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depth of cutting rather than a covered way or tunnel. The

earth to be thrown into the ravine on the near side of the

overland route. Hr. Barry read the proposed Agreements

with Leigh and Orange embodying the concessions we propose

to make to them. He thought them extremely favoura-bie

and much more than the Contractors had any right to

anticipate. In brief they amount to this:- that we relieve

them of the penalties they inour for delay in completion

and give then extra contracts which are estimated to bring

them in 860,000 profit, and are at high rates, and could

be done much cheaper. In return we get the use of the over-

-land route. He would be inclined to cancel the contract

and re-let it, or do the work doparsgontally. The Director

of Public Works said that there was no šuropean Contractor

to whom it could be relet. If Goverment or the Railway

took it over they would require to employ Chinese Con-

-tractors, and since Leigh and Orange were large employers

of contractors they would probably be unwilling to COMO

forward lest they should prejudice themselves with Leigh

and Orange. To let it in small contracts he thought quite

undesirable and not feasible. In these circiuistances X".

Harry reluctantly concurred that it might be better to

offer the terms proposed but he thought that the clauses

should be "stiffened up” considerably, the onus of proof

as re çards interference with their operations by the

taking over of any portion of the reclaration resting

on the contractors. He thought they had not been at all conciliatory and I gathered he thought they had been sumG❤

-what smart in accepting a contract with low penalties for

over-time and frankly stating that they meant to incur those penalties and not to attempt to complete. Aven allow»

-ing for the fact that kr. Hves had been difficult to

deal with and had induced friction he thought the attitude they had assuɛed would have induced friction with any

Engineer.

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