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of Cd

altogether about £534.

If shipped in a similar manner by Steamers from London, the first of which will leave in August next, the cost would be something more, but the London Line would only consent to take about one fourth of the quantity at a time.

Unless packed in a very secure manner, which involves an expense totally disproportioned to the value of the contents of the packages, Shipowners will not undertake to carry it out at any price.

But I learn from the Manufacturers - Messrs Howard of Stratford - that Calverts Fluid Carbolic Acid N°5, which is the quality recommended by the Board of Trade for use in Merchant Ships and for the disinfection of Cesspools, and is that which is asked for on the present occasion, is merely 1 of pure Carbolic Acid to 7 of Water, and the Makers suggest that instead of sending out 900 Gallons of diluted Acid, that 900 lbs of pure Carbolic Acid should be sent, and that three pounds should be added to the Colony, before use, of Gallon of Water, by which means the same article would be obtained and the cost of executing the order via Liverpool, might be reduced from £534 to about £176.

This common sense view of the question the Crown Agents recommend should be adopted.

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of Cd altogether about £534. If shipped in a similar manner by Steamers from London, the first of which will leave in August next, the cost would be something more, but the London Line would only consent to take about one fourth of the quantity at a time. Unless packed in a very secure manner, which involves an expense totally disproportioned to the value of the contents of the packages, Shipowners will not undertake to carry it out at any price. But I learn from the Manufacturers - Messrs Howard of Stratford - that Calverts Fluid Carbolic Acid N°5, which is the quality recommended by the Board of Trade for use in Merchant Ships and for the disinfection of Cesspools, and is that which is asked for on the present occasion, is merely 1 of pure Carbolic Acid to 7 of Water, and the Makers suggest that instead of sending out 900 Gallons of diluted Acid, that 900 lbs of pure Carbolic Acid should be sent, and that three pounds should be added to the Colony, before use, of Gallon of Water, by which means the same article would be obtained and the cost of executing the order via Liverpool, might be reduced from £534 to about £176. This common sense view of the question the Crown Agents recommend should be adopted. Ar

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of Cd altogether about £534. If shipped in a similar -manner by by Steamers from London, the first of which will leave in August next, the cost would be something more, but the London Line would only consent to take about one fourth of the quantity at a time. Vinless packed in a very secure manner, which involves an expense totally disproportioned to the value of the contents of the packages, Shipowners will not undertake to carry it out at any price. But I learn from the Manufacturers - Mass Howard of Stratford - that Calverts Fluid Carbolic Acid N°5, which is the quality recommended liquid 76 by the Board of Frade for use in Merchants Ships and for the disinfection of Cesspools, and is that which is asked for on the present occasion, is merely 1 of pure Carbolic kid to 7 of Water, and the Makers suggest that instead of sending out 900 Gallons of diluted Acid, that goo. 900 lbs of pure Carbolic, Acid should be sent, and that treach pound should be added the Colony, before use, of Gallon of that! by which means the same article would be obtained and the cost of executing the order vid Liverpool, might, in this manner, be reduced from £334 to about C176 This common sense view of the question the Crown Agents recommend should be adopted. Ar by

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of Cd

altogether about £534.

If shipped in a similar -manner by

by Steamers from London, the first of which

will leave in August next, the cost would be something more, but the London Line would only consent to take about one fourth of the quantity at a time.

Vinless packed in a very secure manner, which involves an expense totally disproportioned to the value of the contents of the packages, Shipowners will not undertake to carry it

out at any price.

But I learn from the Manufacturers - Mass Howard

of Stratford - that Calverts Fluid Carbolic Acid N°5,

which is the quality recommended

liquid

by the Board of Frade for use in Merchants Ships and for the disinfection of Cesspools, and is that which is asked for on the present occasion, is merely 1 of pure Carbolic kid to 7 of Water,

and the Makers suggest that instead of sending out 900 Gallons of diluted Acid, that goo.

900 lbs of pure Carbolic, Acid should be sent, and that treach pound should be added the Colony, before use, of Gallon of that! by which means the same article would be obtained and the cost of executing the order vid

Liverpool, might,

in this manner, be reduced from £334 to about C176

This

common sense view

of the question the Crown Agents recommend should be adopted.

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