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irrigaticm works. In such cases the governor should telegraph to the inspector 

 immediately, requesting the aid of the chief engineer. 



If the engineer of the province 1)e present, he, and not the governor, directs what 

 measures to adopt, and he is held responsible for the same. 



If, however, the governor gives orders contrary to those of the local engineer, the 

 latter must obey, but at the same time give notice that discord exists, after which 

 the governor is responsible for what takes place. 



The inspector shall ai'range matters so that the governor may be accompanied as 

 often as possible in his journeys along the levees and canals during high water by 

 the chief engineer or some one delegated by him. 



(5) The engineers are under the minister of public works, but they owe to the 

 governor the respect due to the princii)al representative of the government in the 

 province. They should respond to his demands and give him all tlu' information he 

 may desire. When the governor has reason to believe that the local engineer acts 

 without or l)eyond the orders of the inspector in that which concerns the making of 

 regulations relative to the use of water, which regulations must always be com nui- 

 nicated to the governor and i)nblislu'(l. he must study with care the conduct of the 

 engineer, make full iiKiniries regarding his acts as well as the acts of those under 

 his orders, and shall make known to the inspector the results of these inquiries. 



(6) No new work may be undertaken without the previous sanction of the council 

 of ministers. Concerning im]>(trtant improvements which the insju'ctor l)elieves 

 should be made in the irrigation or drainage of a region, he must act in concert with 

 the governor, and in all cases they mu.*t inform the minister of the interior and the 

 minister of public works, who shall be members of the council of ministers. 



In public improvements and reforms of less importance it is the duty of the inspect- 

 ors to personally inform the governor regarding what they jji-opose to do, the effects 

 of the proposed changes, and theobstacies which they will have to overcome. Noti- 

 fication in Avriting, either English or Arabic, is not sufhcient for this, and the inspect- 

 ors must never fail to explain their ideas at least by maps and diagrams. Because 

 of his special knowledge of the agricultural interests the governor can and should 

 indicate how the proposed work might occasion loss or damage to private or public 

 property. The two ministers and the council must be informed also. 



(7) The number of the corvee, as before stated, is determined by the agricultural 

 council. The governor must decide as to the number of men who should be included 

 in the corvee, and agree with the engineer as to the order in which the canals should 

 be cleaned and the time for said work. 



The governor is not to be called upon for the technical execution of the work; the 

 chief engineer is alone answerable and bears all responsit)ility for the completed work. 



The governor may, should there be occasion therefor, call upon the chief engineer 

 to permit those of the corvee who have finished their work to return home. 



(8) When, for any reason, the inspector desires to close a canal for more than four- 

 teen days, he must inform the governor of his intention as soon as possible, so that 

 the latter may present his objections if he has any. 



(9) Irrigation works. — Irrigation works maj' be divided into two classes. The first 

 class includes those for which bids are advertised in the othcial journal, which bids 

 are submitted under the ]>revailing I'ules of the minister of public works. These 

 works comprise all excavation requiring more than a thousand men per day, all 

 masonry work costing more than £200 (1^974), and all work m which machinery is 

 necessary. 



In work of this class the governor will not be consulted as to the choice of the 

 contractor, but he shall l)e informed regarding the nature of the contract. During 

 the execution of the work he must, if he deems neces.«ary, call the attention of the 

 engineer to the manner in which the contractor is executing the work. 



