CO129-127 - Public Offices - 1867 — Page 123

with

an retimate of their cost, reclusive of parking, freight and other charges.

are

3. Under the Eufforition that the estimate furnished by the Head Master was for the guidance of the Governor of the Colony, to whom all Requisitions submitted for affroval, a copy of the requisition in question was forwarded to Mr Thom, the publisher of Rish National School Books and a Bookseller,

invitation to Ender

with an

for the suffly.

4. The object of

omitting the figures

to

was

secure for the Government of

fr Hong Kong the supply at the

reduced

reduced rate at which other Colonial Govemments

with such Books

nothing

more over

on

181

are.

furnished

;

there.

the Requisition

was

to show that the

prices had been taken from

Mr Thom's list: the Encod comparative statement shows the result

the course pursued .

of

5. It is to be observed

from this statement that Mr Thom's charges

of

are

less than

the estimated cost for most the materials, get the complanit has reference only to the state and state pencils.

6. The requisition

specifies " I grous plates £ 2:14:0.

M. Thom was asked to tender

for