CO129-229 - Acting Governor Marsh & Public Offices - 1886 [11-12] — Page 523

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: 2. The papers have been placed in the hands of Mr. Stanger, the Engineer who tests and inspects Portland cement for us and on whose certificates those particular shipments were accepted. I enclose a copy of his report in which he enters at considerable length into the question of the reliability of the tests made by Mr. Orange, the Resident Engineer of Tytam works. His conclusion is that "This cement has been improperly gauged, its strength has been deteriorated by mixing with too much water and the manipulation of the briquettes after gauging has not been in accordance with usual practice and the terms of your Specification." He also attaches to his report copies of the original test certificates of the various shipments of Robins cement, showing results differing from those obtained by Mr. Orange, to an extent which can only be accounted for by a method of testing entirely different. We venture to think that there can be no question as to the relative trustworthiness of the two sets of results, bearing in mind that many thousands of tons of cement have been tested.

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520 : 2. The papers have been placed in the hands of Mr. Stanger, the Engineer who tests and inspects Portland cement for us and on whose certificates those particular shipments were accepted. I enclose a copy of his report in which he enters at considerable length into the question of the reliability of the tests made by Mr. Orange, the Resident Engineer of Tytam works. His conclusion is that "This cement has been improperly gauged, its strength has been deteriorated by mixing with too much water and the manipulation of the briquettes after gauging has not been in accordance with usual practice and the terms of your Specification." He also attaches to his report copies of the original test certificates of the various shipments of Robins cement, showing results differing from those obtained by Mr. Orange, to an extent which can only be accounted for by a method of testing entirely different. We venture to think that there can be no question as to the relative trustworthiness of the two sets of results, bearing in mind that many thousands of tons of cement have been tested. 720
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520 : 2 . The papers have been placed in the hands of In: Stanger, the Engineer who tests and mspects Portland cement for us and on whose certificates those particular shipments were accepted. Senclose a copy of his report in which he enters at considerable length into the question of the reliability of the the tests made by Mr. Orange, the Resident Engineer of Tytam works. His conclusion_ is that "This cement has been improperly gauged, it's strength " has been deteriorated by mixing " with too much water and the "manipulation of the briquettes after 11th September after gauging has not been " in accordance with usual of "practice and the terms "your Specification." He also attaches to his report copies of the original test certificates of the various shipments of Robins cement, showing results differing from those obtained by Mr. "Orange, to an extent which can only be accounted for by method entirely different of testing. We venture to think that there can be 720 question as to the relative trustworthiness the two sets of results, bearing in mind that many thousands of of aury
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2 . The papers have been placed in the hands of In: Stanger, the Engineer who tests and mspects Portland cement for

us and

on whose certificates those particular shipments

were

accepted. Senclose a copy of his report in which he enters at considerable length into the question of the reliability

of

the

the tests made by Mr. Orange, the Resident Engineer of Tytam works. His conclusion_ is that "This cement has been improperly gauged, it's strength " has been deteriorated by mixing " with too much water and the "manipulation of the briquettes after

11th September

after gauging has not been " in accordance with usual

of

"practice and the terms "your Specification." He also attaches to his report copies of the original test certificates of the various shipments of Robins cement, showing results differing from those obtained by Mr. "Orange, to

an extent

which can only be accounted

for by

method

entirely different

of testing. We venture

to think that there can

be

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question as to the relative trustworthiness the two sets of results, bearing in mind that many thousands

of

of

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