229/367

259/197

30 5,1900

3.1 1900

16/10 1899

16/7/1900

27/2/1900

18/12/1890 12/1/1900

13,8:1900

9,3/1900

2 months

345

27,3/1900

2 months

245

3 months

150

12th June, 1899.-Date of order.

2nd October, 1899.-Due for delivery here.

13th February, 1900. Shipped.

The delay was with the contractors, and was attributed by them to difficulty in

obtaining materials.

(2) Sanitary buckets (50):-

263/129

15 7 1899

4/9/1899

30/9/1899

24 moutha

180

263/37

3,5/1899

20,6/1899

13/7/1899

2 months

195

235/209

63 1809

25/4/1809

5/5/1899

2 months

278

14/12/1898

13/2/1899

2 months

133

140

3rd July, 1899.-Date of Colonial Secretary's letter (indent dated 28th

June).

229/234

4/7/1898

16/8/1898

7/9/1898

2 months

200

20th July, 1899.-Received.

238/72

18/3/1898

25/4/1898

25/5/1898

2 months -

236

26th July, 1899.-Date of order.

6th September, 1899.-Due.

246/5

29 11/1897

3/1/1898 31/1/1898

2 months

175

11th October, 1899. Shipped.

239/9

212/162

16/7/1897

16/3/1897

11/9/1897

20/5/1897

2 months

187

2 months

169)

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference :-

TILL C.O. 885

(3) Prison locks (8):—

2nd August, 1899.-Date of Colonial Secretary's letter (indent dated

26th July).

18th August, 1899.-Received.

25th August, 1899.-Order.

14th September, 1899.-Referred back to Colony with query.

9th November, 1899.-Reply received.

10th November, 1899.-Order.

31st January, 1900.-Shipped.

Possibly the Colonial Government have not remembered that in this case a reference was made to the meaning of the demand before it could be proceeded with.

(4) Fire appliances :-

12th September, 1899.-Date of Colonial Secretary's letter (indent dated

8th September).

27th September, 1899-Received. ·

5th October, 1899.-Estimate called for.

10th October, 1899.-Estimate received.

16th October, 1899.-Referred back to Colony on a question of the

diameter of hose.

23rd November, 1899. Reply received from Colony altering the diameter indented for.

24th November, 1899.-Order.

3rd January, 1900.-Due.

31st January, 1900.-Shipped.

Here again a reference back was made to the Colony.

(5) Hose and reel (for fire appliances):—

12th September, 1900.-Date of Colonial Secretary's letter (indent dated

7th September).

28th September, 1900.-Received:

17th October, 1900.-Order (after estimate obtained).

28th November, 1900.-Due.

25th January, 1901-Shipped.

The above orders averaged about 60 items.

Time taken for Jamaica Requisition 128 (ordered through Crown Agents). Order received.-19th July, 1901.

Patterns received.-1st August, 1901. Estimate consisted of 171 items, costs for which had to be prepared; most of the items had to be manufactured. Estimate sent to the Crown Agents 8th August, 1901, and order was then put in hand (there were very few sundries in the order).

Time taken. Order put in hand 8th August, 1901. Majority of goods shipped 30th September, 1901. Completion of shipment 11th October, with the exception of 500 way-bill books (remainder of the 1,500 books ordered) which were shipped on the 29th October, 1901.

Total amount of order.-£795.

Enclosure J in No. 34.

JAMAICA.

Case (1).-The Colonial Government indented for certain iron and steel work, to be landed in Jamaica at an estimated cost of £830. Several firms whom we invited to tender declined to do so, and the lowest tender put in was £909, and the time required was 40 weeks. As the Colonial estimate was exceeded, and the time was a long one, we did not accept the tender, but referred back to the Colony. We

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