CO129-231 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1887 [1-3] — Page 397

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at home with the view of ascertaining whether it was

possible to manufacture

cement locally that would be

of as good quality

as Portland

The Committee

report that as a matter of fact this question has not

yet been determined.

The Company

is, I understand, still only a project, and, as the Tytam Water Works will be completed next August or

September, long before any cement is manufactured here, supposing, which is still doubtful, that the experiments should ultimately prove

successful, I fully agree with the Committee in thinking

that Mr Orange acted conscientiously and without ulterior motives

in reporting as he did in June last that some of the later cement received from the Crown Agents

was not giving the same result as previous shipments, under precisely

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at home with the view of ascertaining whether it was possible to manufacture cement locally that would be of as good quality as Portland The Committee report that as a matter of fact this question has not yet been determined. The Company is, I understand, still only a project, and, as the Tytam Water Works will be completed next August or September, long before any cement is manufactured here, supposing, which is still doubtful, that the experiments should ultimately prove successful, I fully agree with the Committee in thinking that Mr Orange acted conscientiously and without ulterior motives in reporting as he did in June last that some of the later cement received from the Crown Agents was not giving the same result as previous shipments, under precisely
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at home with the view of ascertaining whether it was ( possible to manufacture :rement locally that would be of as good quality Dement. as Portland The Committee report that as a matter of _ ot this fact question has not - yet been determined. Pompany The is, I understand,~ still only a project, and, as the Tytam Water Works will be completed next August or September, long before any.- cement 391 cement is manufactured here, supposing, which is still doubtful, that the experiments should ultimately prove successful, I fully agree with fully-agree the Committee in thinking that Mr Orange acted conscientiously and without ulterior motives in reporting as he did in June last that some of the later cement received from : the Crown Agents giving was not the same result as previous shipments, under presisely -
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at home with the view of ascertaining whether it was

(

possible to manufacture

:rement locally that would be

of as good quality

Dement.

as Portland

The Committee

report that as a matter of _

ot this

fact

question has not

- yet been determined.

Pompany

The

is, I understand,~

still only a project, and, as the Tytam Water Works will be completed next August or

September, long before any.-

cement

391

cement is manufactured here,

supposing, which is still doubtful, that the experiments should ultimately prove

successful, I fully agree with

fully-agree

the Committee in

thinking

that Mr Orange acted conscientiously

and without ulterior motives

in reporting

as he did in

June last that some

of the

later cement received from

: the Crown Agents

giving

was not

the same result as

previous shipments, under

presisely

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