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APPENDIX J3.

MESSRS. BROGDEN'S CLAIMS. Statement showing Amounts actually paid to Messrs. Brogden on their Six Railway Contracts of 10th August, 1872, and their Three Contracts of 19th July, 1873. £ s. d. Total of sums fixed by the several contracts for contract works ... 810,196 0 0 Total station accommodation ... ... ... 118,047 12 9 Total extras ... ... ... ... ... 129,335 18-2 Bonus, Auckland-Mercer Contract ... ... ... 1,8N7 1 11 Bonus, Taieri Contract ... ... ... ... 300 0 0 Amount paid for work on Auckland-Mercer Eailway under provisional contract ... ... ... ... 16,697 2 6 1,076,463 15 4 Total reductions ... ... ... 65,900 10 0 £1.010.563 5' 4

Schedule showing Amount allowed Messrs. Brogden for Special Profit, Management, and Contingencies on the First Six Contracts, the figures being extracted from the Schedules agreed upon between Mr. Carruthers and Mr. Henderson (Messrs. Brogden's representative).

Comparative Schedule of Prices between Messrs. Brogden's Invercargill Contract and other Contracts in same Locality.

Name of Contract. Contract Sum. Profit. Management. Contingencies. Total of Last Three Columns. Auckland-Mercer Napi er-Paki p aki Wellington Picton-Blenheim Taieri Invercargill-Mataura £ s. d. 168,924 0 0 49.345 0 0 29.016 0 0 80,494 0 0! 143,835 0 0! 88,832 0 0 £ s. d. 14,073 0 0 4.391 0 0 2,352 0 0 7,501 0 0 ! 10,591 0 0 9,514 0 0 £ 12,000 2,500 1,500 6.877 8,079 8,000 s. a. o o 0 0! 0 0 o o! o o, 1 0 0 £ s. d. 15.679 2 8 3,188 3 0 2,036 3 5 6,009 15 10 11,127 10 11 7.687 12 2 £ s. d. 41,752 2 8 10,079 3 0 5,888 3 5 20,387 15 10 29,797 10 11 25.201 12 2 I m|| 560,446 0 0 48,422 0 0 38,950 0 °, 45,728 8 0 133,106 8 0

Nature of Work. Brogden's Contract. — August, 1872, to August, 1875. Bennett's Winton No. 2.— —, 1874, to January, 1876 Litton's Mat aura Contract.— Feb., 1876, to Feb., 1877. Blair's Winton No. 3.— March, 1876, to Sept., 1877. Whitaker's Elbow Contract. — January, 1879, to July, 1880. Whilaker's Gore Contract — January, 1879. to July, 1880. Cutting, ordinary ,, long lead „ side „ solid rock „ loose rock ,, partly rock ... Stream diversions Ditching Belling Clearing Grubbing Level crossing, 1st class 32ip.c. added to this. 1/3 1 /8* 1/3 l/2andl/3 1/6 /1.04 to 1/ 3/ 1/3 1/3 to 1/5 l't 1/1 1/3 If' .1/6 1/10 i/ 1/8 /7to 2/ 45/ 100/ 20/ £37 5 0 [53 17 6 (21 17 6 C39 13 6 I 7 13 6 1/* 1/ 10/' £40 1/' 1/ 10/' 1/" ,, 2nd „ } ... 1100/ £30 £40 £60 with C.S. £60 with C.S. 3rd „ £20 £40 £60 „ „ ,, private Metal or gravel Excavation foundations Inlets and outlets Timber, B.M. ,, ironbark Piling Ironwork Bubble masonry Cattle-stops ... Gates, wood... Ballast Platelaying ... Points and crossings ... 1/6 1/ 30/ 70/ £8 3/ 1/ 1/ 35/and 50/ 120/ 6/ /9 40/ £10 £20 9/ 1/3 1/3 47/ 100/ 5/6 /9 40/ £15 without 3/6 1/ 1/ • 34/ £15 without 3/6 1/ 1/ 33/ 3/6 16 40/ £16 £11 2/ l/3f £4 £4 4/ and 5/ /6 40/ 4/ and 5/ /6 40/ £15 1/10 1/3 £5 1/9 1/3 £5 * Special items inserted !2,135 on the total of the f £500 in schedule for for plant have the effect of raising this ti schedule. " loss." Is. llfd. Furthermore, the: •e is a margin of