APPENDIX 257 



In the case of cable contracts, current for tests on site shall be supplied 

 free to the contractors at the pressure of the ordinary supply. 



[NOTE. As to the rights of a sub-contractor on the bankruptcy of the 

 contractor, see Chap. XVII., 8.] 



23. Inspection and testing at maker's works. The engineer and his duly 

 authorised representative shall have at all reasonable times access to the 

 contractor's works, and shall have the power at all reasonable times to 

 inspect, examine, and test the materials and workmanship of the plant 

 during its manufacture there ; and if part of the plant is being manu- 

 factured on other premises, the contractor shall obtain for the engineer 

 and for his duly authorised representative permission to inspect as if the 

 plant were manufactured on his own premises. 



The engineer shall, on giving fourteen days' notice in writing of his 

 grounds of objection, have liberty to reject all or any materials, plant or 

 workmanship, which in his opinion are not in accordance with the 

 contract, or are defective for any reason whatever, and such rejection 

 shall be operative at the expiration of such notice, provided that, if notice 

 of any such rejection, setting forth the reason for such rejection, be not 

 sent to the contractor within fourteen days after the grounds upon which 

 such rejection is based have come to the" knowledge of the engineer, he 

 shall not be entitled to reject the said materials, plant or workmanship 

 on these 1 grounds. 



The contractor shall give the engineer not less than seven days' notice 

 of any material being ready for testing, and unless otherwise arranged, 

 the engineer, or his representative, shall proceed to the contractor's works 

 within three days of the date on which the material is notified as being 

 ready : failing which visit the contractor may proceed with the tests, and, 

 in the absence of the engineer, the tests shall be taken as if they were 

 made in his presence. 



24. Testing apparatus. In all cases where the contract provides for 

 tests, whether at the works of the contractor or the sub-contractor or on 

 the site, the contractor, except where otherwise specified, shall provide, 

 free of charge, such labour, materials, chemicals, coal, oil, waste, 

 apparatus, and instruments, as the engineer may consider requisite from 

 time to time, and as may reasonably be demanded, to efficiently test the 

 plant, material or workmanship, in accordance with the contract, and 

 shall at all times give facilities to the engineer or to his authorised repre- 

 sentative to accomplish such testing. 



25. Delivery of materials. No plant or materials shall be forwarded 

 until an intimation in writing shall have been given to the contractor by 

 the engineer that the purchasers are ready to take delivery. 



If the purchasers withhold the forwarding of instructions so as to 

 prevent the contractor giving delivery by the dates stipulated in the 

 contract, the purchasers shall bear the cost of the storage and protection, 

 including fire insurance, of the plant and materials, and make payments 

 therefor as if delivery had been given, provided that possession thereof 

 and the property therein be duly secured to the purchasers. 



[NOTE. As to delay in commencing work, see Chap. XV., 9.] 



L.A.B. S 



