CO129-229 - Acting Governor Marsh & Public Offices - 1886 [11-12] — Page 526

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connection with the indent to which the Governor's dispatch refers is not without significance. The order being of considerable magnitude, we invited competition among the firms on our list, including Fearnley's White. To our surprise, this firm, whose quotations have for years been exceptionally high, on this occasion, in company with the Burnham firm and Messrs. Burge & Barrows, was the lowest among the three equal firms. I have preferred to have given the order to either of the other two firms rather than to Messrs. White, of whose cement we have little experience. But in view of the Surveyor General's preference for Messrs. White's cement, we entrusted the order to them, with this result: they are under contract to deliver 1500 barrels a month, commencing in July, so that, at this date, we ought to have shipped 6000 barrels. We have actually shipped only 750 barrels in all, the remainder having, on repeated tests, failed to fulfil the conditions of the Specification.

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523 connection with the indent to which the Governor's dispatch refers is not without significance. The order being of considerable magnitude, we invited competition among the firms on our list, including Fearnley's White. To our surprise, this firm, whose quotations have for years been exceptionally high, on this occasion, in company with the Burnham firm and Messrs. Burge & Barrows, was the lowest among the three equal firms. I have preferred to have given the order to either of the other two firms rather than to Messrs. White, of whose cement we have little experience. But in view of the Surveyor General's preference for Messrs. White's cement, we entrusted the order to them, with this result: they are under contract to deliver 1500 barrels a month, commencing in July, so that, at this date, we ought to have shipped 6000 barrels. We have actually shipped only 750 barrels in all, the remainder having, on repeated tests, failed to fulfil the conditions of the Specification.

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523 connection with the indent to which the Governor's dispatch refers is not without significance The order being of considerable magnitude, we invited competition among the fime on our list including Fear's White. To -surprise this firm, whore quotations have for years been exceptionally high, on this occasion, in company with the Burham bi and Messrs our wvere Burge & Barrows was the lourst in the competition; among Lor should the three equal firms, I have preferred to have given the order to either of the other two two firms rather than to Messt: White, of whose cement we have little experience. But in view of the Surveyor General! preference for Fressr? White's ament we entrusted the order to them, with this result: they are under contract to deliver 1500 barrels a month Comme rencing in July so that, at this date, we ought to have shipped 6000 barrels. We have actually shipped only 750 barrels in all, the remainder having on repeated texts, failed to fulfil the conditions of the Specification and if Lit ury

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connection with the indent to which the Governor's dispatch refers is not without significance The order being of considerable magnitude, we invited competition among

the fime

on our list including Fear's White. To -surprise this firm, whore quotations have for years been exceptionally high, on this occasion, in company with the Burham bi and Messrs

our

wvere

Burge & Barrows was the lourst

in the competition;

among

Lor

should

the three equal firms,

I have preferred to have given the

order to either

the other

two

two firms rather than to Messt: White, of whose cement we have little experience. But

in view of the Surveyor General! preference for Fressr? White's ament we entrusted the order to them, with this result: they

are under contract to deliver 1500 barrels a month

Comme

rencing in July so that, at this date, we

ought to have shipped 6000 barrels. We have actually shipped only 750 barrels in all, the remainder

having on repeated texts, failed to fulfil the conditions of the Specification and if

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