CO129-356 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [4-6] — Page 495

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Consulting Engineers at home and I had no idea that

the iron work of the bridge would be so heavy i.e.

about two hundred tons. I could not tell this until

the arrival of the invoice.

As regards the Taipo River Bridge the site

was altered at the request of the Honourable Director

of Public Works so as to keep the river in a part-

icular channel to suit future reclamation schemes.

I can give no estimate of the cost of

mending the cracked bridges as the Consulting Engineers have not yet sent out their report.

FENCING: As regards fencing on Paddy

fields in India and elsewhere in China such lines

are unfenced.

TELEGRAPHS: The addition of cents, etc. is

due to the fact that revised estimates such as these

are based on round figures added on to actual

expenditure which latter figures are taken from the

actual figures in the Railway accounts.

BALLAST: At the commencement of the work

the Chinese Contractors showed a tendency to form

rings to keep up the price of ballast. This was the

cause of my putting the cost high in my Report for

1907. Owing to the fact that the ballast was not

urgently required it was found possible to break the

rings and so get it done more cheaply during 1908.

PERMANENT WAY: The saving shown in the 1908 Report is made on Home prices which were only

lately arranged and I could not possibly have fore-

told in 1907. Owing to the fact that the Chinese

Section won't be open till the end of 1911 it will not

be necessary to lay so many goods sidings in Kowloon

Station

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Consulting Engineers at home and I had no idea that the iron work of the bridge would be so heavy i.e. about two hundred tons. I could not tell this until the arrival of the invoice. As regards the Taipo River Bridge the site was altered at the request of the Honourable Director of Public Works so as to keep the river in a part- icular channel to suit future reclamation schemes. I can give no estimate of the cost of mending the cracked bridges as the Consulting Engineers have not yet sent out their report. FENCING: As regards fencing on Paddy fields in India and elsewhere in China such lines are unfenced. TELEGRAPHS: The addition of cents, etc. is due to the fact that revised estimates such as these are based on round figures added on to actual expenditure which latter figures are taken from the actual figures in the Railway accounts. BALLAST: At the commencement of the work the Chinese Contractors showed a tendency to form rings to keep up the price of ballast. This was the cause of my putting the cost high in my Report for 1907. Owing to the fact that the ballast was not urgently required it was found possible to break the rings and so get it done more cheaply during 1908. PERMANENT WAY: The saving shown in the 1908 Report is made on Home prices which were only lately arranged and I could not possibly have fore- told in 1907. Owing to the fact that the Chinese Section won't be open till the end of 1911 it will not be necessary to lay so many goods sidings in Kowloon Station
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bodota yhweris evan I *T89% bropee erit at síguorid

Divot I add bra bodower now door eft as mooa 36 Jarit

betoeqxe I nedt Jesid of tlvolttib erom bris tebyar Ji

.a79eniynë gnitivano✪ and of nejjam edt betroqar I

Jem ad IIlw Jard gaivizā Iemwid ni mistreo ed nao ano

ji Haidt Jon ob I bre reditons of yab eno mort ddiw Xrows to aetsmite odt vierevea o eufoitivo od zlat

.D8d-ǝroted benistdo od neo ajab on doldw Tot

a'nsey janit edd gulraqmoo abiejer så

Anidt I owtibroque araзy bпooee edł ddiw ewtibusqxe 8001 yraundek to troqef ym at ylataiq yrov bewoda I

end Jantage bedood asgns to Isteves 970W eTeɗt tadt

.800 mi 98ao et ad Joa bloow doldỀ TOQI at row

gattmooos 0318i VIOV s tuoddiw oldiaaoqul od bluor I

bio Juo etenaqee of "ausio ajaoo" oala bas Tieja

eJunim 1sed bluow JsIj noatısqmoo reqong a exem

.pituroa

.tiste a dove qeed neve arodosijnou wet VISV

blow how to toa aldƒ not yrsB80000 axzelo efT

Ila blow di orob aaw Ji nerw bas bojroqmi od of evari

gulbaod to yJijoittib grit to often oft no breqeb

Moirie redtons dits boneqmoo nagy eno xo gaivirb

,xolaiqo etøvinq a'nem a as nevis od vino maɔ oljer

bзof erglocase to sobrq eft :2EDIAS

Tevo añossen gatwollot add yot beazaroni ai egbi×8

:aetsmited Isnigiro erfð

пeeaetot egy oldT .Teggid doum at I (e)

treserq eft abrayer as Jon Jud vainoasm abısger 05

.eğı:10 Ska riziɔd .araaəNo of Disq astei

Jon avlaneque exom al dow gori ANT (d)

grid of es eoinq mi moltsudoult erit of sub dour os

ent yd obem al rglasb o IT nori to artglow beab and Ivanco

Consulting Engineers at home and I had no idea that

the iron work of the bridge would be so heavy i.e.

about two hundred tons. I could not tell this until

the arrival of the invoice.

As regards the Taipo River Bridge the site

was altered at the request of the Honourable Director

of Public Works so as to keep the river in a part-

icular channel to suit future reclamation schemes.

I can give no estimate of the cost of

mending the cracked bridges as the Consulting Engineers have not yet sent out their report.

FENCING: As regards fencing on Paddy

fields in India and elsewhere in China such lines

are unfenced.

TELEGRAPHS: The addition of cents, etc. is

due to the fact that revised estimates such as these

are based on round figures added on to actual

expenditure which latter figures are taken from the

actual figures in the Railway accounts.

BALLAST: At the commencement of the work

the Chinese Contractors showed a tendency to form

rings to keep up the price of ballast. This was the

cause of my putting the cost high in my Report for

1907. Owing to the fact that the ballast was not

urgently required it was found possible to break the

rings and so get it done more cheaply during 1908.

PERMANENT WAY: The saving shown in the 1908 Report is made on Home prices which were only

lately arranged and I could not possibly have fore-

told in 1907. Owing to the fact that the Chinese

Section wont be open till the end of 1911 it will not

be necessary to lay so many goods sidings in Kowloon

Station

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