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uties of Resident ngineer under depart- ental system.

amounts set out as far as possible for each item, should be drawn up by the consulting Engineer and submitted for the sanction of the Colonial Goverment and the Secretary of State

It is desirable that this should be done before the work is begun, or, if time does not permit of further surveys are necessary, as soon as

The estimate serves as a possible afterwards. guide both to the Resi ont Engineer and to those

Any whose duty it is to check the expenditure. material revision of the estimate which may be necessary during the course of the work will be submitted for sanction in the aume way as the original estimate. The consulting Engineer is primarily responsible both for the preparation of the detailed estimate, and for promptly bring ing to notice probable excesses of expenditure. The items on which excesses are likely to occur should be shown and the reasons for the excess

explained.

10. The local control of the work is vested

in a Resident Engineer selected by the Consult- ing Engineer and recommended by him to the Crown

This officer enters into Agents for appointment.

an agreement with the Crown Agents on behalf of the golonial Government, the principal conditions of which are more or less storeotyped by ngage, to serve the Government for such period and on.. He such terasa may be arranged in each case.

is for all purposes of discipline and account the servant of the Government, but for instruc-

tions