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authorized by Sir Henry Pottinger, £2677-15-4 for the payment of which

Your Excellency issued Warrants - The total Expenditure appearing for the last

Year for Public Works is thus, in fact, for the two working Years 1843-44 and 1844-45.

Eight,

Services

authorized by Your

Excellency amounting

to £5608-3-10

have

been

executed by contract, in strict conformity with the Regulations under that head:

It further appears that owing

to the excessive amount of the Tenders sent in

by Public Contractors, it was

deemed expedient

that the Civil Engineer and Clerk of the Works, under the direction of the Acting Surveyor General, should execute certain services by Day Labour to an

amount of £13,584-12-10

The aggregate amount of the highest Tenders

sent in for two of these services,

"for the construction

of Roads and Streets in Victoria,

and "for the extension of the Sai-wan Road

was, for the former £8450, the lowest £6500; for the latter the highest Tender was £13,600,

the lowest £3033-6-8.

The former work

was executed by the Clerk of the Works by Day Labour for

£2816-13-4; the latter for £1300, which is

sufficient evidence of the advantage of the arrangement adopted, by its effecting a saving

of £5426-13-4, as detailed in a Memorandum

professionally drawn up by Mr. Pile,

the Clerk of the Works, in a

report for my information, which I attach.

The Land Office Reports and Estimates in accordance with Lord Stanley's Despatch

of the 30th December 1843, not only for buildings, but for the other public works also,

were in almost every instance, sent to Major Aldrich

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Services authorized by Sir Henry Pottinger, £2677-15-4 for the payment of which Your Excellency issued Warrants - The total Expenditure appearing for the last Year for Public Works is thus, in fact, for the two working Years 1843-44 and 1844-45. Eight, Services authorized by Your Excellency amounting to £5608-3-10 have been executed by contract, in strict conformity with the Regulations under that head: It further appears that owing to the excessive amount of the Tenders sent in by Public Contractors, it was deemed expedient that the Civil Engineer and Clerk of the Works, under the direction of the Acting Surveyor General, should execute certain services by Day Labour to an amount of £13,584-12-10 The aggregate amount of the highest Tenders sent in for two of these services, "for the construction of Roads and Streets in Victoria, and "for the extension of the Sai-wan Road was, for the former £8450, the lowest £6500; for the latter the highest Tender was £13,600, the lowest £3033-6-8. The former work was executed by the Clerk of the Works by Day Labour for £2816-13-4; the latter for £1300, which is sufficient evidence of the advantage of the arrangement adopted, by its effecting a saving of £5426-13-4, as detailed in a Memorandum professionally drawn up by Mr. Pile, the Clerk of the Works, in a report for my information, which I attach. The Land Office Reports and Estimates in accordance with Lord Stanley's Despatch of the 30th December 1843, not only for buildings, but for the other public works also, were in almost every instance, sent to Major Aldrich
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Services authorized by Sir Monry Pottinger, £2677-15-4 for the payment of which Your Excellency issued Warrants - The total Expenditure appearing for the last Year for Public Works is thus, in furt, for the two working Years 1843-44 and: 1844-46. Eight, Serv čoeS authorized by Your Excellency amounting to £5608 - 3 10 have teen executed by contract, in strict conformitys with the Regulations under that head: Fo It further appears that owing amount of the Tenders sent in the exserssive by Public Contractors, it was deemed expedient that the Civil Engine ineer and Clerk of the Works, under the direction of the Acting Surveyor General, should execute fourtion (147) services by Day Labour to an amount of £ 13,584 -12. 10 a aggregate.. amount of the highest Tenders The sent in for two of these services, e P.J. " for the construction 236 construction of Roads and Streets in Victoria, and " for the extension of the Sai-wan Road was, for the former £ 8450, the lowest £6500; for the latter the highest Fender was £13,600, the lowest £3033 - 6 - 8. The former work in was excented by the Clerk of the Works by Day, Labour for £2816413-4; the latter for £ 1300, which is sufficient evidence of the advantage of the arrangement adopted, by its effecting a saving of £ 5426.13-4, and which in desnil, it professionally entered into, by Mr. Pipel at Memorandumt 201 the Clerk of the Works, in a drawn up by him for my informations, which I attack. The Land Office Reports and Estimates in accordance with Lord Stanley's Despaich'; of the 30th December 1848, not only for buildings, but for the other public work's also, were in almost instance, sent he Major Aldrich
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authorized by Sir Monry Pottinger, £2677-15-4 for the payment of which

Your Excellency issued Warrants - The total Expenditure appearing for the last

Year for Public Works is thus, in furt, for the two working Years 1843-44 and: 1844-46.

Eight,

Serv čoeS

authorized by Your

Excellency amounting

to £5608 - 3

10

have

teen

executed by contract, in strict conformitys with the Regulations under that head:

Fo

It further appears that owing

amount of the Tenders sent in

the exserssive

by Public Contractors, it was

deemed expedient

that the Civil Engine

ineer and Clerk of the Works, under the direction of the Acting Surveyor General, should execute fourtion (147) services by Day Labour to an

amount of £ 13,584 -12. 10

a

aggregate..

amount of the highest Tenders

The

sent in for two of these services, e

P.J.

" for the

construction

236 construction of Roads and Streets in Victoria,

and " for the extension of the Sai-wan Road

was, for the former £ 8450, the lowest £6500; for the latter the highest Fender was £13,600,

the lowest £3033 - 6 - 8.

The former work in

was excented by the Clerk of the Works by Day, Labour for

£2816413-4; the latter for £ 1300, which is

sufficient evidence of the advantage of the arrangement adopted, by its effecting a saving

of £ 5426.13-4, and which in desnil, it

professionally entered into, by Mr. Pipel

at Memorandumt

201

the Clerk of the Works, in a

drawn up by him for my informations, which I

attack.

The Land Office Reports and Estimates in accordance with Lord Stanley's Despaich';

of the 30th December 1848, not only for buildings, but for the other public work's also,

were in almost

instance, sent he Major

Aldrich

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