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1892. NEW ZEALAND

PRICES PAID UNDER GOVERNMENT CO-OPERATIVE LABOUR SYSTEMS.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated 6th July, 1892. Ordered, " That a return be laid before this House setting forth in full the schedule prices at present paid for work done under the various Government co-operative labour systems throughout the colony."—(Mr. Buckland.)

Return showing the Schedule Peices paid for Woek done under the various Government Co-opekative Labour Systems throughout the Colony 1. PRICES PAID BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. Auckland District. Whangarei-Kamo Eailway Extension — s. d. Price for friable clay and volcanic earth, with lead up to 10 chains. 0 10 per cub. yd. Staffer clay with lead up to 10 chains , Oil,, Bad clay with lead up to 10 chains .. 10,, Small loose volcanic rock and earth, without blasting .. 12 „ Soft trachyte rock, solid 2 6 „ (Extra leads paid at rate of Id. for 5 chains after this.) Formation, per chain, under 6in. 12 6 Felling and clearing line—fern, &o. 4 0 per chain. „ „ scrub . 6 6,, light bush 10 0 Timber (kauri), found and fixed 22 6 per C.B.M. Totara piles, found and driven 4 6 per lin. ft. Iron, found and fixed .. .. 0 4 per lb. Note. —Wagons and iron tram-rails supplied by Government. Te Aroha-Paeroa Eailway— s. a. Swampy cuttings in friable clay and loose earth, with lead short ... 010 per cub. yd. Cuttings in stiffer clay with lead short .. .. 011 „ „ clay and gravel, tight ground 1 0 & Is. Id. p. c. yd. „ „ extra lead 1 Bto Is. Bd. „ Outfall drains, soft peat, and shallow 0 6 per cub. yd. Side ditches to bank in soft peat .. 0 8 „ „ „ harder peat and clay 0 9 to 10d. per c. yd. Shallow formation 15 0 per lin. eh. Catchwater-drains . ..4 0 toss.6d. p. lin.ch. Clearing fern and scrub .. 3 0 to Bs. „ Heavy kahikatea bush . 30 0 per lin. eh. Timber culverts, labour on totara timber 4 6 per C.B.M. North Island Main Trunk Bailway. Mokau Section — s. d. Volcanic loamy sandy cutting, lead up to 10 chains 0 9 per cub. yd. Loose and very soft shaly rock .. 14 ~ Very soft trachyte rock . ... . 19,, Solid papa rock .. . .. 2 0 „ Solid trachyte rock 2 6 „ Excavation for pipes, &c. .10,, Note. —In cases where the lead has exceeded this, extra prices have been allowed at about Id. for 5 chains. Wagons and iron rails are supplied here also. Men find their own horses in all cases. I—D 18b.