File 451/1913 Pt 2 'Koweit Water Supply' [‎9r] (15/154)

AGREEMENT
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT made on the day
of 19x5 between Hie Excellency shaikh Mubarak,
K.C.S.I., K.C.I.E., Shaikh of aoweit (hereinafter referred
to as "The Shaikh) of the one part, and Messrs. Strick
Scott & Company Limited (hereinafter referred to as "The
Contractors") of the other part, whereby the latter contract
to erect, on the former's account, at Kowelt, a Distilla
tion Plant, on the following terms end conditions :«
(I) . The Plant shall he capable of aistilling from sea-
water 400 tons (four hundred tons) of drinking water eacn
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24 hours. The Plant shall he complete in every respect,
and shall include holier. Pumps, Storage Tanks and connect
ing pipes, as ner attached specification*
(II) * The Contractors undertake to erect complete the
Plant mentionedjLn Clause (I), as also to erect all buildings
necessary lor the housing of the Plant, including founda
tions - (&) the Contractors supplying tne rlaxit, and the
galvanised iron required in connection with buildings above
mentioned, as also cement bricks and timber, but (b) the
Shaikh providing all material obtainable locally, such as
sand (for reclamation and building purposes) and stone, the
latter to the extent of 150 tons. The Shaikh will also
nrovide, free df charge, any fresh water required in
connection with the work. (0) The Contractors will
furnish all skilled-labour, hamais and coolies A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory. *
(III) . The Contractors undertake to supply all the Plant
and Material and Labour detailed in Clause II. (a) and (c)
for the sum of £.12,500/- (twelve thousand five hundred
pounds sterling),, It is agreed also that, for this sum
inclusive, the Contractors will efficiently supervise and
direct the work of erection and construction, the only
liability resting with the Shaikh being that he sfeall
provide