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  I	(B)	To the fact that the City Building Surveyor
		required a central stringer being placed
		in each of the Staircases leading to the
		Upper Deck. These alterations necessitated
		a further 100 tons of Steel approximately,
		which at the average rate of £12 per ton
		would account for £1200 of Messrs Mortons
		increased charge.

  II		Bullens contract: Mr. Leitch had practically
		no excuse to offer for the difference herein.
		He stated that he did not give the 
		quantities taken out herein his full
		personal supervision. He stated that
		his own surveyor had been obliged to
		return to Scotland owing to the state of
		his health & that he had to employ
		a Nottingham Surveyor to take out these
		quantities. He regretted to say that a
		very grave miscalculation had been made
		in the quantity of Brick work & Roofing.
		That was his only explanation for the
		considerable difference which arose.
		He had now received Mess. Bullens a/c
		& was employing a neutral surveyor to
		check every item thereof & he hoped to have
		this a/c ready for submission to the Directors
		at their next meeting.

  III		Concreting, Terracing &c. His Explanation
		as to the considerable increase in the actual
		over estimated expenditure in this matter, he
		could only account for by expressing his
		surprise thereat. He did point out that a
		portion thereof was due to the extension of