CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11] — Page 413

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Blat Toi esitijosup to £120 nd‡ tua „bexlupet gide as mitow

Todoel TM tady bewo[[o],*‡eb of ņu galed to beetani „Josrtao0

doidw bodjen edt of al ti bas jottedtid moževa alt aned bad ayer

.aseti betuqalb adt în taom studiatja I Jadð betṛobs need nøf

.zattal a 'redsail .TM atuter of ged I

ad of quomod wdź evad I

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Extracts from Mr. R. J. Pischer's letter of 28th

August, 1914.

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It was not the custom in the Public Works Department,

when the Bill of Quantities were prepared about twelve (12) years

ago to insert a special item in feet super for re-dressing work

on completion, neither is it the custom now as the Quantities

allow for stone and all labour.

TUO HODONLODJO

,exzol sildu¶ to totownia

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The Contractor was also fully aware of the required

centering at the time he tendered for the work, and he has carried

out other works previously under a similar specification and Bill

of Quantities and no claim was made.

Other Contractors in Hongkong have done likewise

without making any additional claim.

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I venture to suggest there is not a Bill of Quantities

in the department which shows a separate item for centering to

arches. Further, on perusal of the prices allowed in the Final

account it will be found that such included the cost of centering

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It was not and is not customary in the Public Works Department of Hongkong to take labour in cutting as a separate

item.

The price of such cutting is understood to be included