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afford monthly, delays

26.

elapsed

d between the

completions

of a

a work and the final payment for it that the delay was unavoidable. I say unhesitatingly

57

334

accounts, great

and small, that

have

often

to be

passed through

the

necessary

stages to avoidable. These

that the delays

are

nearly all

cases attributable to the Chinese

by

themselves to their

quarrels

with

work as

sub Contractors, and sureties with

their principals, and to the way

in which they

put, and

way furnish their claims especially for extra work, and to the difficulties arising from questions about the inflation or re

remission, of penalties

for

48.-

NAV

fulfilment of Contract

to time...

Owing to the

numerous

accounts have first to be checked, the Overseer superintending the

the offices

to

then passed by

quantities, then in

prices, and

me

to the

different items to which they

relate

on

the Estimates. Even

then duplicates have to be made in the office, and payments compiled, and examined before

forward them to the

Audit Office..

49.

(suming that a Contractér

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afford monthly, delays 26. elapsed d between the completions of a a work and the final payment for it that the delay was unavoidable. I say unhesitatingly 57 334 accounts, great and small, that have often to be passed through the necessary stages to avoidable. These that the delays are nearly all cases attributable to the Chinese by themselves to their quarrels with work as sub Contractors, and sureties with their principals, and to the way in which they put, and way furnish their claims especially for extra work, and to the difficulties arising from questions about the inflation or re remission, of penalties for 48.- NAV fulfilment of Contract to time... Owing to the numerous accounts have first to be checked, the Overseer superintending the the offices to then passed by quantities, then in prices, and me to the different items to which they relate on the Estimates. Even then duplicates have to be made in the office, and payments compiled, and examined before forward them to the Audit Office.. 49. (suming that a Contractér
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affior monthly, delays

26.

elapsed

d between the

completions

of a

a work and the final payment for it that the delay was unavoidable. I say unhesitatingly

57

334

accounts, great

and small, that

have

oftew

to be

passed through

the

ne separity

tur aut

voidable. These

that the delays

are

nearly all

cases attributable to the Chinese

by

themselves to their

quarrels

arrels with

work as

sub Contractors, and sureties with

their principals, and to the reaklif

in which they

Be out, and

way furnish their claims expecially for esetra work, and to the difficulties arising from questions about the infliation or re

remission, of penalties

for

48.-

NAV

fulfilment of Contract

to time...

Owing to the

numerons

accounts have first to be cheated, the Overseer superintending the

the offices

to

༼ཧ༩་

A1

to

then passed by

tities, then in

prices, and

me

to the

different items to which they

change

ક્

gentile

on

XAL

the Estimates. Even

then duplicates have to be made in the office, and paychuts compileds, and examined lufore Дели

forward them to the

Audit Office..

49.

(suming that a Contractér

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