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magnitude have been carried out

departmentally under the supervision of

the Consulting Engineers, Local control

rests with the Resident Engineer who is

selected by, and is responsible in all

technical matters to, the Consulting Engineers.

This officer enters into an agreement with the

Crown Agents on behalf of the Colonial

Government to serve the Government for such

a period and on such terms as may be arranged.

Не

is for all purposes of discipline and

i s

account, the servant of the Colonial Government,

to whom he looks for instructions on any matters

apart from the technical conduct of the work.

For technical matters he acts under the

sole instructions of the Consulting Engineers,

who are fully responsible for the efficient and

economical execution of the works.

Similarly, the Resident

Engineer's staff are engaged by the Crown Agents,

and their salaries, passages, etc. as well as

that of the Resident Engineer are payable by

the Colonial Government.

I have &c.,

(Sgd.) P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER.