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Schedule of Materials used in Eeection op Fence. Timber, Totara. 0.8.M. £ S. dBraces 150 ft., 4in. x 2in. = 100 Sole-plates 84ft., sin. x 3in. = 105 Posts 94ft., sin. x sin. = 195-10 400-10 at 14s. per 100 ft. 2 16 1 Sole-plates . sin. x 3in. = 391-3 Eetaining-boards 268 ft., 12in. x 2in. = 536 Braces 4in. x ljin. = 350 Posts sin. x sin. = 760-5 Braces . 4in. x 2in. = 106-8 2,144-4 at 15s. per 100 ft. 16 1 7 Posts sin. x sin. = 794-8 at 16s. „ 6 7 2 Bails specially cut, bevelled on top — and dressed fgjjf 4in. x 3in. = 2,230 at 20s. „ 22 6 0 Caps, chamfered and dressed Bin. x Bin. x 2in. =80 2 2 0 Moulding .. .. 333 lin. ft. at 10s. per 100 lin. ft. 113 4 Pickets, pointed and dressed 7,216 lin. ft., 2Jin. x fin., at 6s. 6d. per 100 lin. ft. 23 9 0 Cartage 0 3 6 74 18 8 Nails 1451b. at 18s. 6d. per cwt. .£1 4 0 Oil .. 16 1 Eed-lead 281b... 0 6 11 Bolts and nuts lcwt. 21b. at 425. per cwt. ..229 4 19 9 £79 18 5 Note. —After commencing the erection of the fence the price of totara was raised successively from 14s. to 15s. and 16s. per 100 ft. C.B.M. Memobandum in Explanation op Cost of Fence being in Excess op the Original Estimate. £ s. d. £ s. d. Original estimate 105 0 0 Additional posts (owing to fence being erected with posts 9ft. apart only, instead of lift, apart as originally provided for), 400 ft. at 3s. 3 0 0 Additional length of posts provided for in original estimate, 300 ft. at 15s. 2 5 0 Extra retaining-planking found necessary, 536 ft. at 14s. 3 15 0 Extra strutting due to extra length of posts, 800 ft. at 15s. 6 0 0 Painting (omitted in original estimate) 15 0 0 Extra labour involved in digging larger number of holes, also all holes being larger and deeper than originally contemplated, extra carpenters' labour, &c., also, allowance for time lost by broken weather, halfholiday, &c. 43 9 10 73 9 10 £178 9 10 Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (1,100 copies), £1 5s.

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