PAPERS RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS IN THE NORTH ISLAND. CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO FROM 1st JULY, 1871, TO 30TH JUNE, 1872.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1872 Session I, D-15

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PAPERS RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS IN THE NORTH ISLAND. CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO FROM 1st JULY, 1871, TO 30TH JUNE, 1872.

PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BY COMMAND OP HIS EXCELLENCY. WELLINGTON. 1872. I

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SCHEDULE of CONTRACTS for the CONSTRUCTION of ROADS under "Immigration and Public Works Act, 1870," to 30th June, 1872. PROVINCE OF AUCKLAND.

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CONTRACTS—EOADS.

Loeality. Contractor's Name. OS O a § Quantities. Nature of Work. Rate. Amount. Total. Remarks, Waimate and Okaiiiatt Road. £ s. d. £ a. d. Under Mr. M. Clarke Waimate to Okaihau Alexander and Cook 33 33 3a 3b 170 chains 40 „ 2 bridges, 2 culverts Clearing scrub Forming ... ... ... For ... 183 6 0 188 6 0 Oruru Wrathall and Jarvie MANOONtTI. For 1 bridge, 120 feet ... 375 0 0 375 0 0 Wangapai to Arapawa O. Wilson Purveying lino For ... 150 0 0 150 0 0 Tauranga and Juclea Road ... Tauranga to Kati Kati R. Parrell Watson and Co. 50 chains 22 „ 22 „ Tatibanoa to Kati Kati. For ... Under Mr. A. C. Turner, Tauranga Repairing road Construction Fascining Construction of road Erecting 4 bridges ... At £1 per chain ... For 37 15 0 126 4 6 22 0 0 600 0 0 702 0 0 33 33 R. C. Jordan Archard and Brown 2,3&4 j) ... 1487 19 6 Under Mr. A. C. Turner, Tauranga to Aoteamuri ... Tauranga to Taupo D. Kennedy Wi Katene R. C. Jordan 2 6 6 4f miles Taueanoa to Tattpo. Eepairing Forming Easing grades Erecting bridges Heart of tota:a ,, ,, sawn Totara timber Cutting rock Cutting track Cutting earth and extra length of lino... Forming road Extra filling drains... Extra cutting rock (hard) (soft) Extra length and height of bridges ,, „ „ 48 feet Eepairing road Maintenance of road Labour and erecting bridge, 84 feet Constructing road Eepairs and deviation on account of flood Maintenance 11 miles for one year For ... 30 10 0 260 0 0 146 9 0 1123 10 0 )) •• • ... Under Mr. E.H. Bold Aoteamuri to Taupo M'Kay and Co. 2660 feet' 4975 „ I*,!;} per 100ft. For ... Is 6d. cubic yard For 36 10 0 33 ... Ihaia R. C. Jordan 33 5332 yards 30 0 0 399 18 0 80 0 0 143 7 6 6 7 6 24 0 0 33 33 ... 33 444 „ 12f chains 24 ., 122 yards 282 „ At 10s, per chain At 20s. per chain At 3s. per cubic yd At Is. 6d. „ 33 j 39 9 0 33 '•• 33 ... D. Kennedy J. Fielding E. Sydles P. Merritt R. C. Jordan Ihaia 10f miles At £3 19s 5d per ft. For ... At £4 15s 2d per ft. For 10 0 0 190 12 0 80 13 0 40 0 0 399 14 0 2000 0 0 210 0 0 25 0 0 ), 5276 0 0 I

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CONTRACTS—ROADS.

Locality, Contractor's Name. S3. O • Quantities. Nature of Work. Rate. Amount. Total. Remarks. Taubanoa towaeds Tobeee —Coast Line. £ s. d. £ s. d. Under Mr. A. C. Turner, Tauranga. Tauran ga, Torere Ngatipuhcko Forming Road For 200 0 0 200 0 0 Opotiki, Otara Opotiki, Otaba. 33 33 33 J.Kelly ... Improving and metalling road, 5 miles Extra culverts For For 575 0 0 28 0 0 603 0 0 Matata, To Toko Waiau and Ureweru Matata, Te Teko. For 33 33 33 Forn ing 10i miles ... 300 0 0 300 0 0 Maketu to Rotobua. 3> 33 33 1 Te Whareotercw.u:iui to Parehio Wikapo ... Hapeta 4,5,6,7 14 14 Repairing road 3, 33 •" •'■ For 13 16 5 0 30 0 0 10 0 0 3 0 0 74 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 50 0 0 104 3 0 3 0 0 15 10 0 84 0 0 18 0 0 33 0 0 18 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 7 0 0 12 0 0 40 0 0 12 0 0 6 0 0 13 0 0 15 0 0 7 10 0 120 0 0 165 0 0 33 • ■ ' ... Additional do. Forming road Extra Additional for fascining Forming road 33 Aporo 33 Pikiwanga, Botokawa... 33 ". "' 33 ».* • • • Aporo and Wikupa... Tapsell 15 chains 33 33 Extra Improving road Heavy side cutting ... Culverts Improving road Easing grade in cutting 33 33 J) 33 33 33 ... ... Piriki 3 40 chains 33 33 33 Te Tairo Maketu Matin ga ... Pohipi E.Tikas ..'. ..'. H Pukautua Whata ... 8 9 6 33 „ Easing grade Erecting bridge Improving road 33 33 33 J3 33 8 9 33 33 33 33 ... ... )) Tahoke to Mourea ,.. Petera ITereni Banipiea ... 13 16 17 33 33 ... ,,« ... Side cutting 33 33 ... .., 33 Puarenga to Tauranga, Taupo road Okiwi P. Wheelan 18 19 Extra for 100 cubic yards rock Forming 3 miles road Sawing 30,000 feet bridge timber, 8s. and 12s. 6d. per 100 feet 33 33 926 8 0 33 I

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CONTRACTS—ROADS.

Locality. Contractor's Name. B 03 Fh Quantities. Nature of Work. Bate Amount. Total. Remarks, Taupo towaeds Napiee. £ s. d. £ s. d. Under Mr. E.H. Bold, Napier. Taupo Waipunga Willis Eranga & Co. 15,000 feet 6,280 feet ... Sawing timber, heart of Matai, for drain & culvert 2£ inch heart of Totara, for box chain and culvert planling At 12s. per 100 feet At 12s. „ „ 90 o 0 37 13 6 127 13 6 Te Kapu to Opoili ... A. Gardner E, Gardner 39 chains 51 „ 58 „ 24 „ 35 „ Te Kapu to Opoiit. Side cutting, 12x10 ; 1 bridge „ ,, 2 „ 2 box drains „ 3 „ 3 „ ,, „ 1 culvert, 1 box drain „ „ 3 box drains At £3 19s per chain For ... 154 0 0 184 2 6 210 5 0 63 0 0 105 0 0 Under Mr. E.H. Bold, Napier 33 5 6 7 8 9 Gisborne to Ormond H. b" Hollier £3 per chain 716 7 6 Under Mr. E.H. Bold, Napier GlSBOBNE TO OBMOND. M. Boland W. C. Walsh 1 2 3 4 5 6 21 3 elms 36links 160 ., 0 „ 160 „ 0 „ 160 „ 0 „ 183 „ 56 „ 23 „ 0 „ Side drains, filling hollows, clearing, 1 culvert .,. ,3 33 33 2 „ „ 2 „ For 110 5 0 105 10 0 116 0 0 60 0 0 63 15 0 M. Boland 33 ." 33 33 33 • • ■-. 33 P. Niven T. Gilmore 2a 3,4 &5a 33 33 ■" *■' '•' Formation of road and fascining 4 chains, gravelling 23 chains ... Completing 80 chains of road Completing 252 chains of road 152 18 0 90 0 0 330 0 0 Gisborne to Maraetaha P. Niven 1a 7 9 8 107i chains 27 „ 37i „ Gisboene to Maeaetaha. 33 ." ... 1033 8 0 Under Mr. E. H. Bold, Napier 33 Completing road Clearing, fascining, forming, draining ... Outlet draining Dray bridge, 65 feet 120 18 9 81 0 0 20 0 0 170 0 0 Johnson and Co. 391 18 9 i

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SCHEDULE of CONTRACTS for the CONSTRUCTION of ROADS under "Immigration and Public Works Act, 1870," to 30th June, 1872. PROVINCE OF HAWKE'S BAY.

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CONTEACTS—ROADS.

Locality. Contractor's Name, sh CD O I" Quantities. Nature of Work. Eate. Amount. Total. Remarks 10 Napiee towaeds Taupo. £ s. d. £ s. a. Under Mr E.H. Bold, Napier J. Tracey ... 63$ chains Formation road 9 culverts in do. Extra work Erecting bridges Ext>as, approaches to bridges Forming road 100s. per chain ... 55s. each 316 5 0 24 15 0 54 0 0 105 0 0 10 0 0 325 0 0 160 0 0 33 Hunt and Cullon ... 16 For Pohui Titiokura W.'Cundy ' '..] 3 4 6b 254 chains 53 „ 3s ... ,,, Mohaka ... Tracey and Hunt ... 33 33 ." ... ". *.. Constructing approaches left bank Mohaka 7 culverts... Extra culverts ... ,,, Forming road ... ... ... Timber, and 17 culverts and box drains Forming road Constructing box drains, culverts, and bridge ... Extra 6 chains road, bridge, trestles and sleepers ) Extra 4| chains left bank, posts at turns, and > culvert-logs J Bock Excavating rock 3 trussed bridges, 118 feet ... 2 plain „ 46 „ 1 „ ., 27 „ ... 3 box culverts, 3 x 3, 109 feet 4 „ 2x2, 131 feet 53 box drains, 16 x 16, 1,034 feet 6 . „ 12 x 12, 159 feet Embankment Bush clearing Painting 6 hand rails of bridges 70s. per chain ") 50s. j For 200 0 0 33 33 Tarawera Waipunga 33 S3 ... 33 33 Loughlan and Co. ... D. Daily ... Hart and M'Kinlay... 5 18 35 chains 15,000 feet 22J chains 80 „ )1 i .. ... At 52s. ':'.'. '.'.'. 6 5 0 66 10 0 106 14 5 5S 10 0 640 0 0 33 31 14 14 For 75 0 0 33 33 R. Bell ... Rawiri M'Kenzie & Campbell 18 13A 13 480 yards At os. ... For At 50s. ... 120 0 0 200 0 0 295 0 0 115 0 0 35 0 0 70 17 0 65 1 0 244 10 0 19 17 6 125 8 0 15 0 0 3 0 0 3) 33 )) ... ... For At 13s. ... At 10s.... At 3s. 9d. At 2s 6d. At9d. ... At 20s. ... For 33 )> 33 33 33 >3 33 33 3334 yards 15 square chains ... J. Brown ... A. Gardner 41 chains 15| „ Te Waieoa Te Kapu. For 71 15 0 24 5 0 3456 12 11 Under Mr E.H. Bold, Napier Te Kapu to Wairoa... 11 10 Side cutting and 2 box drains Bank cutting „ „ 96 0 0 „ 1

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COhN tracts—roads.

Locality. Contractor's Name, 0 Ol Quantities. Natm'e of Work. Bate. Amount. Total. Remarks. Takapau to Gorge ... M'Donald&Co. ... Hudson & White ... M. Davis ... 33 ... '•• Hudson & White '.'.'. J. Dunbar 15 16 2 3 5 7 8 104 chains lm. Och. 151ks.... \ chain 22 chains 4 33 \ chain lm. 28ch. 601ks. 10 chains i chain 1 mile i chain 32 chains 24 links i chain Napiee to Manawatu Goege, theough 70-Mile Bush. 12 bridges, 234feet... Formation 20 culverts, 430i feet Formation of road Extra side cutting in width ... Formation of road ... Extra width Extra width Formation of road Formation of road ... Extra width Formation of road ... Extra width Formation of road ... Extra width Forming and metalling 1 chain, and constructing 4-foot culvert Contract for bridge... „ „ breastwork 41s. per foot £15 13s. 6d. per ch. 4s. 6d per foot ... 60s. per chain 60s. per chain £ s. d. 514 16 0 1630 4 0 96 17 3 276 10 4 32 15 0 66 0 0 90 15 0 45 19 2 249 15 7 30 0 0 97 16 3 £ s. d. Under Mr. C. Weber, and Mr. D. Ross, Napier. 12 ) ... For 59 10 0 Eangitanes 13 5 17 0 G. Mills '.'.'. ','.'. 10 0 0 J. Dunbar ,, ... ... 155 0 0 198 0 0 „ ,,, ... 3,559 15 7

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SCHEDULE of CONTRACTS for the CONSTRUCTION of ROADS under "Immigration and Public Works Act, 1870," to 30th June, 1872.

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contracts—roads.

Locality. Contractor's Name. o . OS O £ 03 Quantities. Nature of Work. Eate. Amount. Totals. Remarks. West side of Manawapou East side of Tangahoe Eiver ... West side of Tangahoe River MokoiaFlat Katemaru to Kapani Between Waingongoro ■ and Hawera Near Waihi Between Hawera and Tangahoe River Manutahi ... Between Manutahi Gorge a.nd Maori Bridge Between Umuroa and Kaupokonui Between Umuroa and Waingongoro Between Umuroa and Waingongoro Kapuni, Oeo, and Ouri Kaupokunui and Kapuni Rivers Tapuae Bridge T. M'Donough D. O'Haa 6 7 8 17 64 20 54 chains 43 ., 59 ., 22 „ Kaihihi to Patea. Gravelling road 33 S3 ••« £1 14s. ... £2 8s. ... £1 6s. ... For Is. 2id. per slab ... £17s. 6d. £ s. d. 91 16 0 103 4 0 76 14 0 182 0 0 27 3 9 163 12 6 £ s. cl. Under Mr. O. Carrington, New Plymouth. B. 6'Riiey '.'.'. J. Johnston S. Kennedy 119 chains Formation of road ... Carting 450 slabs .... Formation of road ... J. Dally ... 21 22 93 „ 140 „ For 149 11 0 251 3 0 33 "i 33 33 ." ••• jj R. Tulloch A. Guthrie 23 24 100 „ 72 „ 33 33 ■ ' ' ■•• •"■ jj ... ... 145 0 0 146 0 0 S, j, ... ,., ... W. Carrington 25 1800 slabs 250 piles 90 pieces j For construction of culverts ... Is. 6d. ... 2s. 2d. ... £1 10s. 6d. 135 0 0 27 1 8 53 7 6 W. Bishop 26 Puriri timber J. Gibson 23 540 ,, Puriri timber for construction of eulverfs _ For 59 1 8 33 33 Near Hawera Near Carlyle Ngahine Bundle and Rooking Shuttleworth Bros W. Carrington T. Twigg A. Nathan Hughes and Johnston W. Bartlett 32 3i 37 37a 39 40 40a 41 42 43 44 45 122 chains 143 chains 100 „ 100 „ Forming ... Erection of cart bridges Timber for repairs (Kimu) ... ,, „ (t'uriri) Formation of road ... ... 33 33 ". •". s. 193 3 3 1320 0 0 80 6 8 43 6 8 109 0 0 124 15 0 269 0 0 300 0 0 268 10 0 640 10 0 331 0 0 245 0 0 351 0 6 375 0 0 454 4 0 13 0 0 24 0 0 273 10 0 565 0 0 520 0 0 379 0 0 458 0 0 384 0 0 33 S3 ... ... Heimama River Otahi Eiver Waiaua River Maugahume River ... Waiteika E iver Town of Carlyle Tangahoe Hawera ... 3) S3 S3 ' ' • Construction of bridge S3 33 ." ." 33 ••■ 33 33 Jas. Laing T. Twigg ... 15 16 55 chains 28 chains Forming and metalling road ... Fornrin g road £6 7s. 6d. per chain For 33 33 ,, ... ... 101 chains 33 SS ." Taungatara Eiver ... Punehu Eiver Ouri Eiver Oeo Eiver Otakeho Eiver J. Bradley Bundle & Brooking... 46 47 48 49 50 51 97 chains Culvert Forming road Construction of bridge 33 S3 ." 33 33 33 33 •" S j ... •■ ■ ! 33 33 9332 7 2

CONTRACTS—ROADS.

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SCHEDULE of CONTRACTS for the CONSTRUCTION of ROADS under "Immigration and Public Works Act, 1870," to 30th June, 1872. PROVINCE OF WELLINGTON.

locality. Contractor's Name. th o ■ -ate: P OS ft Quantities. Nature of Work. Bate. Amount. Totals. Bemarks. 103 chains Patea to Wanoanui. £ s. d. £ s. d. Under W. H. Hales, Wanganui Between Whenuakura and Wairoa Whenuakura and Wairoa J. Bradley 33 Formation of road ... For 100 0 0 Near Wairoa S3 ... M. Flanna'.'y J. Emery ... Lees and Armitage .. Thomas Boots 34 35 19 19a 91 „ 102 „ 152 ., 152 „ 33 S3 '.. ... ,,, S3 SS ,, ... ... ,s ... ... At £1 3s. per chain At £1 18s. „ For 199 10 0 109 15 0 174 16 0 288 16 0 181 10 0 Puketotara Stream ... Wanganui-Patea Line of Eoad Okchu River Kai-Iwi Eoad J. Wilkic... 33 ... J. Hughes Nixon and Denby ... 33 33 Peapell & Donovan.., 2 2 ... 17 chains, 73 links 46 chains 72 „ 89 chains, 50 links 90 chains 33 33 Gravellin g road Erecting bridge Forming approaches to Kai-Iwi and Puketotara bridges, and metalling Forming road at Kaipo Hill ... Forming approaches to Okchu bridge, and making fascine bank in river Forming and metalling of the Wanganui-Kai-Iwi Road ... Metallin g road 9 culverts... Metalling road 7 culverts... Metalling road 8 culverts... Metalling road Forming and metalling roads Gravelling Eepairing road and clearing slips Clearing drains, slips, and culverts Metalling Erecting bridges Extra spans At £6 7s 6dper chain For £3 19s. 6d. per chain £2 8s. 6d. „ £3 33. 6d. each ... £1 9s. per chain ... £2 12s. each £1 9s per chain ... £2 12s. each £4 15s. per chain £3 16s. £3 4s. 6d. „ For 70 0 0 293 5 0 38 0 0 286 4 0 217 0 9 28 11 6 130 10 0 18 4 0 130 10 0 20 16 0 380 0 0 304 0 0 245 2 0 50 0 0 49 10 0 98 8 6 375 0 0 179 0 0 41 14 0 114 9 8 182 2 0 20 9 0 72 19 1 98 8 0 Kai-Iwi Kaipo Kai-Iwi and Okchu... 1 90 „ J. Hughes Marshall and Yivian J. Donovan J. Emery ... J. Donovan Bond and Dyer H. M'Neill 2 1 80 „ 80 „ 76 „ 31 „ £3 3s. 6d. per chain For II. C. Aamodt J. Bull ... D. Murray J. Duthie Wirihana .. 33 ■■« ••• 15,026 feet 15,834 „ lOewt. 3qrs. 231bs 2tonslcwt lljlbs Matai Timber Totara timber Cast iron work Carting timber and iron work 33 "• ••• 4498 10 6