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testing the 3rd car (also a Par with that Avas Grea wooden frame) and passed successfully. After the 3rd 420 Car was tested had the cable tested. It was also successful, They put all that weight on the cars and then when testing the cable they do whether it is damaged to see if it is damaged.

said I would put another chain on the Green car where it had broken as I had effect of it at the upper Terminus. but he said they could not pass it as the new chain had to be tested).

I then said that we frequently had to renew chains, bolts, and other things connected with the machinery, and he said we had no business to alter anything either in the cars or machinery without getting permission from the Public Works Department.

I told him that if that was the case, there must be a certain amount of wear and tear, and if these repairs were not to be effected without asking someone's permission to do so, we should have to give up running the cars. They never look at the signalling apparatus, which is more important than the brakes.

I wrote to General Aut. and stated the construction of the lift and of the brakes, and described minutely the method of testing, giving the results of the cars and brakes, size of cable, and its breaking ...

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testing the 3rd car (also a Par with that Avas Grea wooden frame) and passed successfully. After the 3rd 420 Car was tested had the cable tested. It was also successful, They put all that weight on the cars and then when testing the cable they do whether it is damaged to see if it is damaged. said I would put another chain on the Green car where it had broken as I had effect of it at the upper Terminus. but he said they could not pass it as the new chain had to be tested). I then said that we frequently had to renew chains, bolts, and other things connected with the machinery, and he said we had no business to alter anything either in the cars or machinery without getting permission from the Public Works Department. I told him that if that was the case, there must be a certain amount of wear and tear, and if these repairs were not to be effected without asking someone's permission to do so, we should have to give up running the cars. They never look at the signalling apparatus, which is more important than the brakes. I wrote to General Aut. and stated the construction of the lift and of the brakes, and described minutely the method of testing, giving the results of the cars and brakes, size of cable, and its breaking ...
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testing the 3rd car (also a Par with that Avas Grea wooden frame) and passed successfully. After the 3rd 420 Car was tested had the cable tested. It was also enccessful, They put all that weight the cars and then when testing the cable they do whether it is dar rrot до damaged. to see said I would put another chain the Green car where it had broken as I had 100 :fect of it at the upper Terminus. but he said they could not pass it as the news chavin had to be tested). I then said that we frequently had to renew chains bolts and wils and other other things connected with the machinery and be said we had no business to tervel anything either in the Card cars uvachinery and informing without 96 getting permir. sion from the Public Works Department. I told him that if that was the case the tran a se veya certuiv samway corila There must be a amount of avear and cari tear and if these repairs. not be effected without asking someone's permission to do so we should have to give up running the cars. They never look at the signalling apparatus which is more in. portant than the brakes. chiso I wrote to General Aut. and stated the cars- truction of the live and of the brakes and devcribed minutelez the method of seshing giving the everg lets of the cars. and brakes, size of cable and its breaking
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testing the 3rd car (also a

Par with

that

Avas

Grea

wooden frame) and passed successfully.

After the 3rd

420

Car

was tested

had the cable tested. It

was also enccessful,

They put all that weight

the cars

and then when testing

the cable they do

whether it is dar

rrot

до

damaged.

to see

said I would put another

chain

the Green

car where

it had broken as I had 100

:fect of it at the upper

Terminus.

but he said they could not pass it

as the news chavin had

to be tested).

I then said that we frequently

had to renew chains bolts and

wils

and other

other things connected

with the machinery

and be

said we had no business to

tervel

anything either in the

Card

cars

uvachinery

and

informing

without

96

getting permir.

sion from the Public Works Department.

I told him that if that was

the case the tran

a se veya

certuiv

samway

corila

There must be a

amount of

avear

and

cari

tear and if these repairs. not be effected without asking someone's permission to do so we should have to give up running the cars.

They

never

look at the signalling

apparatus which is

more in.

portant than the brakes.

chiso

I wrote to General Aut.

and stated the cars-

truction of the live and of the brakes and devcribed minutelez the method of seshing giving the everg

lets of

the cars.

and

brakes, size of cable and its

breaking

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