PANAMA CANAL.
COMPLETION EXPECTED IN 1915. THE ENGINEER’S REPORT. WORTHLESS MACHINERY. NEW YORK, October 25. Mr Randolf, tho consulting engineer in connection with tho Panama Canal construction works, expects that the Canal will bo completed in 1915. One hundred and twenty-four thousand workers are required. It is estimated that adoption of the eight-hour system would increase thd cost by one-fourth. Thirty million dollars’ worth of French machinery has been found to be worthless.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 5730, 27 October 1905, Page 5
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