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APPENDIX E. Statement showing the principal Works carried out by the Public Works Department under the Co-operative System, and the Earnings of the Men employed, during the Year ending 31st March, 1896.

Name of Railway, <fcc. Section Nature of Work. 43 CO ea 43 o 6 |No.ofMen I employed | thereon, j m S3 « co O Total Time worked. Total Earnings. Deduct N t T t j Expenses. " vv J - WWM - Net Earning" per Artisan per Day of Eight Hours. DO CD o © O Net Earnings per Labourer per Day of Eight Hours. S O 00 CO > Eighthour Days. Gross Total. 43 CO ex Railway Consteuction. Auckland District. £ s. a. Whangarei-Kamo Railway ! Whakapara .. .. Grading and earthwork .. .. .. 13 I .. I 78 7,302 I 2,810 0 0 Extension Timber bridges .. .. .. 2 6.. 253 160 0 0 Masonry culverts .. .. .. 14.. 365 168 0 0 Platelaying .. .. .. .. 2 I .. 16 455 158 0 0 Marton-Te Awamutu Rail- Mokau .. .. Grading and earthwork.. .. .. 4 .. 23 2,458 | 1,030 0 0 way, north end Platelaying and ballasting .. .. 4 ! .. 46 5,702 ' 2,184 0 0 Grahamstown -Te Aroha Paeroa-Te Aroha .. Grading and earthwork.. .. .. 2 :. 5 835 ! 322 0 0 Railway Timber bridges .. .. .. 3 12 .. 933 ! 452 0 0 Fencing .. .. .. .. 4 \ .. 9 436 : 147 0 0 Platelaying and ballasting .. 4 .. 46 3,422 1,351 0 0 Station-buildings— Carpenters .. .. 15 ; 42 .. 964 445 0 0 Painter .. .. 1 j 1 .. 42 16 0 0 Plumber .. .. 11..,' 7 300! £ s. d. 378 0 0 29 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 137 0 0 42 0 0 ii o o 30 0 £ s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. 2,432 00 755 11 67 131 0 Oil 1 9 3 10 5 163 0 0 8 11 8 11 8 11 156 0 0 .. .. .. 6 11 6 6 6 9 i 893 00 786973 i 2,142 0 0 8 17 2 7 6 322 00 847078 i 441 0 010 1 8 1 i 9 5 147 00 956369 1,351 00 84717 11 i 442 0 010 5 8 1 i 9 2 16 0079 7979 30080 8080 Paimerston-New Plymouth District. Marton-Te Awamutu Rail- Makohine Section .. Concrete culverts .. .. .. 1 9 274 way, south end Earthwork .. .. .. .. 19 .. 121 112,137 Tunnels .. .. .. .. 9 .. 62 I 3,822 Fencing .. .. .. .. 11 1 26 j j ., 117 70 87(8787 5,054 16 975384 1,852 80 14 06198 301 3 3 1 9 l 9 1 9 1 9 3 |*2 3 7 7 Wairarapa-Haivhe' s Bay District. Wellington-Woodville .. Eketahuna-Woodville Earthwork .. .. .. .. 28 .. 170 15,906 7,395 17 1 Trimming line.. .. .. .. 2 .. 23 372 144 13 3 Culverts .. .. .. 5 5 19 965 485 18 2 Bridge-building .. .. ..163 256 87 18 6 Ballasting and platelaying .. .. 3 .. 31 2,880 1,276 10 6 Adzing and boring sleepers .. .. 2 .. 3 193 80 13 5 Fencing .. .. .. .. 18 .. 62 2,215 879 16 0 5 6 835 9 8 5 0 3 47 1 10 18' 16 2 87 4 i 6,560 75 11 24582 ■ 139 13 0 7 6 6 4 7 5 i 438 16 411 9 9 8 11 0 9 5 7 9 8 11 87 18 680 80 80 60 60 60 I 1,257 14 4 957989 80 13 5 867684 871 8 8 13 6 5 4 7 10 9**8 8 0 •• 11 "o 8 0 •• * Low earnings caused by inexperience of some of the men in fencing work. Of S(