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THE CONSTRUCTION OP RAILWAYS.

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Appeoximate Estimate—Tnvercargill and Kingston Eailway. Kingston and Athol Section—Length 18 miles 5 chains; single line of railway, 3 feet 6 inch gauge; weight of rails, 36 lbs. to the yard. Earthwork — £ s. d. Main Line ... ... ... 177,493 cub. yds. Deviations and Approaches ... 19,582 „ Stations and Sidings ... ... 10,650 „ 207,725, at Is. 3d. per cubic yard ... 12,982 16 3 Ballast — Main Line ... ... ... 39,654 cub. yds. Stations and Sidings ... ... 2,379 ~ 42,033, at 2s. per cubic yard ... 4 3 203 6 0 Rails— Main Line ... ... ... 1,026 tons Stations and Sidings ... ... 6H » 1,087|, at £9 per ton ... ... 9,787 10 0 Dogs, Fish-plates, and Bolts ... 40^ tons Stations and Sidings ... ... 2-g- „ ■ 43, at £10 per ton ... ... 430 0 0 Sleepers — Main Line ... ... ... 38,016 sleepers Stations and Sidings ... ... 2,280 „ 40,296, at 2s. 2d. ... ... ... 4,365 8 0 Mis. chs. Bridges at 8 38, five 30 feet openings ... ... ... ... ... 900 0 0 „ 11 30, one 30 foot opening ... ... ... ... ... 180 0 0 13 63, five 30 feet openings ... ... ... ... ... 900 0 0 „ 16 24, five 30 feet openings ... ... ... ... ... 900 0 0 Culvert, one, 6 feet opening ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 45 0 0 Level Crossings, Grates, &c. (approximate) 18 at £20 ... ... ... ... 360 0 0 Fencing, Post and Bail, 36 miles, at £120 per mile ... ... ... ... 4,320 0 0 Points, Switches, Signals, and one Turn-table ... ... ... ... ... 800 0 0 Laying Permanent Way, 18 miles ; Stations and Sidings, l|=l9i miles, at £50 per mile 975 0 0 Passenger Station, Goods and Engine Shed at Kingston ... ... ... ... 2,500 0 0 One Platform and Shed on line ... ... ... ... ... ... 250 0 0 Water Tanks ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 300 0 0 Purchase of Land, 10 acres, at £10 per acre ... ... ... ... ... 100 0 0 £44,299 0 3 Contingencies, 10 per cent. ... ... ,„ ... ... ... ... 4,430 0 0 £48,729 0 3 Engineering expenses, 5 per cent. ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,436 10 0 Total... ... ... ... ... ... £51,165 10 3 Average Cost per Mile, £2,832. 7th August, 1871. ¥m. Beto-ton, M.I.C.E.