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Picton to Blenheim Final Abstract— continued. REDUCTIONS FROM CONTRACT— continued.

Position. Work. Item. Quantity. Rate. Amount. Total. M. ch. Brought forward ... Grading —continued. Eemoving slips — Paid by Govern- ( £2 5 0 inent ... \ 1 4 0 Eemoving stump £ 61 s. d. . 6 10 £ s. d. 1 70 s 3 9 0 5 65 0 6 0 7 79 13 58 13 63 6 8 9 62 Bridges. Bridge, 3 lift, spans — Timber Iron delivered. Bridge. 3 lift, spans —■ Timber Iron delivered. Excavation ... Timber Iron delivered. Excavation ... Tuamarina, 1st crossing, timber ... One 20ft. opening— Foundations Timber Waitohi Viaduct, timber Bridge altered from 3 15ft. to 3 20ft. spans, iron Bridge omitted, foundations Wairau Bridge, altering spikes ... Gb.m. » c. yd. eb.m, c. yd. Gb. m. 47-20 47-20 60 47-20 60 2288 25/ 25/ 1/6 25/ 1/6 25/ £61 59 0 59 0 4 10 59 0 4 10 28 12 6 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 0 0 70 7 47 c. yd. Gb.m. 15 19-42 26-88 1/6 37/ 25/ 33 12 0 1 2 35 18 6 0 )j 7 79 12 70 lb. c. yd. 38 60 /e 1/6 0 19 4 10 0 0 3 0 0 4 33 1 48 Culverts. Culvert removed, 18in. pipe removed for use elsewhere Brick end and culvert, repairing coping and pointing 1. yd. 41 36/ £253 13 0 40 8 1 8 0 0 sup. yd. 7 3/6 1 4 6 Throughout Fencing. Cattle-stops— Omitted Not required £9 12 G No. 19 38 13/12/ 13/12/ 258 8 516 16 0 0 >> Permanent-way. Felt supplied by Government — November, 1873 Freight Laying permanent-way — Eails Ballast Sleepers Sleepers at switches, superseded by long timbers —699 rolls 1. yd. c. yd. No. 12| 66 21 75 26/ 3/6 1/4 £775 6 12 3 13 5 0 4 0 0 e o 16 5 0 7 0 9 » 470 229 1/4 1/4 31 6 8 J» w's 4 Deficiencies — Tools and locomotives Duplicates ... Taking out regulation pipe Coals borrowed Bridles to 6 wagons ... Use of locomotive and wagons... Permanent-way materials— Steel joints complete „ plates and bolts Spikes, &c. 3 6 0 4 0 16 12 15 1 10 5 13 1 0 0 0 0 6 cwt. 3 5 10 0 12 1 12 0 0 £27 £27 25/ 4 4 7 4 12 10 1 4 0 if jj £30 10 10 £96 2 11