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complicated description, prescuting svery. difficulty which contractors accounts can present, charges

evider the original 27-

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on track charges for extra works, change. for works substituted for work disapproved of by the Company' buginer and additions one hand and on the other

thests on the

to

hand payments made in materials as well

ao

rovey-

and a heavy claim for penalties

incurred for breaches of the original contract: It was absolutely imposible for any lement to try such a case . It duranded 4-actical Kunoledge of the duties of au bugineer not the Solicitors for the parties applied to the levert for leave to refer the case to arbitration I should have exercised the powers of the burt under the bode to do

s in all their brauches - and had

so.

aw

The difficulty was to fird Arbitrator with the qualifications requisite papple with the intricate and difficult details of the case,

to

Mest Wilson & Bahway who profesional Architects and Buronzors disqualified as having bus the Engin

her

are

were

bugivers-

employed by the Cosmopolition Dock Ce to superintend the work's during construction; but I believe that it would be

more correct

to say that they built the docks.

The only other two vou

official,

gentlemen to whom I could have ventured

to refer the

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though guillemine of content

Lexcellent

ablities, had not had the amount of co-

experience ive very for

secured to

sack co

ry for the sinsk us it.

Under these circumstances when