THE Manawatu Times. SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1879. SLEEPERS FOR CHRISTCHURCH.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 56, 12 July 1879, Page 2

THE Manawatu Times.

SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1879. SLEEPERS FOR CHRISTCHURCH.

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Iris apparent that thfe|granei timber resources of the Mahawatii are fast mating; themselves known, throughout not only' this but the l South Island. <m another column we \ publish tenders for some, thousands of sleepera^ ing, but we; icegret to see m the Specin<*ations' one coiidi tion, which, we are afraid will m some" measure militate against there being the same amount of competiton, yw ; otherwise; w6ul<i. have been the case. ■W* l^iud.e.;.'- : to;-the-*.pt , o-'. viso that inspection should take place, at Lyttelton. When the Govemineht called^ for tenders for one hundred thousand sleepers,; the con di tion was imposed that they should be subj&ot to. &c? ceptance or rejection ;at^^ Wellington, -and the * consequence was con tractors-—both large; and small— a bstained^. from competing, the result being thait tlie ob- ■ noxions objection was withdrawn,and an : officer; appointed to- ; pass^the &. vwrk alongside the, railway 'line." 'That' the step. was 'judicidus'is amply proven by ;the^pilea' of sleepers; whibhf hedge'in the line both m ane 4 "outside the town await-' ting transit. (We dare;sa.y the jMessers. ; AKpßßsqsr. cpuliinqt; afford; to adopt the same couirs'e-as that taken -by the Government, but, we see no reason why, they 'could, not, get; some Qrte of known respectability^'ahcl reliability m Palmerston or the district to act on theirbehalf. If this were done, tenderers could afford to considerably reduce the figure of their estimate, for it Vstands^toreasbn .that risk of rejection atXyttelfon, after cohsiderable expense had. been gone to, a large mar'gim for prospective loss should be allowed mi drawing' the tender.- In this way, it will, be.seen a porItion; if not all, 'of ;" the., biitlay, for lpcal inspection wpiildbfe i saved, and what we r feel convinced to.'be.; o.avst-anding_phjee-.0 .avst-anding_phjee-. tion, remqyed. As there can be no doubt* thpi- condition- if-?'insisted, upon would be' ; one ' which woiild' i act !* 8 ' a drawback in* other timber districts^ as .welLas Manawatu, we feel'we are but ' doing our duty to both; those who have called' for the (tenders, and those invited r , tp the'tender, irispublishing the grievanoe apdithe remedy so.. sjuccessfully applied; • to the:case-,by?t^