OBSERVATIONS. 
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Fir^i Cost, 
3 . The estimate for this item has 
been laid before Parliament. It is 
inserted here only to aid in com- 
bining in one view the whole esti- 
mated expense of this expedition. 
2, Sir Edward Parry is of opinion 
that these additional equipments are 
necessary for the service. 
Mr. Laird made the first suit of 
sails, and Sir Edward Parry thinks 
it advisable that the second suit 
should be made by the person who 
made the first, provided he will supply 
them at the same rate at which they 
are supplied from the dock-yards. 
Sir Edward Parry added to the esti- 
mate first made by Mr. Laird, “ I 
consider this tender to be reasonable 
and proper.” 
3. Captain Trotter supposes 
that the paddle-box boats will 
cost from . . £300 to 320 
Seward’s salt water gauges . 40 
Mr. Laird estimates the ex- 
On actual reference to 
the builder’s estimate for 
contract, it appears that 
the expression here used 
is liable to misinterpreta- 
tion. The cost of these 
additional equipments was 
to have been 903^.; but 
Sir E. Parry having con- 
sidered unnecessary cer- 
tain articles, including or- 
dinary fittings, amount- 
ing to 150?., the saving 
thereby accruing in the 
first item was carried 
down towards the expense 
of the additional articles 
forming Item 2, and the 
expense of these was 
stated at 753?., or for 
the two items, 31,503?. 
Mr. Laird now, however, 
by a letter which Captain 
Trotter has handed in^ 
marked A, says that these 
additional articles will 
cost 1046?., instead of 
903?., thus making the 
additional expense to be 
contemplated under the 
two items, 896?., instead 
of 753?., being 3 43?. more. 
Captain Trotter thinks it 
would be at any rate de- 
sirable that Mr. Laird 
Carried forward, £360 
