CO129-484 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1924 [1-7] — Page 465

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(c) In the care of Hong Kong, although our

investigation was made in 1920, we have no

information ce regards further work being entrusted

to us, and we therefor charged for the rein

report one-half of one per cent. on the estimated

cost of the first portion of

(a)

The work on report, plans and stimates for the

layout of Hong Kong means a great deal more than the

plans and estimates which accompani -d the report.

Bary designs and estimates were got out in detail

and diedussed between the partners of the firm before

we were satisfied with the one finally recommended,

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In addition to the rain report we also

forwarded a report on M ngkoktani Harbour of Refure

(14th March 1921) which had beeng into very

Carefully by our late partner, Sir Willie Hati eva.

There were in addition som minor reporte.

(f) Th cost of travelling and other items wan

much greater in 1920, h (epeaking from rerory)

the Hong Kong exchange was about 4,/- to the Dollar

and the American exchange about £3,40 to th> £1,

Wil this king it right to ee you the above

explanation, we wish to emphasise what we have eltšady

tated, that we should rather werk for nothing than that

anyone should think we trok any advantage of not having

given a preliminary estimate of cost. Bearing this in

rind, we are quite prepared to allow £2,860 of our fee

to be merged in any further work we may do in connection

with the same ect em?.

hope the above explanation may be satisfactory

to you and to Hi Excellency the Governor, but in any

case I should like to conclude by saying again, on behalf

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