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The Consulting Engineers over the work.

The upshot of the discussion therefore is as follows:-

I feel that it indicates a certain amount of lack of confidence on the part of the Chief Resident Engineer in himself and in the system which is to be greatly deplored. In the second place I would like the Hon. Director of Public Works to study carefully what I have written and to see if he can evolve out of the proposals made by Mr. King and Mr. Logan any practical and useful suggestion for a system of extended Piece-work which would meet their proposals while at the same time reserving to Government the essential control in the way I have indicated. Safeguards against delay, improper use of plant and other matters with which he is more familiar and a better judge than I am must be instituted. When this scheme (in brief outline only) is before me, I will carefully consider it and we can then discuss it. I am not without hope that some use may be made of these proposals with the object of expediting the work and even of promoting economy - though not in the precise form in which they now stand.

2nd. October, 1907.

(sd.) F. D. Lugard.

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704 The Consulting Engineers over the work. The upshot of the discussion therefore is as follows:- I feel that it indicates a certain amount of lack of confidence on the part of the Chief Resident Engineer in himself and in the system which is to be greatly deplored. In the second place I would like the Hon. Director of Public Works to study carefully what I have written and to see if he can evolve out of the proposals made by Mr. King and Mr. Logan any practical and useful suggestion for a system of extended Piece-work which would meet their proposals while at the same time reserving to Government the essential control in the way I have indicated. Safeguards against delay, improper use of plant and other matters with which he is more familiar and a better judge than I am must be instituted. When this scheme (in brief outline only) is before me, I will carefully consider it and we can then discuss it. I am not without hope that some use may be made of these proposals with the object of expediting the work and even of promoting economy - though not in the precise form in which they now stand. 2nd. October, 1907. (sd.) F. D. Lugard.
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704 Jnebisef talɗo add naɗt amoi of beminatq at staæitas sdt nead naɗt ameti Isitini saedt to teóo add cnf ‚atroenkyni Izon efodw add revo basrqa writ dilw domitnos uti ataðniææ of insemisvoð (d) 1 a'voloð æft evo nolalviagra nòi bun (@roentzat gait LuanOJ at ebam eaergorg sdt Jadt eruɛme od rebro at basesti hue que bus,#tail amtë edð mintiw noiteIqwoo asaimorq bas „staʊpaba -niem jaum moitasitionqu od zu beniotieq gated at XTow Bď? Jaďt sɗð at rot bowolLs aldə al «nolstvroque evitoette ca mlad- ymonose betaqisións -W! 10 ¿ÉTOĦ zotretai tanlaga btaug of rebzo al (8) -olboiraq ja moltsɔover tot abivong duum doaninos odž Caleb sub- ni aðað mistren a snob of sub frow ti «Løvredak Lam adt,antsmet xílaoltoang tiada galatrisque sit amid » + B*ISS'TIS Tebra at dosrdnos sát bas,bedsnimile ed tomas entuder soitto síttiä „abolteq odai bobivib taum yalab submuu on #kumme of syrsi a no from-asetq hallao ed yítógir tonnso doldw antamars *#*ZBOTTA tot atietron déiw sÏSDE eld at beeutnoa mittií a od ot em of bomase zovi, nem no galttug Insarisvos to sãoqu af „dostdua ald? ao aashi -gradio boa,oaký balded 'saw totoartnoo edi ti frow adt geðnað -aogal ed bluow imid♪ I aidt „totoæntnov edit tanlaga akit gat- -ni ns rembess ti bna X10# Iennet to anot÷lános sdé at oldiɛ- asonaterworkɔ sáð ni tofsættaco sdt doku̸w auðaða tnobasqab- bsazotype atawia ovad I „uasanoq xilisor at Jon Bluow badirach mejay? 'actaf to smorloë1 #d# to dro¶-soel¶ tot noiésifsberq va boog esuborg of giaxil at beatnayto Claw ti svalled I dołdw .galt:woods citoq to emiroma nkaties a driw cows anob JI „AJ[uges noob od tada Jaut 10% blaq si nem a not yiibigan of abnet Ji bra golibnad ni sosetraque Lesol to nam zegagne dl (@rom on boa Ista yntelvisque of) estas! ti tuodal sviðan gaišiutost Hi aditorq atrodo#tinos egraf sɗt sevas Ji ¡£ladoh giteq mont roent aevisser ti ¿ðnemazevoð beaaaa sta adair ogïsí odð snusINĖ Bertoneng bua Jualq to eaadɔruq edd not teftam fuitkä sit to bra eruðibneye Taro tuematavot add to Iortnos sat tosint odt the Consulting Engineers over the work. The upshot of the discussion therefore is as follows:- I feel that it indicates a certain amount of lack of confidence on the part of the Chief Resident Engineer in himself and in the system which is to be greatly deplored. In the second place I would like the Hon. Director of Public Works to study careful- -ly what I have written and to see if he can evolve out of the proposals made by Mr. King and Mr. Logan any practical and use- -ful suggestion for a system of extended Piece-work which would meet their proposals while at the same time reserving to Govern- -ment the essential control in the way. I have indicated. Safe- ›-guards against delay, improper use of plant and other matters with which he is more familiar and a better judge than I am must be instituted. When this scheme (in brief outline only) is before me, I will carefully consider it and we' can then' dis- -cuss it, I am not without hope that some use may be made of these proposals with the object of expediting the work and even of promoting economy - though not in the precise form in which they now stand. 2nd. October, 1907. (sd.) F. D. Lugard.
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Jnebisef talɗo add naɗt amoi eď of beminatq at staæitas sdt

nead naɗt ameti Isitini saedt to teóo add cnf ‚atroenkyni

↑ Izon efodw add revo basrqa

writ dilw domitnos uti ataðniææ of insemisvoð (d)

1

a'voloð æft evo nolalviagra nòi bun (@roentzat gait LuanOJ

at ebam eaergorg sdt Jadt eruɛme od rebro at basesti hue que

bus,#tail amtë edð mintiw noiteIqwoo asaimorq bas „staʊpaba

-niem jaum moitasitionqu od zu beniotieq gated at XTow Bď? Jaďt

sɗð at rot bowolLs aldə al «nolstvroque evitoette ca mlad-

↑ ymonose betaqisións

-W! 10 ¿ÉTOĦ zotretai tanlaga btaug of rebzo al (8)

-olboiraq ja moltsɔover tot abivong duum doaninos odž Caleb sub-

ni að aðað mistren a yď snob eď of sub frow ti «Løvredak Lam

adt,antsmet xílaoltoang tiada galatrisque sit amid » + B*ISS'TIS

Tebra at dosrdnos sát bas,bedsnimile ed tomas entuder soitto

síttiä „abolteq odai bobivib að taum yalab submuu on #kumme of

syrsi a no from-asetq hallao ed yítógir tonnso doldw antamars

*#*ZBOTTA tot atietron déiw sÏSDE

eld at beeutnoa mittií a od ot em of bomase zovi,

nem no galttug Insarisvos to sãoqu af „dostdua ald? ao aashi

-gradio boa,oaký balded 'saw totoartnoo edi ti frow adt geðnað oð

-aogal ed bluow imid♪ I aidt „totoæntnov edit tanlaga akit gat-

-ni ns rembess ti bna X10# Iennet to anot÷lános sdé at oldiɛ-

asonaterworkɔ sáð ni tofsættaco sdt doku̸w auðaða tnobasqab-

bsazotype atawia ovad I „uasanoq xilisor at Jon Bluow badirach

mejay? 'actaf to smorloë1 #d# to dro¶-soel¶ tot noiésifsberq va

boog esuborg of giaxil at beatnayto Claw ti svalled I dołdw

.galt:woods citoq to emiroma nkaties a driw cows anob JI „AJ[uges

noob od tada Jaut 10% blaq si nem a not yiibigan of abnet Ji

bra golibnad ni sosetraque Lesol to nam zegagne dl (@rom on boa

Ista yntelvisque of) estas! ti tuodal sviðan gaišiutost Hi

aditorq atrodo#tinos egraf sɗt sevas Ji ¡£ladoh giteq mont roent

aevisser ti ¿ðnemazevoð yď beaaaa sta adair ogïsí odð snusINĖ

Bertoneng bua Jualq to eaadɔruq edd not teftam fuitkä sit

to bra eruðibneye Taro tuematavot add to Iortnos sat tosint odt

the Consulting Engineers over the work.

The upshot of the discussion therefore is as follows:-

I feel that it indicates a certain amount of lack of confidence

on the part of the Chief Resident Engineer in himself and in

the system which is to be greatly deplored. In the second place

I would like the Hon. Director of Public Works to study careful-

-ly what I have written and to see if he can evolve out of the

proposals made by Mr. King and Mr. Logan any practical and use-

-ful suggestion for a system of extended Piece-work which would

meet their proposals while at the same time reserving to Govern-

-ment the essential control in the way. I have indicated. Safe-

›-guards against delay, improper use of plant and other matters

with which he is more familiar and a better judge than I am

must be instituted. When this scheme (in brief outline only)

is before me,

I will carefully consider it and we' can then' dis-

-cuss it, I am not without hope that some use may be made of

these proposals with the object of expediting the work and even

of promoting economy - though not in the precise form in which

they now stand.

2nd. October, 1907.

(sd.) F. D. Lugard.

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