4. You will remember that the Surveyor General last year strongly advocated the purchase of Cement locally from the hands of Messrs. White, but my predecessor, the Secretary of State, was unable to sanction that course for the reasons given in his despatch No. 52 of the 14th of July 1885. Although there reasons remain unanswered & uncontroverted, W. Price now again (in his letter enclosed in your despatch under acknowledgment) advocates the purchase of Cement from Messrs. Whites and compares the results obtained with that Cement with those given under Messrs. Robins' contract.
As at the date of Mr. Price's letter no White's Cement for the Water Works had been shipped from the Agents, I presume that the material of this brand which the Surveyor General had in store was purchased locally before the receipt of Lord Stanley's despatch of 26th August intimating forbidding the local purchase of Cement. I request to be informed accordingly.
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Mr. Wingfield.
Mr. Bramston.
Mr. Meade.
Sir R. Herbert.
Lord Dunraven.
Mr. Stanhope.
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that the Surveyor feneral last year strongly ad¬ ther purchase of Cement agents locally from the hands
Messrs. White, that may predecesser the Sec. State, hand Staule, was unable
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reasons remain
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W. Price now again (in his letter Enclosed in Jour desp
under
acknowledgment) advocates
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Mr.
Mr.
MINUTE.
Mr. Wingfield.
Mr. Bramston.
Mr. Meade.
Sir R. Herbert.
Lord Dunraven.
Mr. Stanhope.
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Whites
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Cement, and cumpar
are
the results obtained
with that Cement with
by the cement rufflin
Mose given sunder Messrs.
Robins' contract. As at the date
of Mr. Prices
White's Cement
letter no
for
the Water Works had
thel.
been shipped fro Agents, I presume that the material of this brand which th
I had
Surveyor feneral
in store was
purchased
cally before the
receipt
gute of
A
Lord
Stanley's
Any. 1885
tallen of 26th Aug tilling forbidding
the local
Purchase of Cement Irequest to the
to inform
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