AGENTS
CROWN
ALL COMMUNICATIONS
TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE
CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES.
THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE AND THE
DATE OF THIS LETTER BEING QUOTED.
B. 254/12
COLONIES
TELEGRAMS;
CROWN, LONDON.”
TELEPHONE: 7730 VICTORIA.
FOR THE
RECEIVED
19SEP 1930
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JOOL.
Sir,
ICE
4. MILLBANK,
165
WESTMINSTER,
LONDON, S.W.1.
18th September, 1930.
17. 9. 30.
8
City & for 3
し
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter No. 72852/30 of the 27th August regarding the question
of increasing the water supply of Hong Kong.
2.
Upon the receipt of your letter we asked
Mr. R. M. Henderson, of the Public Works Department, Hong Kong,
who prepared the Shing Mun Valley Scheme, to inform us to what extent the Colonial Government wished the Consulting Engineers
to accept responsibility for the scheme. He was, however,
unable to say what exactly were the Colony's intentions in
the matter. We then arranged a conference at this office
which was attended by Mr. W.J.E.Binnie and Mr. H. J.F.Gourley
partners in the firm of Sir. Alex. Binnie Son & Deacon, and
Mr. Henderson, when the whole question was thoroughly discussed
3.
We now enclose a copy of a letter dated 17th
September which we have received from Messrs. Sir Alex Binnie
Son & Deacon, wherein they state that they would be pleased to
act as Consulting Engineers for the scheme and wherein they
outline the fees they would propose to charge on the following
alternative assumptions.
(a)
(b)
The Colonial Government to prepare all surveys,
drawings, contract documents etc. which would be submitted
to the Consulting Engineers for approval before the work
is proceeded with, the work to be supervised by the
Colonial Government, who will retain the right to refer
to the Consulting Engineers for advice on all technical
matters.
The Consulting Engineers to accept full responsibility for the whole of the works including the/ The Under Secretary of State,
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COLONIAL OFFICE.
CA
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