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amount

of the £55, 625 voted; though,

of course, it has been impossible to expecd anything like that account at present, and practically the whole actical -expenditure to date has been only £5,283 to which must be added 2.5 p. c. reserves = on certain works due to the contractors

held.

for work actually done, and on

over

only

Comporarily in accordance with

- the conditions of contract . This

i

€838

makes, virtually, a total of £6,121 - $32,988.

" which very shortly addition will be made for

a considerable

but not yet measured.

work done,

But, having

P

ao above stated_

incurred liabilities to the extent

of the

whole £55,625 authorised, d subruit that I cannot enter upon any fresh contracts or proceed with any fresh

works such as "Stonecutter West Central "

or

"Fly

be soon

"Poiret " Batteries – both likely to

approved ___

until I know

that the additional amount required

them will be authorised.

for

And yet, if

we are

to wake

fair

progress

with the works and complete

them all in a reasonable period,

we

ought to commena

their

coon-

the

very preliminaries for contracts taking

a considerable time.

The labor market is limited to a

certain extent; that is to

Day,

no one

contractor cau cont

engage

more

than

a

or

certain number

r of men,

superintend them so as to make a reasonable profit for himself. It is therefore decirceble to engage, if possible, different contractors for

n

differees!

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