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SCHEDULE OF QUANTITIES AND PRICES PERTAINING TO MESSRS. BROGDEN'S CONTRACTS, EXTRACTED FROM THE GOVERNMENT " CONTRACTORS' PRICE BOOK."

Auckland and Mercer (41 miles 34 chains, and 2 miles of sidings).—J. Brogden and Sons.

Description. Unit. Quantity. Eate. Amount. Total. Fencing. £ 2,400 640 960 s. d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 £ s. d. Ordinary fencing Cattle-stops Gates ch. pair 1,600 40 80 30/ £16 £12 4,000 500 0 0 0 0 Contingencies Grading. c. yd. 191,794 10,000 115,6(38 4,500 0 0 Cut to bank, earth ,, spoil „ Side cut „ 33 33 Loose rock — Cut to bank „ spoil Side cut 317,462 /1Q 13,227 11 8 33 27,977 538 5,557 )3 3,407 4 0 3J Solid basalt Side cut 34,072 27 33 15,507 17,282 Sandstone cut Haulage 33 3) 32,789 13,345 202,652 192,278 9,939 599 5/6 1/9 2 /H /7| 9,016 19 6 1,167 13 9 10,476 19 8 1,602 6 4 455 10 9 18 14 4 „ 33 33 Stream Diversions. Not to exceed, in earth ,, in rock Ditching, top and bottom of slopes „ specified Surface forming Trimming and forming Contingencies c. yd. ch. c. yd. ch. 20,000 5,000 1,622 9,468 844 3,257 1/6 5/6 15/ 1/6 £1 10/ 1,500 0 0 1,375 0 0 1,216 10 0 710 2 0 844 0 0 1,628 10 0 5,830 18 0 jj Bushing. Felling 3 chains wide ... Clearing 1 chain wide Grubbing Contingencies, 124 Per cent. acre eh. 99* 33* 379 50/ £6 £1 248 15 0 201 0 0 379 0 0 103 5 0 Road Diversions. Making new road ... .., ch. 248 9 £6 £4 1,488 0 0 36 0 0 „ 33 Carried forward 54,934 0 0 4,500 0 0