D.—No. 22

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ENGINEERS' ESTIMATES AND CONTRACTS

Gentlemen, — Public Works Office, Wellington, 6th July, 1872. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 20th June, in which your tender for the construction of the Invercargill and Mataura, Auckland and Waikato, and Napier and Paki Paki lines of Railway, and in reply beg to inform you that, subject to the conditions and modifications verbally agreed to, the Government accept your offer to construct the two lines first mentioned—the line from Napier to Paki Paki being still under consideration. Contracts embodying those conditions are now being prepared for execution, and will be completed with as little delay as possible. I have, Ac, Messrs. John Brogden and Sons, Wellington. W. Reeves. P.S —The tender for the line from Wellington to the Hutt, contained in your letter of the 26th of June, has also been accepted, subject to a reduction of £250 from the amount therein charged, to meet accidents by storms and floods, and to the conditions and modifications above alluded to. W. Reeves.

CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO. OTAGO SOUTHERN TRUNK RAILWAY. DENEDIN CONTEACT. CAVERSIIAM CONTRACT. Tender of J. Chaplin and Co. £4,325 15a. Tender of A. J. Smyth, £16,152 7s. sd. Fencing:— £ s. d. £ s. d. Eencing: — £ s. d. £ s. d. Fencing on reclaimed ground Ordinary Eencing, 192 chs. at 39 chs. at 34s 6d 67 5 6 325. 6d 312 0 0 Ordinary Eencing, 188 chs. at Close Eencing, 2-17 to 2-21, 4 30a 9d 289 1 0 chs. at £7 28 0 0 , 356 6 6 340 0 0 Clearing Line 6 0 6 Clearing Line, 96 chs. at 20s 96 0 0 Cuttings : —25,715 c. yds. Deficiency, 16,201 c. yds. Cuttings : — Embankment:—4l,9l6 c. yds. Erom 1-55 to 1-60, 2,217 c. yds. atls.4d 2,794 8 0 at ls. 4d 147 16 0 Formation :— Erom 1-66 to 1-71, 492 c. yds. Chains 133, at 2s 13 6 0 at ls. 4d 32 16 0 Pitching Slopes, complete, 821 From 2-10 to 2-26 soft material, sq. yds. at 2s 82 2 0 16,503 c. yds. at ls. 4d. ... 1,100 4 0 Levelling Crossing Gates and Erom 2-10 to 2-26 rock, 11,243 Wickets, 2 pairs at £12 ... 24 0 0 c. yds. at 2s. 3d 1,264 16 9 Bridges: — Erom 2-67 to 2-71 soft material, Bridge over Main South Road:— 1,900 c. yds. at ls. 4d. ... 126 13 4 Excavation, 233J c. yds. at ls. 11 13 6 From 2-67 to 2-71 rock, 1,570 Concrete in Foundations, 24 c. c. yds. at 2s. 3d 176 12 6 yds. at 26s 31 4 0 Erom 2-73 to 3-5,540 c. yds. at Rubble Masonry Foundation, ls. 4d. ... ... ... 36 0 0 24 c. yds. at 30s 36 0 0 From 3-12 to 3-19, 2,374 c. yds. Rubble Masonry Superstruc- at ls. 4d 158 5 4 ture, 339 c. yds. at 275. ... 457 13 0 3,043 311 Ashlar in blocks, 24 c. ft. at Embankments, 40,949 c. yds 3,479 3 11 35.6 d. ... ... ... 440 Soiling Slopes of Embankment, Ashlar in coping, 32 c. ft. at ss. 8 0 0 8,700 sup. yds. at 6d 217 10 0 Cement Plastering, 30 sup. yds. Formation, including Side Ditches, 96 chs. at 2s. 3 0 0 at 20s. 96 0 0 Carriage and Erection of G-irdern 6 0 0 Ditches, 25 chs. at 20s. 25 0 0 Bridge ovor Railway : — Excavation for Cills and Refill- Road Alterations : — ing Trenches, 4c. yds. at ls. 0 4 0 From 1-68 to 1-76 Earthwork, Timber in Cills and Plates,") -g including Formation, 300 c. Timber Uprights and Brae- | . yds. at ls. 4d 20 0 0 ing, « j w.„ n Metalling, 156ic. yds. at 85.... 62 12 0 Beams and Struts, f »"* y/ IU ° 82 12 0 Timber Planking, including j J* From 2-17 to 2-21 Earthwork, Spikes, J $p including Formation, 132 c. Timber Parapets and Ballast yds. at ls. 4d. ... ... 8 16 0 Beams, 55 c. ft. at Bs. ... 22 0 0 Metalling, 66 c. yds. at Bs. ... 26 8 0 Iron in Straps and Bolts, 464 lbs. 35 4 0 t, ... jm"- " '" m n n Where directed, Earthwork, inPainting and Tarring 10 0 0 eluding Formation, 1,000 c. ~. au» 3 o yds. atls. 4d 66 13 4 Timbercul"9Lyds.at£4 36 0 0 Metalling, 200 c. yds. at B S . ... 80 0 0 Culvert at 1-28:- U6 13 4 Excavation, c. yds. in bank Level Crossings :— Rubble Masonry, 124 i c. yds. at Gates and Wickets complete, 255. 155 13 6 4 pairs at £20 80 0 0 Brickwork in arch, 36 c. yds. at Ordinary Crossings complete, 40b 72 0 0 3 pairs at £30 90 0 0 Concrete, 35 15 ft. c. yds. at 170 0 0 225. 38 11 6 Tunnel:— Pitching, 32 sq. yds. at 7s. ... 11 4 0 Excavation, including Recesses, Cement Plastering, 96 sq. yds. Drain, &c, 902 1. yds. at £9 8,118 0 0 at 2b. 9 12 0 Blue Stone Covers, 2 ft. wide, Puddle, 24 c. yds. at 3s. ... 3 12 0 9021. yds. at 15s 676 10 0 Maintenance for two months... 18 0 0 Brick Lining, 221. yds. at £15 330 0 0 Grassing slopes ... ... 6 0 0 Ashlar Masonry in Fronts, 350 12 0 1,388 c. ft. at 5s 347 0 0 ■ — 9,471 10 0 £4,325 15 0 - Carried forward