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for it has of course more local knowledge than the servant it engages from abroad. Contracts for Labour, and Sections of Construction Work are intimately associated with the "technical conduct of the works" and should not be interfered with in detail by the Government. The Government should however see that the Contracts are placed to the best advantage, and should be able to greatly assist the Chief Resident Engineer in obtaining good and cheap contracts, and should be able to relieve him of non-technical work in this matter. The plans and specifications of the contract, the decision as to which sections &c. shall be let to contract, and the nature of the contract itself are however all matters for the Chief Resident Engineer subject to the check and approval of the Government.

Contracts for stores and material divide themselves into two groups:-

(a) Those required for the Railway itself - Plant, Machinery, Rolling-stock, Bridging material, Rails, Sleepers, &c. These are technical and the Chief Resident Engineer orders them through the Crown Agents, under the check and control of the Consulting Engineers.

(b) Miscellaneous such as Coal, Clothing, Timber &c. These should be intimated on a Requisition submitted to the Government which will exercise its discretion in getting them from Home or locally and (if the latter) whether by public tender and advertisement or otherwise. They are entirely non-technical, and the Chief Resident Engineer should be relieved of all accounts and vouchers in respect of them and of all responsibility for their cost. He should give a brief explanation of the degree of urgency and of the reasons for which they are required, and of their necessity on the face of the Requisition or in a covering letter. If the supply of such stores appears to Government guided by its advisers - to be excessive the Government refers to its Consulting Engineers, who are its final expert advisers, and are neither the employees of the Crown Agents, nor Contractors employing the Chief Resident Engineer.

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Page 54 1.4 for it has of course more local knowledge than the servant it engages from abroad. Contracts for Labour, and Sections of Construction Work are intimately associated with the "technical conduct of the works" and should not be interfered with in detail by the Government. The Government should however see that the Contracts are placed to the best advantage, and should be able to greatly assist the Chief Resident Engineer in obtaining good and cheap contracts, and should be able to relieve him of non-technical work in this matter. The plans and specifications of the contract, the decision as to which sections &c. shall be let to contract, and the nature of the contract itself are however all matters for the Chief Resident Engineer subject to the check and approval of the Government. Contracts for stores and material divide themselves into two groups:- (a) Those required for the Railway itself - Plant, Machinery, Rolling-stock, Bridging material, Rails, Sleepers, &c. These are technical and the Chief Resident Engineer orders them through the Crown Agents, under the check and control of the Consulting Engineers. (b) Miscellaneous such as Coal, Clothing, Timber &c. These should be intimated on a Requisition submitted to the Government which will exercise its discretion in getting them from Home or locally and (if the latter) whether by public tender and advertisement or otherwise. They are entirely non-technical, and the Chief Resident Engineer should be relieved of all accounts and vouchers in respect of them and of all responsibility for their cost. He should give a brief explanation of the degree of urgency and of the reasons for which they are required, and of their necessity on the face of the Requisition or in a covering letter. If the supply of such stores appears to Government guided by its advisers - to be excessive the Government refers to its Consulting Engineers, who are its final expert advisers, and are neither the employees of the Crown Agents, nor Contractors employing the Chief Resident Engineer.
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54 ¿Visteron2 Isinoio) .non ent rebnu betondanoo anted at yawlish alfTM" ed ot ai l wod boa al meteye Jærið Jac® .*metavë fat nextræqə¶* subnaromak dnøðrogat erið ni mwob blai bna beaitab erew beżow «ISJPXI .ZK neððkww dodaqash a od etusolone ma boirot doldw .ASEs.bo xoof suiƐ ni baristidvq,5001,rodmos{ .atë no not- Totibua Imood ext bus 18oenigni inebias♬ tel:D eɗt bua mot eval) Latnamótagad sið yf" =1blam eraɗt ak #I († aids to aeiqeo todomi‡noð awo ati samooed Jɛamitereð aðð tædt insem si mat#TA oɗið abzolta Beizantmilang to moitaraqenq futetao odt................ oela jud erysibətsqze to Jamɔerot eidation a vino dom dnemur:evoð .dtow to asongong ont galžoado bus gaidojaw to anLAGE A Jmermtevo) end no tilerijas taomis abusqab mojaya ədð 20 #88955m to reolto me of flow sɗż to Iovinoo add davnine od sida galed Teoitto jadð at Jaev od baraqere gateď aði bưê..................œwo mắt Todosítnoð a ed nerla at aa dolteroaib to eTURGOM OBTAï omaa erft zoenig inebizef toldo sit beigja yliawan.» Inøyà toldo uid of ¿quodal awo aid asgagne ed ¡Jusanteroð níž vd begegne at of - not mi e .aisinejam nwo sid atnega morɔ ed♪ dgvords areÖTO tnevntɔved add to insviøn sát nemoqtre Løtoday bra satiqtonib Inotnost add mort traje neoktoritaal tot adeof en mode of .adnow add to Joubneo badoup zino baa segaaaaq bettim evad I * .$ neeď sad majaga Iaðnemiraqet sit .od reter od dalw I Sariw teniaga batosnih aminišino adź to vsem žudit Lakrit I tud beauða fon Red in C i in fomi sắt thao baliki ỰC ĐA đã tel:10 and betquoos Foal al nadď bɛa neitinoq reqonq aới hoallast al weir M .1otomíjmoð a otov figgodt as teenigrɑ ineblueя atl to 19ol120 ma" *J KOSTTOVOð end to fnsviða æo od tadð Ila baa,frow Isaindosd edt tot vino eidianoquOT - #wo ojansas meltownjanoo yawliafi Lavindset abiatuo anoitsijank mid tnar Jiemievoð náð 13 kw asli dI .inemutevoð sɗt moti .Jit seoa ji sa molteronib to ewesen a dowa Sremmisvoð a Jant noiniqo to plisnomteq im I *01 ‚atusitno0 [abol salvroqua vienols ateeretni evo ætt at bluona pt. Da Ald 1.4 for it has of course more local knowledge than the servant it engages from abroad. Contracts for Labour, and Sections of Construction Work are intimately associated with the "technical conduct of the works" and should not be interfered with in detail by the Government. The Goverment should however sea that the Contracts are placed to the best advantage, and should be able to greatly assist the Chief Resident Engineer in ob- -taining good and cheap contracts, and should be able to relieve him of non-technical work in this matter. The plans and specifi- -cations of the contract, the decision as to which sections &c. shall be let to contract, and the nature of the contract itself are however all matters for the Chief Resident Engineer subject to the check and approval of the Government. Contracts for steres and material dévide themselves into two groups:- · Plant, (a) Those required for the Railway itself Machinery, Relling-stock, Bridging material, Rails, Sleepers, c., These are technical and the Chief Resident Engineer orders them through the Crown Agents, under the check and centrol of the Consulting Engineers. (b). Kiscellaneous such as Coal, Clothing, Timber &c., These should be intimated on a Requisition submitted to the Government which will exercise its discretion in getting them from Home or locally and (if the latter) whether by public tender and advertisement or otherwise. They are entirely non- -technical, and the chief Resident Engineer should be relieved of all accounts and vouchers in respect of them and of all responsibility for their cost. He should give a brief explana- -tion of the degree of urgency and of the reasons for which they are required, and of their necessity on the face of the Requisition er in a covering letter. If the supply of such stores appears to fevernment guided by its advisers - to be excessive the Government refers to its Consulting Engineers, who are its final expert advisers, and are neither the employees of the Crown Agents, nor Contractors employing the Chief Resident
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¿Visteron2 Isinoio) .non

ent rebnu betondanoo anted at yawlish alfTM"

ed ot ai l wod boa al meteye Jærið Jac® .*metavë fat nextræqə¶*

subnaromak dnøðrogat erið ni mwob blai bna beaitab erew beżow

«ISJPXI .ZK yď neððkww dodaqash a od etusolone ma boirot doldw

.ASEs.bo xoof suiƐ ni baristidvq,5001,rodmos{ .atë no not-

Totibua Imood ext bus 18oenigni inebias♬ tel:D eɗt bua mot eval)

Latnamótagad sið yf" =1blam eraɗt ak #I († aids to aeiqeo

todomi‡noð awo ati samooed Jɛamitereð aðð tædt insem si mat#TA

oɗið abzolta Beizantmilang to moitaraqenq futetao odt................

oela jud erysibətsqze to Jamɔerot eidation a vino dom dnemur:evoð

.dtow to asongong ont galžoado bus gaidojaw to anLAGE A

Jmermtevo) end no tilerijas taomis abusqab mojaya ədð 20 #88955m

to reolto me of flow sɗż to Iovinoo add davnine od sida galed

Teoitto jadð at Jaev od baraqere gateď aði nó bưê..................œwo mắt

Todosítnoð a ed nerla at aa dolteroaib to eTURGOM OBTAï omaa erft zoenig inebizef toldo sit beigja yliawan.» Inøyà toldo uid of

¿quodal awo aid asgagne ed ¡Jusanteroð níž vd begegne at of - not mi e .aisinejam nwo sid atnega morɔ ed♪ dgvords areÖTO tnevntɔved add to insviøn sát nemoqtre Løtoday bra satiqtonib Inotnost add mort traje neoktoritaal tot adeof en mode of

.adnow add to Joubneo

badoup zino baa segaaaaq bettim evad I

*

.$

neeď sad majaga Iaðnemiraqet sit .od reter od dalw I Sariw teniaga batosnih aminišino adź to vsem žudit Lakrit I tud beauða fon Red in C i in fomi sắt và thao baliki ỰC ĐA đã tel:10 and betquoos Foal al nadď bɛa neitinoq reqonq aới hoallast al weir M .1otomíjmoð a otov að figgodt as teenigrɑ ineblueя atl to 19ol120 ma" *J KOSTTOVOð end to fnsviða æo až od tadð Ila baa,frow Isaindosd edt tot vino eidianoquOT - #wo ojansas meltownjanoo yawliafi Lavindset abiatuo anoitsijank mid tnar að Jiemievoð náð 13 kw asli dI .inemutevoð sɗt moti

.Jit seoa ji sa molteronib to ewesen a dowa Sremmisvoð a Jant noiniqo to plisnomteq im I

*01

‚atusitno0 [abol salvroqua vienols ateeretni evo ætt at bluona

pt.

Da Ald

1.4

for it has of course more local knowledge than the servant it

engages from abroad. Contracts for Labour, and Sections of

Construction Work are intimately associated with the "technical

conduct of the works" and should not be interfered with in

detail by the Government. The Goverment should however sea

that the Contracts are placed to the best advantage, and should

be able to greatly assist the Chief Resident Engineer in ob-

-taining good and cheap contracts, and should be able to relieve

him of non-technical work in this matter. The plans and specifi-

-cations of the contract, the decision as to which sections &c.

shall be let to contract, and the nature of the contract itself

are however all matters for the Chief Resident Engineer subject

to the check and approval of the Government.

Contracts for steres and material dévide

themselves into two groups:-

·

Plant,

(a) Those required for the Railway itself

Machinery, Relling-stock, Bridging material, Rails, Sleepers,

c., These are technical and the Chief Resident Engineer

orders them through the Crown Agents, under the check and

centrol of the Consulting Engineers.

(b). Kiscellaneous such as Coal, Clothing, Timber &c.,

These should be intimated on a Requisition submitted to

the Government which will exercise its discretion in getting

them from Home or locally and (if the latter) whether by public

tender and advertisement or otherwise. They are entirely non-

Lê -technical, and the chief Resident Engineer should be relieved

of all accounts and vouchers in respect of them and of all

responsibility for their cost. He should give a brief explana-

-tion of the degree of urgency and of the reasons for which they

are required, and of their necessity on the face of the

Requisition er in a covering letter. If the supply of such

stores appears to fevernment guided by its advisers - to be

excessive the Government refers to its Consulting Engineers,

who are its final expert advisers, and are neither the employees

of the Crown Agents, nor Contractors employing the Chief

Resident

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