ENGINEERING CONTRACTS FOR AUSTRALIA.

Timaru Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 6058, 18 September 1894, Page 4

ENGINEERING CONTRACTS FOR AUSTRALIA.

Bridge work and other cJEßtruct ve ontirem doing a colonial busings &'« much affected by % new clause just inafrte-J in the regulations of Government contracts with South Australia. It ia to the rff at that no delivery will be acknowledged without the oeriifieatoin writing of tbe engineer-iD-cbief that the materials havo been (MiMv-.l in proper condition, and (he faof. that the; Nave been approved by the consulting engiur er in Eogland is* not. in tn« fuure, to te con sidsred as evidercft. NTor ii it to be Bocepfced as imply iig' that toy particular quantityof work 'hns bi-eueteou f <d -Lidaed, tbe Govern njent. no »fn»cfc ti at " .t shell not in ony wuy relieve the c.ufrac or from any of his liabi!ifi(B under the t nr* ■ f contrict." •Jfais involve* tn emireiy n*w . _pa«ture in colooisj Bonlrftcticg. HiiherJo.an? b-idne'or other engineering work ordered for tbe f outh Ao^rali&a ind oth'*- GkoT^cmf.ntf! h<** been teeUd i. : <*'. phgstd h» ib*" Kf'itnijjr.rvt iii e peotor at iiw makers' mu.tiß, m Jtioglsad or elie where. Now, however, all this is to le changed, t and acctptacce is to depend upon intpootion at the otber eud. Why the neceeetf should have atitcn for this serious alteration of poltoy it is difficult to* res. Certain it is that the new regulation will, be vary irkiooae to contrao'ors, and must, in tho long run oause the Giveurtuenb of South Australia to har« to pay in the future a higher price for itengineering requirements. The matter is of the more importance steps railway extension h just now the order of the day in cerfcain of 'he Australian colonies outside South Australia, and someof the other Governments may follnw the example of South Australia. Beprasentations should be made the Govern* ment at Adelaide by English engineers with a vUw to induoirig them to redontider the debition.— Engineer. , ■