CO129-419 - Individuals - 1914 — Page 107

December 1909

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Indeed, had I been foolish enough to do so,

I would ask what the Government would have con- sidered me capable of doing!

yet had I ad-

hered strictly to my duty, I should have allowed the farce to be completed.

Such nonsense as indiotated above was pre- vented by me.

In connection with these sloping ridges, I

beg to call your attention to page 4 of Mr. Jones' letter (marxed "C") wherein it will be noted that

this lowering was not shown on the drawings until

the 29th July,.1909, or even mentioned until the

27th August, 1909.

I would further point out that during the

month of September, 1909, it was agreed by the

Government and the Architects that I should pre-

pare the more important details to enable the

work to proceed.

I beg also to attach copy of Mr. Jones' (who

was Director of Public Works during Mr. Chatham's

leave) draft letter to the Architects,

in December, 1909.

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prepared

I beg especially to draw your attention to

the last clause on page 5 of this letter which

demonstrates the difficulty that other officers

of the Department experienced with the Architects

in question.