CO129-415 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [12] — Page 397

stations, including the incidental Expenses coupled therewith. The

figine for these expenses is put at £500 mateed oh 290 in the coresponding beyton contact (or in 161007) The Company, Sunderland, allege that they have Not on previous contracts under this

The only alteration in the

head.

conditions to which I need call openal

attention

is the alteration

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400 to 350 miles on page of, fara. 4 the Draft Contract

this

I desenssed this with her. Preece

The told me that

moning the told

the to refuse

to

refuse to

to guarantee more

than 350 miles unless the masts

are rased.

where

avre

with

In the Ceylon

lon case

required commun

Madras (450 miles) they

raised the masts 70 feet higher

than is proposed for the present stations, the result, being

in cost

يه

12575 present tender.

we that

if

din

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compared with the

Ur freeee tells

it is hereafter found

dearable to secure a longer ta.

it will be

easy

to increase

the height of the masts by adding

another section

Gost more to do 20,

than if

how.

eve

Ave

wit will not

probably boo,

order the higher mask

that

strongly urges

we and accept the guarantee of

350 miler

a

it is probable that

able

they will normally to

reach at bast Groo

Comrze

miles in the

day- tune & considerably

1

night-time. Moreover he reminded that for ordinary ship communic

aquatrange than 350 mile