D.—No. 22,

ENGINEERS' ESTIMATES. INVERCARGILL AND MATATJRA RAILWAY. £ s. d. £ s. d. Earthwork:— £ s. d. £ ». d. Brought forward Bis Cut, lead 45 chs., 9,5000 Permanent Way in New Zealand :— 0. yds. at Is, 8d 7,916 13 4 Ballast, 64,050 c. yds. at 2s. ... 6,405 0 0 30 Waggons at £25 ... ... 750 0 0 Laying, 75,152 c. yds. at Is. 3d. 4,697 0 0 Rails, 35 tons at £8 280 0 0 Boxing, 75,152 c. yds. at 9d.... 2,818 4 0 Sleepers ... 175 0 0 Sleepers, 87,535, No., at 3s. ... 13,130 5 0 Laying Temporary Way ..'. 131 0 0 Cartage, 5,240 tons at 10s. ... 2,620 0 0 Other Cuttings, 135,438 c. yds. Eoss 51° ° ° at Is. 3d 8,464 17 6 ' Stream Diversions, 10,000 30,180 9 0 c. yds. at Is. 3d 625 0 0 Contingencies 124 per cent. ... 3,772 11 0 Ditches in Cuts, 12,540 c. yds. „„.'„'', , 33,953 0 0 a k g^ 47q 5 o Rolling Stock in New Zealand : — Ditches' top'of"Slopes'. 6.270 Erecting Locomotives, 3at £75 225 0 0 c. yds. at7d. 182 17 6 Carriage Stock, 12 at £25 ... 300 0 0 Swamp Ditches', 300 c.'yds.at2s'. 30 0 0 Waggons, 24 at £10 240 0 0 Sidings, 3 miles 440 0 0 "J Forming Line, 3,176 chs. at . 705 0 0 y a g,j 1191 0 0 Contingencies, 124 per cent. ... 96 0 0 ■■•' ! , 861 0 0 20,656 13 4 Management ... 8,000 0 0 Contingencies, 121 per cent. ... 2,582 6 8 25,239 0 0 77,183 0 0 Bushin": Contractor's Profit ... 7,718 0 0 Felling, 31J acres at £2 ss. ••• 70 17 6 Clearing, 314 acres at £5 ... 157 10 0 £84,901 0 0 Grubbing, 104 chs.at £1 ... 104 0 0 = 332 7 6 Contingencies ... ... ... 41 12 6 374 0 0 Road :— DUNEDIN AND CLUTHA RAILWAY. Excavation, 1,000 c. yds. at 9d. 37 10 0 Tahbi Cootbaot. Diversions :— Making new Road, 25 chains Excavation :■ — £ s. d. £ s. d. at £6 150 0 0 Cutting in Rock, 22,760 c. ft. at Level Crossing, lcl., 4at £87 ss. 350 0 0 4s. 6d 5,121 0 0 Level Crossing, 2 cl., 6 at Cutting in Earth, 300,170 c. ft. £53175.6 d 323 5 0 at 9d. 11,256 7 6 Level Crossing, 3 cl., 6 at Haulage, 172,0401. ft. at 34d. 2,508 18 4 £39 13s. 6d 238 10 „ 96,8301. ft. at 1id.... 4,438 010 . . . n 60,300 c. ft. at 4|d. 1,130 12 6 1,098 16 0 Rails, 35 tons at £8 280 0 0 Contingencies 137 4 0 Waggons, 30 at £25 750 0 0 ■ 1,236 0 0 Sleepers 175 0 0 Bridges and Culverts : — Laying Temporary Way, 2,640 Excavation, 1,643 c. yds. at yds. at Is 132 0 0 Is. 6d. 123 4 6 Surface forming, 500 chs. at 255. 625 0 0 Outfalls, 1,811 c. yds. at Is. ... 90 11 0 Side Ditching, 753 chs. at 15s. 564 15 0 Stanks at Mataura 275 0 0 Forming Line for Ballast, 2,775 Timber, 1,364, 3 in. at 30s. ... 2,046 0 0 chs. at 10s. .... 1,387 10 0 Piling, 1,510 c. ft. at 3s. 6d. ... 264 5 0 Planting Willows, 14£ miles at Iron, 23,400 lbs. at 6d. ... 585 0 0 £10 141 5 0 Masonry, 946 c. yds. at £2 ... 1,892 0 0 Retaining Walls, 4,000 c. yds. Coping, 150 c. ft. at Is. 6d. ... 9 15 0 at 17s. 6d 3,500 0 0 Puddle, 30 c. yds. at 6s. ... 9 0 0 Excavation for Retaining Walls, Loading Culverts, 2,330 c. yds. 1,000 c. yds., at 3s 150 0 0 at9d. 87 7 6 Pitching Slopes, 6" thick, 5,900 s. yds. at 4s ■ ... 1,180 0 0 5,382 2 0 ■ Contingencies, 124 per cent. ... 672 18 0 33,340 9 2 • 6,08S 0 0 Contingencies 4,167 10 10 Fencing:— 37,508 0 0 20 miles on one side, 1,600 chs. Stream Diversions : — at 255. 2,000 0 0 Cuttings, 16,000 c. yds. at Is. 3d. 1,000 0 0 . Cattle Stops, 40, at £16 ... 640 0 0 Pitchings, 200 s. yds. at 4s. ... 40 0 0 Gates, 40 pairs at £11 ... 440 0 0 Large Ditches, 2001. chs. at ss. 50 0 0 3,080 0 0 1,090 0 0 Contingencies 385 0 0 Contingencies 136 0 0 3,465 0 0 1,226 0 0 Carrried forward ... ... Carried forward

ENGINEERS'ESTIMATES, AND CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO, FOR CONSTRUCTION OF LINES FROM INVERCARGILL, ETC.