SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20762, 3 January 1931, Page 5

SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE.

COST EXCEEDS ESTIMATE. ALREADY OVER £6,p00.000. The report of the Auditor-General of New South Wales, Mr.- John Spence, on the general accounts of Ministerial departments, contains interesting figures relating to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The estimated cost of tho bridge set down in the enabling Act is £5,750,000, including land resumptions of £400,000. According to the figures published by Mr. Spence the cost to .Tune 30 last was £6.463,943, of which £1,212,360 was for land resumptions. Expenditure to date under main headings of cost is set out hereunder : Dorman, Long and Co.'s contract 2,836,203 Dorman, Lons and Co.. on ac count of wage variations . . ojj.ikh Dorniiui, Long and Co.. excess overhead costs . . . • • ■ iJ.u.u Main bridgo aalanes. etc., lieart appSC. "• :: :: :: >.>»» Resumptions •• , • • •' Lavender Bay railway station . . S»,0oo Interest on expenditure capitalised Road at Moruya , Purchase of painting cranes .. 1.4U Total £6.463,9-13 The contract of Dorman, Long and Company, is for £4,217,721. Work done to June 30 amounted to £3,036,203, against which retention moneys of £200,000 were held. . The expenditure set forth above has been met from the following funds: Genera! loan account . . •• ®'?so*o|s Rates levied by local bodie* .. -1,1.3,5ab Public Work* Fund . . • • ® Total • • •« «• *• f J63i!M3