CO129-356 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [4-6] — Page 484

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It seems incredible that an Engineer should invite the Public and myself to contrast the cost of two years, and shew under each class of work the decrease in cost in the latter year, without mentioning that the former year included all those special items. But apart from this matter the fact remains that after over a year's experience of the tunnel work he submitted to Government an Estimate which was approximately a million dollars less than his present Estimate. He was already aware that the cost per foot was increasing. He was not at that time aware that better labour from (S.Africa), less sickness, an increase in the length and other causes which I need not dilate on would operate to reduce cost, and yet he submitted an Estimate of $2,503,415 as against the present Estimate of $3,499,824 which he remarks (in the margin) "will probably be exceeded". This probable further excess he says will be met from savings in earthwork and bridges but he shews an anticipated excess in both of these items and the Estimate purports to be his definite anticipation of the final cost under each head.

In my statement to the Council I had to deal with this excess of a million "which will probably be exceeded" and I endeavoured to do so with as little damaging criticism as was compatible with a truthful statement but I fear that these inaccuracies are likely to damage the reputation of British engineering in China.

The increase in the cost of the tunnel was not due to any action by the Local Government (as in the case of land), and it would appear to be necessary in accordance with the Colonial Office Memo re Consulting Engineers for this increase to be formally intimated by the Consulting Engineers for the sanction

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470 It seems incredible that an Engineer should invite the Public and myself to contrast the cost of two years, and shew under each class of work the decrease in cost in the latter year, without mentioning that the former year included all those special items. But apart from this matter the fact remains that after over a year's experience of the tunnel work he submitted to Government an Estimate which was approximately a million dollars less than his present Estimate. He was already aware that the cost per foot was increasing. He was not at that time aware that better labour from (S.Africa), less sickness, an increase in the length and other causes which I need not dilate on would operate to reduce cost, and yet he submitted an Estimate of $2,503,415 as against the present Estimate of $3,499,824 which he remarks (in the margin) "will probably be exceeded". This probable further excess he says will be met from savings in earthwork and bridges but he shews an anticipated excess in both of these items and the Estimate purports to be his definite anticipation of the final cost under each head. In my statement to the Council I had to deal with this excess of a million "which will probably be exceeded" and I endeavoured to do so with as little damaging criticism as was compatible with a truthful statement but I fear that these inaccuracies are likely to damage the reputation of British engineering in China. The increase in the cost of the tunnel was not due to any action by the Local Government (as in the case of land), and it would appear to be necessary in accordance with the Colonial Office Memo re Consulting Engineers for this increase to be formally intimated by the Consulting Engineers for the sanction
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470 Juoda noillim e videoito...IO UBv et...liktua mid conetuoqxo a szotegerl I .dool rog daos ni ozaeroob to etiqu at ahid bre -moldaeup gniwoflot end bexas # # !! req Jaco era dard bentojnapan anod bell di TOQI to be erit ya" arvia doba 4% 88RV ddynel bedumilen .080$ asw Jool Isent!' doo erfd bebba ed aum efN OT ‚020,250,14 to jaoo Letod o' je bojsmidae One beel! air'd rebum Deburlord @ & A,& afecuwd to* Stemide? AIT .OGY,396,34 Inson .(Juogey do 01.q) oor,[OAD" 2.14,308,20 saw 1021 visurded idé no #nemrievoð 63 933indira” bevkroon evad 1 rio kry of .tion was suel siv" -:yfqoy griwollo't enj TOOL ni esel daos gatbaar! Iemust edit to gntytub Isutor ed?" 10 sol a Co daou sit jud nature of how erid cauroed" ja ti .02 agithBreil edd no hlw noqt VCRC 1 drow vieniu!! wag" ont Featuge bogrado od od bell santnevbo odd gatqeen doose'iq" dedo not .") equibond agribeeri qe lions,ubeori ronim auOITAY" TEN 1 od ni beer new fok: zodat to Jol e egnetent zo% to agatheeff mi bezd-en bas duo nelled waw Voor at gutbeod" ,3000 ci devizi gaibseri Isuton odd od ogredo duortiw 8001" .109[ mi nevtab aguibserf edi od nevly gated jibero to to Jron wiɗd to devia ed blnou soudedant oldatompany)" eytei . 2ogradio Lefutni geanozoni viubau dotdw enud / busqxe" Tot seawort Jusiq to moltosue to Jeoo comodant gold 1 Iernut of absor eent! el[000 .Theds not want!lowb 91006 B ort to 3 eang no jumedada ping 108 egantsub qeveı idrus” auibsoluim oa ai viger side to til end baer,dungen" asv Ji Jent nonwlodoo wit mout gowo dep of bed at 33 da enob need her row ferit unleashquet odd yevnoo od bebroduk aetoja enters ..f.0 SET Your uns 8001 ni vigaedo eroN ni becuban lis.or prev det got visu-Iermud erit to $500 ord Iomus 9-13 to gaivino Liuton exT" Rejeja orori el ."Book •TA . $e notasenqmåt edit nabius "VOCI mi usel Jaco علی danym wid to eat of eduqu vol bealnim viselinia aww vuokl eangosh H Waite. It now It seems decrease in cost per foot effected by Mr. appears that there has been an increase per foot. incredible that an Engineer should invite the Public and myself to contrast the cost of two years, and shew under each class of work the decrease in cost in the latter year, without mentioning that the former year included all those special items. But apart from this matter the fact remains that after over a year's experience of the tunnel work he submitted to Government an Estimate which was approximately a million dollars less than his present Estimate. He was already aware that the cost per foot was increasing. He was not at that time aware that better labour from (S.Africa) Estimate of 44 ft. (as he states), less sickness, an over in the length and other causes which I need not dilate on would operate to reduce cost, and yet he submitted an Estimate of $2,503,415 as against the present Estimate of $3,499,824 which he remarks (in the margin) "will probably be exceeded". This probable further excess he says will be met from savings in earthwork and bridges but he shews an anticipated excess in both of these items and the Estimate purports to be his definite anticipation of the final cost under each head. In my statement to the Council I had to deal with this excess of a million "which will probably be exceeded" and I endeavoured to do so with as little damaging criticismas was compatible with a truthful statement but I fear that these inaccuracies are likely to damage the The increase reputation of British engineering in China. in the coat of the tunnel was not due to any action by the Local Government (as in the case of land), and it would appear to be necessary in accordance with the Colonial Office Memo re Consulting Engineers for this increase to be formally intimated by the Consulting Engineers for the sanction
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Juoda noillim e videoito...IO UBv et...liktua mid conetuoqxo a

szotegerl I .dool rog daos ni ozaeroob to etiqu at ahid bre

-moldaeup gniwoflot end bexas

#

#

!!

req Jaco era dard bentojnapan anod bell di TOQI to be erit ya"

arvia doba 4% 88RV ddynel bedumilen .080$ asw Jool Isent!'

doo erfd bebba ed aum efN OT ‚020,250,14 to jaoo Letod o'

je bojsmidae One beel! air'd rebum Deburlord @ & A,& afecuwd to*

Stemide? AIT .OGY,396,34 Inson .(Juogey do 01.q) oor,[OAD"

2.14,308,20 saw 1021 visurded idé no #nemrievoð 63 933indira”

bevkroon evad 1 rio kry of

.tion was suel siv"

-:yfqoy griwollo't enj

TOOL ni esel daos gatbaar! Iemust edit to gntytub Isutor ed?"

10 sol a Co daou sit jud nature of how erid cauroed"

ja ti .02 agithBreil edd no hlw noqt VCRC 1 drow vieniu!! wag"

ont Featuge bogrado od od bell santnevbo odd gatqeen doose'iq"

dedo not .") equibond agribeeri qe lions,ubeori ronim auOITAY"

TEN

1

od ni beer new fok: zodat to Jol e egnetent zo%

to agatheeff mi bezd-en bas duo nelled waw Voor at gutbeod"

,3000 ci devizi gaibseri Isuton odd od ogredo duortiw 8001"

.109[ mi nevtab aguibserf edi od nevly gated jibero to

to Jron wiɗd to devia ed blnou soudedant oldatompany)"

eytei . 2ogradio Lefutni geanozoni viubau dotdw enud / busqxe"

Tot seawort Jusiq to moltosue to Jeoo comodant gold

1

Iernut of absor

eent! el[000 .Theds not want!lowb 91006 B

ort to 3 eang no jumedada ping 108 egantsub qeveı idrus”

auibsoluim oa ai viger side to til end yď baer,dungen"

asv Ji Jent nonwlodoo wit mout gowo dep of bed at 33 da

enob need her row ferit unleashquet odd yevnoo od bebroduk

aetoja enters ..f.0 SET Your uns 8001 ni vigaedo eroN

ni becuban lis.or

prev det got visu-Iermud erit to $500 ord

Iomus 9-13 to gaivino Liuton exT" Rejeja orori el ."Book

•TA . $e notasenqmåt edit nabius

"VOCI mi usel Jaco

علی

danym wid to eat of eduqu në vol bealnim viselinia aww vuokl

eangosh

H

Waite. It now

It seems

decrease in cost per foot effected by Mr. appears that there has been an increase per foot. incredible that an Engineer should invite the Public and myself to contrast the cost of two years, and shew under each class of work the decrease in cost in the latter year, without mentioning that the former year included all those special items. But apart from this matter the fact remains that after over a year's experience of the tunnel work he submitted to Government an Estimate which was approximately a million dollars less than his present Estimate. He was already aware that the cost per foot was increasing. He was not at that time aware that better labour from (S.Africa)

Estimate of 44 ft.

(as he states), less sickness, an over

in the length and other causes which I need not dilate on would operate to reduce cost, and yet he submitted an Estimate of $2,503,415 as against the present Estimate of $3,499,824 which he remarks (in the margin) "will probably be exceeded". This probable further excess he says will be met from savings in earthwork and bridges but he shews an anticipated excess in both of these items and the Estimate purports to be his definite anticipation of the final cost

under each head.

In my statement to the Council I had to deal with this excess of a million "which will probably be exceeded" and I endeavoured to do so with as little damaging criticismas was compatible with a truthful statement but I fear that these inaccuracies are likely to damage the

The increase reputation of British engineering in China.

in the coat of the tunnel was not due to any action by the Local Government (as in the case of land), and it would appear to be necessary in accordance with the Colonial Office Memo re Consulting Engineers for this increase to be formally intimated by the Consulting Engineers for the

sanction

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