CO129-351 - Public Offices - 1908 — Page 218

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Engineers was made in that Agreement but Consulting Engineers were appointed in due course and in accordance with the usual practice, the Chief Engineer has acted under the advice of the Consulting Engineers in all important matters.

It was always supposed that the position of the Chief Engineer under the Agreement would be similar to that occupied by a Resident Engineer, who in the case of Railway work in the Colonies under the auspices of the Colonial Office, although given practically a free hand in the organization of construction work locally, refers all important engineering questions to the Consulting Engineers, who either themselves design the more important works such as large bridges, tunnels, rolling stock, workshops, &c., or have submitted to them for their approval designs made locally under the supervision of the Resident Engineer.

However excellent an officer the Executive Resident Engineer may be, he will not have had the advantage of the wide general experience of Consulting Engineers. He will not have at his command the highly trained technical staff necessary to deal with designs for

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215 { Engineers was made in that Agreement but Consulting Engineers were appointed in due course and in accordance with the usual practice, the Chief Engineer has acted under the advice of the Consulting Engineers in all important matters. It was always supposed that the position of the Chief Engineer under the Agreement would be similar to that occupied by a Resident Engineer, who in the case of Railway work in the Colonies under the auspices of the Colonial Office, although given practically a free hand in the organization of construction work locally, refers all important engineering questions to the Consulting Engineers, who either themselves design the more important works such as large bridges, tunnels, rolling stock, workshops, &c., or have submitted to them for their approval designs made locally under the supervision of the Resident Engineer. However excellent an officer the Executive Resident Engineer may be, he will not have had the advantage of the wide general experience of Consulting Engineers. He will not have at his command the highly trained technical staff necessary to deal with designs for

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215 { Engineers was made in that Agreement but Consulting Engineers were appointed in due course and in accord- ance with the usual practice, the Chief Engineer has acted under the advice of the Consulting Engineers in all important matters. It was always supposed that the position of the Chief Engineer under the Agreement would be similar to that occupied by a Resident Engineer, who in the case of Railway work in the Colonies under the auspices of the Colonial Office, although given practically a free hand in the organization of construction work locally, refers all important engineering questions to the Con- sulting Engineers, who either themselves design the more important works such as large bridges, tunnels, rolling sotck, workshops, &c., or have submitted to them for their approval designs made locally under the supervision of the Resident Engineer. However excellent an officer the Executive Resi- dent Engineer may be, he will not have had the advan- tage of the wide general experience of Consulting En- gineers. He will not have at his command the highly trained technical staff necessary to deal with designs for

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Engineers was made in that Agreement but Consulting

Engineers were appointed in due course and in accord-

ance with the usual practice, the Chief Engineer has

acted under the advice of the Consulting Engineers in

all important matters.

It was always supposed that the position of the

Chief Engineer under the Agreement would be similar to

that occupied by a Resident Engineer, who in the case

of Railway work in the Colonies under the auspices of

the Colonial Office, although given practically a free

hand in the organization of construction work locally,

refers all important engineering questions to the Con-

sulting Engineers, who either themselves design the

more important works such as large bridges, tunnels,

rolling sotck, workshops, &c., or have submitted to

them for their approval designs made locally under the

supervision of the Resident Engineer.

However excellent an officer the Executive Resi-

dent Engineer may be, he will not have had the advan-

tage of the wide general experience of Consulting En-

gineers. He will not have at his command the highly

trained technical staff necessary to deal with designs

for

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