CO129-204 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [11-12] — Page 366

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of avoiding thee do

danger of

getting inferior work if the latter is submitted to competitive tender

and obtained by a firm having no previous experience in this special line.

Without in any way

Soverment Guest

Or

myself

binding the

Iinvited Messrs

& Chrimes to submit to me a tender for the mid feattien standard main, Sluice values & Gun metal gearing, in reply they expressed themselves

Able to execute the orden

of

and

Que d

for the sum £867.12.6, a tender which upon investigation, I found to be favi reasonable. Should any recommendation be accepted, Mr Bude will call upon you personally with the detailed

on which the Contract

specification upon

with Messrs Guest & Chrimes should be based.

out,

to point

In conclusion. Theg for the information of the R. Hoube the Secretary of State, the manifest

advantage to the Lytam Waterworks

of

feu

361

week S

of detaining Wr Price a Couger in this country to supervise

and inspect the tunnel boring machinery

as well as the vrouwwork. &

for the Valve well

the other require

*

Searing

Both the one and

very careful looking

Raving

atrea dy

after and der Buée

devoted considerable attention to

these particular subjects, will be able

to ensure that the specifications such case have been fully complied with The tunnel boring Engines will be recidy, for final inspection and shipment next mouth

and

the

Valve. well machinery, provided

the order is issued promptly, should take even less time.

Ihave to

Signed, Robert Rawlinson