REPORT ON THE WAIORONGOMAI TRAMWAY.
At the last meeting of the Piako County (Jouncil the report of the Tram way Committep, was sub nittecl. It was follows : -(1) The Tramway at c Aroha has now been at work seven weeks. (2) Considering the extraordinary difficulty n which had to be grappled with, the tramway has gone to work well. At one or two points .some neecessary alterations were required. These have been completed during the holidays. (3) The locomotive will be at work on the first engine grade in a few days. (4) The expenses of working the line have been heavier than will now be necessary, both in numbei of men and daily pay The men employed have been reduced to the lowest number consist n nt with efficiency. The Committee recommend that e'ght shillings (8s) per day of eight hours be the daily pay for competent hands. (5) By way of further reducing cost of transit, the Committee rccomm nd that four active plough horses be purch sjrl, to co , not over £15 each ; that Mr J. fc>. Buck-land bo authorised to purchased them, and deliver same to Mr Adams tramway manager, at Waiorongoin li, not later than Saturday night next (6) The Committee recommend that all goods, mining reij.si.Mtt^s of every description, be
wnt up the tramway at a charge of one shilling- for each cwt. of 1121b, or for any package weighing 1 under one owt. a uniform charge of one shilling for each such parcel shall he made. Thai to cairy out thesp recommendations, the erection of a swill crane, not to cost over ten pounds (£10), he authorsided, together with the purchase of Avery's weighing-machine, to weigh up tofiveewt. (scWt,). (7) The Committee estimate the revenue for the month of January to be £250, and if the foregoing rect'onimendntions be adopted (he expenditure for that month will not exceed £185. (8) When a second battery starts the expenditure will not much increased, whilst the revenue will be much larger. The report was adopted without discussion.
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Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 32, 12 January 1884, Page 2
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341REPORT ON THE WAIORONGOMAI TRAMWAY. Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 32, 12 January 1884, Page 2
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