AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC WORKS

North Otago Times, Volume CV, Issue 13859, 20 April 1917, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC WORKS

GOVERNMENT SEEKS TO BUY OUT CONTRACTORS. (Cables-Press Association—Copyright,) '• SYDNEY, April 19. /.The representative of Norton Griffiths; 'is vigorously, protesting; against.tlie closing of publiu works'. Ho. states', that the stoppage ou .tlie ground of the shortage of money is a direct breach of contract. : , ' ■ It is authoritatively stated that - the Government is endeavouring to ternuiK ate,the contract by taking over aiHhe works and-paying ilie company a com- ■ mission on' the money raised to do it.- -J i ,