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the

departing from their usual practice

enclosure 3 to your confid desfated in this case.

Nov. will be considered

of the 5th f

when the letter is drafted.

(13)

The myjections made in It is feared

4. The Crown Agents fear that

considerable delay would arise if the

heavy

Consulting Engineers ar to obtain the

approval of the Hong Kong Government

before engaging staff, as suggested in

paragraph 11 of enclosure 3 to your

It is usual for the Crow

despatch of the 5th of NovembeF,

Agents to engage

Th say that they usualN

the staff required on the

recommendation of the Consulting

all

Engineers when the work is commenced,

any

additional staff required during the

progress of the work being indented for

by the Resident Engineer through the

Colonial Government. The indents

the comm Agents

are then

being dealt with by themselves in

the normal way.

5.

he following system has

The

The Crown Kgents have found

beere found

the following method satisfactory in

a number of Colonies when works of

magnitude