CO129-540-5 Water supply- Shing Mun Valley Waterworks scheme 11-5-1932 - 7-12-1932 — Page 36

CROWN

AGENTS

FOR

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ALL COMMUNICATIONS

TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE

CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES,

THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE AND THE

DATE OF THIS LETTER BEING QUOTED.

M/S.A.809.

TELEGRAMS:

CROWN, LONDON.''

TELEPHONE: 7730 VICTORIA,

IMMEDIATE.

COLONIES

M. , 7OCT 1932

COL, OFFICE

4, MILLBANK,

WESTMINSTER,

LONDON, S.W.1.

7th October 1932:

Sir,

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4.10.32. and Enclosure

5.10.32.

6.10.32.

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In continuation of our letter of the 4th Cctober,

I have the honour to state that we transmitted to Messrs.

Sir Alex. Binnie, Son and Deacon, for consideration, three

draft forms of agreement, which it was suggested should be

used for the engagement of the Resident Engineer and members

of the staff (Classes I and II respectively), for the Shing

Mun Valley Waterworks Scheme, based upon the standard forms

of agreement for officers engaged by us for temporary service

in Hong Kong, but amended in order to meet the existing

requirements,

2. I now enclose, for your information, copies of

three letters and one enclosure, which we have received in

reply, commenting in detail upon the drafts submitted, and

suggesting a number of alterations. I also transmit, for

convenience of reference, three forms showing, in black type,

the drafts as submitted by us and, in red type, the

modifications proposed by the Consulting Engineers.

3. I have to request that we may be furnished at an

early date with the views of the Secretary of State as to the

respective forms of agreement which should be used in this

connection.

The Under Secretary of State,

COLONIAL OFFICE.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

sAmmont

FOR CROWN AGENTS.

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