CO129-356 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [4-6] — Page 475

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Enclosure 3. I attach a minute in which I have examined the figures under each head. At the end of this minute I have shown to what extent the original Estimates have been increased by items not originally estimated for, from which Your Lordship will observe that with the exception of the large under-estimate for the Tunnel, the gross increase is entirely due to the inclusion of items not previously included. I shall be glad to have the authoritative confirmation of the Consulting Engineers for the present Estimates. My minute upon them, together with the information it has elicited

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from the Chief Resident Engineer whose Memorandum I attach will, I hope, be of use to them in this connection. I consider that when the Chief Resident Engineer submitted his revised Estimates of February, 1908, he ought, with more than a year's experience of the work, to have been able to approximate more nearly to the expenditure involved, more especially in the case of the big Tunnel. I find that when I laid this report and estimate before the Council, I was completely misled by Mr. Eves's comparison (on page 2 of Report) of the cost in 1907 and in 1908 per lineal foot of Tunnel and his statement that "the cost of Tunnel driving was very much reduced in 1908 owing to better organization"

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12 t : 3 402 Enclosure 3. I attach a minute in which I have examined the figures under each head. At the end of this minute I have shown to what extent the original Estimates have been increased by items not originally estimated for, from which Your Lordship will observe that with the exception of the large under-estimate for the Tunnel, the gross increase is entirely due to the inclusion of items not previously included. I shall be glad to have the authoritative confirmation of the Consulting Engineers for the present Estimates. My minute upon them, together with the information it has elicited Enclosure 4... from the Chief Resident Engineer whose Memorandum I attach will, I hope, be of use to them in this connection. I consider that when the Chief Resident Engineer submitted his revised Estimates of February, 1908, he ought, with more than a year's experience of the work, to have been able to approximate more nearly to the expenditure involved, more especially in the case of the big Tunnel. I find that when I laid this report and estimate before the Council, I was completely misled by Mr. Eves's comparison (on page 2 of Report) of the cost in 1907 and in 1908 per lineal foot of Tunnel and his statement that "the cost of Tunnel driving was very much reduced in 1908 owing to better organization" ... SoC ... I am under the impression 200 from remarks which he made

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12 t : 3 # 402 Enclosure 3. attach a minute in which I have examined the figures under each head. At the end of this minute I have shewn to what extent the original Estimates have been increased by items not originally estimated for, from which Your Lordship will observe that with the exception of the large under- -estimate for the Tunnel, the gross increase is entirely due to the incision of items not previously included. I shall be glad to have the authoritative confirmation of the Consulting Engineers for the present Estimates. My minute upon them, together with the information it has elicited Endosure 4... ) from the Chief Resident Engineer whose Memorandum I attach will I hope be of use to them in this connection. I con- -sider that when the Chief Resident Engineer submitted his revised Estimates of February, 1908, he ought with more than a year's experience of the work to have been able to approximate more nearly to the expenditure involved more especially in the case of the big Tunnel. I find that when I laid this report and estimate before the Council I was completely misled by Mr. Eves's comparison (on page 2 of Report) of the cost in 1907 and in 1908 per lineal foot of Tunnel and his statement that "the cost of Tunnel driving was very much reduced in 1908 owing to better organization" SoC ... I am under the impression 200 from remarks which he made

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Enclosure 3.

attach a minute in which I have examined the figures under

each head. At the end of this minute I have shewn to what

extent the original Estimates have been increased by items

not originally estimated for, from which Your Lordship

will observe that with the exception of the large under-

-estimate for the Tunnel, the gross increase is entirely

due to the incision of items not previously included. I

shall be glad to have the authoritative confirmation of the

Consulting Engineers for the present Estimates. My minute

upon them, together with the information it has elicited

Endosure 4...

)

from the Chief Resident Engineer whose Memorandum I attach

will I hope be of use to them in this connection. I con-

-sider that when the Chief Resident Engineer submitted his

revised Estimates of February, 1908, he ought with more

than a year's experience of the work to have been able to

approximate more nearly to the expenditure involved more

especially in the case of the big Tunnel. I find that when

I laid this report and estimate before the Council I was

completely misled by Mr. Eves's comparison (on page 2 of

Report) of the cost in 1907 and in 1908 per lineal foot of

Tunnel and his statement that "the cost of Tunnel driving

was very much reduced in 1908 owing to better organization"

SoC ...

I am under the impression

200

from remarks which he

made

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