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be had for a payment of $400 per day".

On the 21st October the Company sent in a Bill for $16,315.0, being $12,312.0 for 2411 yards of cable, and $400 for a day's hire of the cable steamer.

This gives about 1100 yards of cable more than contemplated by the Captain Superintendent; and the Company charges for the whole day's hire for the steamer, while the work occupied only 3½ hours as reported by Mr Deane.

(Signed) F. Stewart, Acting Auditor General 1 December 1880.

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18.1712.

Acting Colonial Secretary to Superintendent, Great Northern Telegraph Company.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20 December, 1880.

Sir,

I have the honor, by direction of His Excellency the Governor, to enclose for your information, copies of Reports by the Acting Superintendent and the Acting Auditor General on the cost of laying the telegraph cable from Hongkong to Kaulun.

A. Suenson, Esq., Superintendent, Great Northern Telegraph Company.

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499 489 be had for a payment of $400 per day". On the 21st October the Company sent in a Bill for $16,315.0, being $12,312.0 for 2411 yards of cable, and $400 for a day's hire of the cable steamer. This gives about 1100 yards of cable more than contemplated by the Captain Superintendent; and the Company charges for the whole day's hire for the steamer, while the work occupied only hours as reported by Mr Deane. (Signed) F. Stewart, Acting Auditor General 1 December 1880. # (Copy) 18.1712. Acting Colonial Secretary to Superintendent, Great Northern Telegraph Company. Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20 December, 1880. Sir, I have the honor, by direction of His Excellency the Governor, to enclose for your information, copies of Reports by the Acting Superintendent and the Acting Auditor General on the cost of laying the telegraph cable from Hongkong to Kaulun. A. Suenson, Esq., Superintendent, Great Northern Telegraph Company.
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499 489 be had for a payment of $400 per day". On the 214 October the Company sent in d Bill for $163150, being $123120 for 2411 yards of cable, and $400 of the cable steamer" for a day's AS This gives A about 1100. cable yards of than contemplated by the Captain Superintendent; and the Company charges d whole days hire for the steamer, while the work occupied only 31⁄2 hours d reported by mot Deane. (Signed) F. Stewart, Acting Auditor General 1 December 1880. # (Copy) 18.1712. Acting Colonial secretary to Sceperintendent Sir. Great Northern Selegraphe Consipany. Colonial Secretarys' Office, Hongkong, 2o December, 1880. Police I have the honor, by direction of His Excellency the Governor to enclose for your information, copices of Reports of by the acting superintendent. and the Acting Auditor Genseral on the cost of laying the telegraph cable from Hongkong to Kauloon, and A. Suenson, log. Superintendent, Great Northern Selegraph Company.
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499

489

be had for a payment of $400 per

day".

On the 214 October the Company

sent in

d

Bill

for

$163150, being

$123120 for 2411 yards of cable, and $400

of the cable steamer"

for a day's

AS

This gives

A

about 1100.

cable

yards of

than contemplated by

the Captain Superintendent; and the

Company charges

d

whole

days

hire

for the steamer, while the work

occupied only 31⁄2 hours

d ✓

reported

by mot Deane.

(Signed) F. Stewart,

Acting Auditor General

1 December 1880.

#

(Copy)

18.1712.

Acting Colonial secretary to Sceperintendent

Sir.

Great Northern Selegraphe Consipany.

Colonial Secretarys' Office,

Hongkong,

2o December, 1880.

Police

I have the honor, by direction of His Excellency the Governor to enclose for your information, copices of Reports

of by the acting superintendent. and the Acting Auditor Genseral on the cost of laying the telegraph cable from Hongkong

to Kauloon, and

A. Suenson, log.

Superintendent, Great Northern

Selegraph Company.

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