CO129-307 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [10-12] — Page 191

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expenditure in printing the first volume and the Chronological Table and in binding the completed Volumes.

2.

In view of the fact that it appeared from dispatch No. 414 of the 11th September, 1900 that the cost of the work would be $3549.35, it seemed to me that $2,770 was an excessive charge for the work proposed. The case was referred to Messrs. Noronha & Company, Messrs. J. Cannington explained at an interview at this office, that he had intended to propose, in his letter of the 13th October, that Messrs. Noronha and Company should be paid pro-rata for the proportion of work done by them on their original contract of about $3,569.35, and should perhaps receive a small bonus of $200 in consideration of their expenditure in special labour.

3. I accordingly telegraphed on the 29th enquiring whether Messrs. Noronha and Company would be willing to accept release from their original contract on the

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expenditure in printing the first volume and the Chronological Table and in binding the completed Volumes. 2. In view of the fact that it appeared from dispatch No. 414 of the 11th September, 1900 that the cost of the work would be $3549.35, it seemed to me that $2,770 was an excessive charge for the work proposed. The case was referred to Messrs. Noronha & Company, Messrs. J. Cannington explained at an interview at this office, that he had intended to propose, in his letter of the 13th October, that Messrs. Noronha and Company should be paid pro-rata for the proportion of work done by them on their original contract of about $3,569.35, and should perhaps receive a small bonus of $200 in consideration of their expenditure in special labour. 3. I accordingly telegraphed on the 29th enquiring whether Messrs. Noronha and Company would be willing to accept release from their original contract on the
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expenditure in printing the first volume and the Chronological Table

and in bideig the bindung completedly Volumes.

२.

In vein of the

wap estimated

fact that it affered finger desf. No. 414 of the 11th Seftenly, 1900 that the cost of they work would be $3549.35, it sumed to me that $2,770

was

whole

an excessive.

chaye

в

for the work proposed The carved out Means. Noronha Morean Su J. Cannington exflamid

at an interview at this office, that he had intended to profore, in

his letter of the 13-4788 October, that Meson

Noronha and Company should be faid prorat for the proportion of

work don & them

on

then orignial contract

h A A

35, and

3569 should perhaps receiv a small bonus of $200 on about that amount, in consideration of thes expenditure in Special life. 3.

adening

I accordingly

telegraphed to a quer

the 29th

enquing whether

Messrs. Noronha and

Comfery would be willing to accept rehand from their origineal

contract on

the

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