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there is a

Board for opening

public

and accepting Tenders for Tubli e Works, Stores go, for the s vice. This is not the case

at present in tongsong; where

the Colonial Secretary opens all

tenders, and afterwards refers them for report to the head of

the Department concorner, whose

recommendation is generally approved by the Governor.

2.

Rystein is objectionable

for many obvious reasons; and

experience has shown that

it has been the main cause

the

of several officers of Government having been

exposes to, it is firmly believed, most unjust insinuations and attacks.

3. Accordingly, I

advice

have appointed with the

of

the Executive buncil, a Board of Tenders, coimposed as will be seen from the

annexed

document,

and with rules founded

on those

Coming

"" prescribed, for the

Commissariat Departement

of