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of such a Tread wheel

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wad

required.

The Home Office Home Offito Coll Office

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answered by forwarding Report from Cob Lebb, endlessing

a

Estimate from Mess!

Hazan Ho with

an

offer t

supply the Treadwheel

for

the sem named. Cole Jebbe recommended that, if it's erection was decided upon, Mess" Hagan's offer should be accepted.

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But let' Jebb gave opinion

as to the

expediency of amplaying Treadwheel. A private

a

reference

was

Therefore

made to him and his anover / attached to blome Office Letter 2240.) anggested

a doubt whether Hard-

Labour Machines were

not

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2240!

2240

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not better adapted for the

object in view thein Treadwheel.

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The Treasury were

Office to Treasing then asked to sanction

26 March /51. well for Scop 8718

Treasury to Cool: Office

7 aprel /51

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Col Office to Home Offer

16e April /51

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the necessary expendition Treadwheel.

for.

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The Treasury gave

then sanction accordingly,

but suggested that as

the use

7

the Read-

wheel at Hong Kong could

only be considered as experiment, no more

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more money should be spent about it than

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absolutely necessary

The Home Office

was then asked to obtain

from Col. Jebb the particular

of

the Hard Labour Machine,

referred to

report.

on his second