CO129-356 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [4-6] — Page 473

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Ponclosure!. Fonclosure 2..

I have the honour to enclose copy

of a Report by the Chief Resident Engineer on the Railway

for 1908, together with a copy of the Local Hansard report-

A

-ing two statements made to the Legislative Council by ne

regarding the Railway.

2.

In making the promised annual

statement I found myself in a difficult position, for while

I was anxious not to make any observations which might

afford grounds for adverse criticism of British Engineer-

-ing, I had to explain an increase of $1,143,821 over the

Estimates presented to Council a year ago (of which

$996,409 was for the Tunnel ), and to make some statement

regarding the defective Bridges which have formed the

subject of questions by Unofficial Members, more especially

in view of the fact that it was known that the subject had

been fully investigated during Mr. A. J. Barry's recent visit,

HE RIGHT HONOURABLE

THE EARL OF CREWE,

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