CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 261

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Chinese Contractors... The latter were frequently left many months without payment for no adequate reason at all, or rather for the want of necessary consequences. The result was that these well-known delays induced the Contractors to increase the price demanded in their tenders for Government work.... This was a subject very carefully gone into by the Committee, who had examined many of the best-known Contractors, and he thinks the matter extremely important, at the same time that it admits of easy and complete proof.

"The Honorable Thomas Child ... Anglican clergyman, and its Presiding Chairman, stated that he would adopt the advice... His jurisdiction therefore is to call on Mr. Monson for explanations regarding the several charges above named, and to lay such explanations before the Council - in no way palliating or justifying himself, that being the course prescribed by their usual Instructions."

14 (Five Weeks) Yours faithfully,

Mant[o]ro, Clerk of Commons.

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Chinese Contractors... The latter were frequently left many months without payment for no adequate reason at all, or rather for the want of necessary consequences. The result was that these well-known delays induced the Contractors to increase the price demanded in their tenders for Government work.... This was a subject very carefully gone into by the Committee, who had examined many of the best-known Contractors, and he thinks the matter extremely important, at the same time that it admits of easy and complete proof. "The Honorable Thomas Child ... Anglican clergyman, and its Presiding Chairman, stated that he would adopt the advice... His jurisdiction therefore is to call on Mr. Monson for explanations regarding the several charges above named, and to lay such explanations before the Council - in no way palliating or justifying himself, that being the course prescribed by their usual Instructions." 14 (Five Weeks) Yours faithfully, Mant[o]ro, Clerk of Commons.
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15. Chinise Contactos.. The latter were frequently left many months without payment for no adequate reason at all. or rather for the Wo NexsAL Consequences was that thise will known delays indriced the Contractors &o incrcare the to price demanded in their tenders for Axcrument Movk.... This was A subject very carefully gone into by the Committee, who had examined many F the best Known Contractors and he thinks the matter extremely important- at the same time that it admits of easy and compiele proof._ "The Stonorable thomas child نار 259 Anglier correurs, and Its Preciting Daylin plates that he wouca adopt the adnċe.. Dis jinkution therefore all is to exit of Mt Monson for explanations Ĝ. The several charge above named, and to lay snck expianations oéfac the Connal - i noć paliijacióny to himselfs that being the Cure prescrived, by ber unscrup Instinations." 14 (Five Wince) YpStad shade Mantro. Clerk of Commons.
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15.

Chinise Contactos.. The latter

were frequently left many

months

without payment for no adequate

reason

at all.

or rather for the

Wo NexsAL

Consequences was

that thise will known delays indriced the Contractors &o incrcare

the

to

price demanded in their

tenders for Axcrument Movk....

This

was

A

subject very carefully

gone into by the Committee, who

had

examined many

F

the best

Known Contractors and he thinks the matter extremely important- at the same time that it admits of easy and compiele proof._

"The Stonorable thomas child

نار

259

Anglier correurs, and Its Preciting

Daylin

plates that he wouca adopt the

adnċe.. Dis jinkution therefore

all

is to exit of Mt Monson for

explanations

Ĝ. The several

charge above named, and to lay snck expianations oéfac the Connal - i noć paliijacióny

to himselfs that being the Cure prescrived, by ber unscrup Instinations."

14

(Five Wince)

YpStad

shade Mantro.

Clerk of Commons.

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