By special request, the purchase end inspection of welding plant for the Tientsin-Pukow Railway and Copper Wire for the Ministry of Communications was undertaken, upon certain conditions. As these in-Gents "had aot been passed by. the Board of Trustees" for account of Indemnity Funds, the order were not placed until' the organizations concerned had remitted the necessary funds to the Commission. A chane 1 per cent, of the C.LE. value of the materials' is made In' order to cover the Commission's expenses in executing these orders, Should the Commission be requested to make farther purchases. of this nature, the charge for administrative expenses will be, fixed according to the Comlision's average expenses at the time the order is undertaken. The proceeds of these charges will be credited to ihe Commission's penses account, thereby redueing the amount representing the administra~ expenses of the Commission which is apportioned to the cost of each item purchased with Indemnity Funds, The number of contracts placed under the above heading Is 9, amounting to a total approximate value of £9,900.
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