CHANGES IN AWARDS
VARIATION IN EXISTING CONTRACTS [United Press Association] WELLINGTON, This Day. A report on 23 petitions praying for variation in existing contracts in consonance with changes in awards and increases in the cost of materials was made by the Industries and Commerce Committee of the House. The committee reported that at the hearing the petitioners did not ask for any variation with respect to future tenders, and to that extent the committee rej garded the petitions as amended. “In regard to Governmet contracts,” ! the report stated, “the committee is ot' the opinion that any request for alteration of the terms of a contract could be dealt with by negotiation between the contractor and the Government. In so far as local body contracts are concerned, if a local body is satisfied that an increased payment is justified because of increased costs, it can apply for appropriate validating legislation with respect to each increased payment.”
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 6 December 1940, Page 2
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