CONTRACT TERMS
REQUEST FOR VARIATION POSITION OF LOCAL BODIES POWER TO MAKE APPLICATION (From Our Parliamentary Reporter) WELLINGTON, Dec. 5. A report on 23 petitions praying for a 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 of Representatives to-jday. The committee reported that at the hearing the petitioners did not ask for any variation with respect ito future tenders, and to that extent the committee regarded the petitions as amended. " In regard to Government contracts,'* the report stated, "the committee is of the opinion that any request for an 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 such increased payment." '
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24474, 6 December 1940, Page 6
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165CONTRACT TERMS Otago Daily Times, Issue 24474, 6 December 1940, Page 6
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