CO129-204 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [11-12] — Page 355

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the benefit of his assistance

with

regard to the important details

with the Makers and Patentees

Mesor Hathorne

350

Co.

of

Me 22 Charing

which

you

have called

021

one to

report upon.

For the construction

of

the

tunnel I beg to

recommend

the

purchase of

a sufficient number.

of Hathorne's patent rock drills to be driven by compressed air, I

have personally, in

in

conjunction with

these

Mr Price, examined.

machines at work, and recom

: mended them for Hong trong

in

preference to

any

other

patents

account 0-21

of

their

simplicity

and durability, I

Therefore advise that instead of advertising for tenders, arrange= =ments be entered into directly

with

Cross, to supply at the prices named

in their printed list,

fire- agreed upon,

the

OL

سا

be

Blant

specified in the Schedule marked # hereto attached. If approved the

requisition should be sent to Mess" Hathorne's at

as it will take

once

them ci considerable

time

to

execute the proposed order.

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Mess Halhouse & Co. are also

prepared to

recommend for the

tunnel work suitable Mechanics

experienced in the use

their of

Mock drills, and as it is essential

should be well acquainted

this

the

particular class

with the manipulation of

machine, of

I

am

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