CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12] — Page 218

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for the Colonial Service

5. It is, however.

very essential, that when

plans and specifications

as therein directed

are

thus sent they should be of a character on which reliance can be placed, and not

merely drawn up in order to satisfy the Regulation,

without its being really expected that they substantially adhered to

in the Execution of the work.

6. As, therefore, there

maybe cases in which it is not possible beforehand to

frame plans and specifications

in a sufficiently perfect shape to serve the purpose of fully acquainting Her Majesty's Government with the character of the intended work, I consider that the general rule may be so far relaxed, that you may in your own judgment, abstain from forwarding plans and specifications, in cases where you think that their transmission is

not calculated to serve this purpose. But the reason

Why the rule is departed

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