CO129-223 - Governor Sir Bowen Acting Governor Marsh & Others - 1885 [11-12] — Page 278

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Sir Robert Rawlinson to Crown agents.

London

31st

August 1885,

Hong Kong Water Works, Tytam Dam.

Gentlemen,

I cannot

recommendation

of

accept

the

the Surveyor

General (Mr. Price) namely to alter the

mode of supplying Portland Cement for the reservoir embankment as if purchased in the Colony I could

quality

not have

any

control over

the

by test as now carried out under the supervision of Mr. Stanger in whom I have the greatest confidence.

I have seen a

copy of the tenders

and find that the lowest has been

accepted.

The reduction in price named

for