CO129-547-9 Use of Japanese cement for public works 9-4-1934 - 11-7-1934 — Page 10

Government of Green Island cement (a specially

low quotation conditional upon its being used

by the Government in at least fifty per cent of

its undertakings), is approximately $2.35 per

bag of 240-250 lbs. as compared with an average

price of Japanese cement of equivalent quality

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of $1.35 per bag (at the present rate of achange

the dollar is worth about 1/6d), so you will

realise that the Government, or rather the

taxpayers of the Colony, are paying pretty

steeply for their imperial convictions.

The present policy of Colonial Govern-

ment is to use only British cement on work which

is carried out by Government departments and to

require the use of British cement to the

extent of approximately fifty per cent of the

quantity used on all works let out to contract.

In this connection I may mention that the tender

of the Green Island Cement Company for the

supply of cement for 1 year (estimated at

70,000 tons) for use on the Shing Mun Gorge

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