CO129-350 - Public Offices - 1908 — Page 81

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H.Kong 254

ALL COMMUNICATIONS

TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE

GROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES,

THE ABOVE REFERENCE AND THE

DATE OF THIS LETTER BEING QUOTED.

TEL. ADD. CROWN, LONDON"

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26559

R: 22 JUL 08

WHITEHALL CARDENS,

79

God

#7

LONDON, S. W.

21st July

190 8

sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt

of your letter of the 4th November No.58185/1907 covering

a copy of and requesting our observations on a despatch

from the Governor of Hong Kong respecting the pipes supplied

for the main to the Peak service reservoir in 1903.

and

2. I have to express our regret that our answer

has been so long delayed but the matter required very

careful investigation, which took a considerable time,

is has been much impeded by presure of current business.

3. It may be useful here to briefly recapitulate

the history of the transaction. An indent was received

be

in July 1903 from Hong Kong for "3000lineal feet of 5" wrot

#icon pipes for rising main to Peak; 3000 lineal feet of

#5" wrought iron pipes for rising main to Peak; To be

"tested to 1500 lb. per square inch and to be coated with

"Dr.Angus Smith's patent composition".

The indent also included the boilers and pumping machinery

for the scheme, and was accompanied by a letter from the

Director of Public Works with some notes giving particulars

and requesting that the indent might be referred to Mr.

Chadwick in whose hands the settlement of details was to

be left. Mr.Chadwick I may observe has been Consulting

Engineer

The Under Secretary of State,

&0.,20.,&c.,

Colonial Office.