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furnish fuel, water, oil, grease, waste, &c, at their own expense. The Contractor shall also return such rolling stock as may be lent to them in as good order as when received by them—reasonable tear and wear excepted. In the event of the Government being unable to supply locomotives and rolling stock when needed by the Contractor, an extension of time will be granted for the completion of the contract; such extension of time to be fixed by the Engineer. John Cabbuthebs. John Bbogden and Sons.

LIST OF DEAWINGS. Drawing No. 1. —Bridge over Iron Pot. „ No. 2. —Bridge over Waitangi Creek. „ No. 3. —Bridge over Ngaruroro Eiver, Ist crossing. „ No. 4. —Bridge over Ngaruroro Eiver, 2nd crossing. „ No. s.—Bridge over Ngaruroro Eiver, 3rd crossing. „ No. 6.—Design for Wood Culvert and Bridges at 67 chains : —1 mile 49 chains, 1 mile 74 chains, 6 miles 77 chains, 7 miles 11 chains, 7 miles 48 chains, 9 miles 10 chains, 12 miles 20 chains, 14 miles 33 chains, 14 miles 78 chains, 15 miles 10 chains, 16 miles 63 chains, and 16 miles 75 chains. „ No. 7.—Sections of Eivers, Natural Scale for Drawings Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. „ No. B.—General Design for Bridge, 40 feet span. „ No. 9. —Cross Sections, Cuttings, and Embankments. „ No. 12. —Level Crossings and Cattle Stops. „ No. 13.—Plan and Section (14 sheets). John Caketjtheks. John Bbogden and Sons.

GENERAL FENCING SPECIFICATION. The Eencing to be used shall be of three kinds, to be known as Qualities Nos. 1, 2, and 3. Quality No. 1. —Quality No. 1 shall consist of a sod Avail, 3 feet 3 inches broad at base, 1 foot 3 inches broad at top, and 4 feet 6 inches high. It shall be carefully built in uniform layers from 8 to 10 inches thick, and bonded together. A ditch at least 2 feet 6 inches wide, and 1 foot 6 inches deep, shall be dug on each side, and carried through the wall where necessary for the drainage of the line or adjoining land. The wall is to be carried over such ditches on sound totara timber 3 inches thick. Quality No. 2.- —Quality No. 2 shall consist of post, ditch, mound, three wires, and top rail. Quality No. 3. —Quality No. 3 shall consist of post, five wires, and top rail. The timber used in Qualities Nos. 2 and 3 shall be totara, matai, kauri, or manuka, or other specially approved timber. The posts to be of split timber, cut square at ends, mortised for rails, and Avell rammed Avhen in their places. A straining post, 9 feet long, 6 inches in diameter, and well stayed, shall be put in at intervals of not more than 5 chains, and at each crossing of existing fences. The top rails shall also be of split timber, scarfed at ends, neatly fitted into mortise holes cut in the posts, and securely fixed with Avedges. The wires shall consist of the best black annealed Avire, of No. 5 Birmingham gauge, and shall be fastened to outside of posts with suitable staples. The mound, in fencing Quality No. 2, shall be of tough firm sods, as specified for sod wall. It shall be 3 feet wide at base, 2 feet Avide at top, and 1 foot 6 inches high. Existing fences crossed and cut down shall be connected with the railway fences, and left in a condition at least equal to that in which they were found. The Contractor shall provide temporary slip-rails or panels in the permanent fencing where required for the accommodation of occupiers, and will give every other facility of access to their lands across the line until.the permanent crossings and roads are constructed. John Cabbuthebs. John Bbogden and Sons. 10