CO129-231 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1887 [1-3] — Page 415

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and proof of the value of cement, I therefore recommended that the local materials should be sent to Mr King for testing, which was done. I also showed considerable time that a very long time must necessarily elapse before cement could be placed on the market, therefore there was no chance of the local cement being used on Tyłam Works. Besides, in casual conversation with Mr. Price, he told me that he had thought of Lime Concrete for the upper part of the Dam but it was considered necessary to have the Dam quite homogenous and that therefore nothing but English Cement, from the Crown Agents must be used.

The experiments carried on by Mr. King being only partially successful, the idea of importing some English made Cement clinker struck me as a means of inaugurating the works and of carrying out, on a practical scale and with the benefit of a working staff and plant, trials with the local materials. I therefore asked Mr King to obtain prices of Clinker in the terms of the letters contained in Mr. Stanger's communication to the Crown agents.

My proposal to the Directors of the Company was that we should build a small Kiln & Works and get out grinding machinery with a large quantity of clinker, and under an experienced manager, we would commence trying

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the. and proof of the value of cement, I therefore recommended that the local materials should be sent to Mr King for testing, which was done. I also showed considerable time that a very long time must necessarily elapse before cement could be placed on the market, therefore there was no chance of the local cement being used on Tyłam Works. Besides, in casual conversation with Mr. Price, he told me that he had thought of Lime Concrete for the upper part of the Dam but it was considered necessary to have the Dam quite homogenous and that therefore nothing but English Cement, from the Crown Agents must be used. The experiments carried on by Mr. King being only partially successful, the idea of importing some English made Cement clinker struck me as a means of inaugurating the works and of carrying out, on a practical scale and with the benefit of a working staff and plant, trials with the local materials. I therefore asked Mr King to obtain prices of Clinker in the terms of the letters contained in Mr. Stanger's communication to the Crown agents. My proposal to the Directors of the Company was that we should build a small Kiln & Works and get out grinding machinery with a large quantity of clinker, and under an experienced manager, we would commence trying
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the.

and proof of the value of cement, I therefore recommended. that the local materials should

be sent to Mr King for testing,

which was done. I also chewed

considerable time.

that a

very

must necessarily clapse before cement could be placed

any

wa 2

the

on the market, therefore there

no chance of the local cement being used on Tyłam Works. Besides, in casual conversation with Mr. Price, he told me that he had thought of Rime Concrete

for the upper part

of nevessary to have the Dam quite homogenous and that there fore nothing but English Cement, from the Crown Agents must

the Dam but it was considered

be used.

The experiments carried

-on

on

Sea

409

کھ

by Mr. King being only partially successful, the idea of importing some English made

Cement clinker struck me as

a means

being

of inaugurating the works and of carrying out,

on a practical scale and with the benefit of a working staff and plant, trials with the love materials. I therefore asked Mr King to obtain prices of Clinker in the terms of the letters contained in Mr. Stanger's communication to the Prown

agents.

My proposal to the Directors of the Company was

that we should build a small

Kilu & Works and get out grinding machinery with

A

Parge of

clinker, and under an

manager.

we would commence

experienced

trying

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