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therefores required from England.

no skilled labour will be

Coot of works. In respect of

ashlar it must be borne in mind

that for the works.

f

it is calculated that abrendag

Reconstruction.

one.

eighth of Ready to

the stone is

provideds

and

30

into the wall.

This

proportion is made up from those blocks

fu

the old wall which can

be

utilized,

from the stones

of

the Kowloon sea-

wall useless and abandoned many years ago,

as also from those lying

at Stone (ytters Island destined for that work but which were not car- -pied thither, and

lastly from the

block's in preparation when the tele- -gram prom-England paralyzed opera-

tions at the quarries.

I should add that it is contemplateds

to divide the Reconstruction work into

four contracts of equal lengths to be pushed on simultaneously, the (age-

supplyz

all plant onaterials, provision being

tractors to

and Ju

mades for

this in the estimates attached. It is desirable however to provide them with Porit and Coment presh from

England and to deduct it's

from their contracts.

value

The cost of

the last Gotland cement received

pom the Crown Agents for the Colguies

la me

4.67

to $4.

pur

including

exchange

freight, landing, storage and ex For the estimates of any

or alterations that the

additions.

Consulting

Eu

desire to advise I ca unch

- Gineer mary

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