CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12] — Page 122

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16th. December, 1910.

I have the honour to forward the

enclosed copy of a letter by the Colonial Secretary, dated

the 20th. of last June and of the reply of the Crown

Agents dated the 5th, of last August. It appears that the

Crown Agents called for tenders and after accepting one

they made a contract for delivery in a certain period. I

presume that there must have been a penalty prescribed for

failure to deliver within this period, and I shall be glad

to learn whether such penalty can be recovered and credited

to this Government. The delay apart from its inconvenience

has been the subject of undeserved strictures upon the

Public Works Department in the local Press and may not

improbably involve this Government in a direct loss of

$4,586 which is the amount claimed by the local contractor

for

HE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LEVIS HARCOURT, M.P.

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