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be 62% on the cost of work done in the Colony.

At this stage it is not possible

to say what the work is going to cost, but exclusive

of iron work, piping &c., imported from England, it is pretty sure not to fall short of $300,000. The payment on this to the Engineers would be, at 61%,

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$18,750.

If the other proposal contained in

my letter of the 29th. January, No.84, was adopted and

a special Engineer obtained through Mr. Chadwick from

England, I estimate that the cost of the Engineering

of the scheme would be as follows.-

Passage from England of Engineer.

3 years salary at $7,200.

.$600

,21,600

Passage back to England.

600

Local Travelling allowance to Officer

at say $360 per annum for 3 years......1,080

$23,880.

while if the work extended over three years, which is

quite possible, the expense would be proportionately

increased.

6.

I am,

therefore, strongly in favour

of entrusting the work to Messrs. Denison and Ram. Govern-

ment will then secure the services of a very capable

Engineer in the person of Mr. Gibbs with 11 years expe-

rience in the Colony and intimate knowledge of Chinese

Contractors and the local prices of work.

It is proposed (C.0.D.350/1900) to

get a European Overseer from Eng and to reside at the

work