PRICES PAID UNDER GOVERNMENT CO-OPERATIVE LABOUR SYSTEMS.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1892 Session I, D-18b

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1892. NEW ZEALAND

PRICES PAID UNDER GOVERNMENT CO-OPERATIVE LABOUR SYSTEMS.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated 6th July, 1892. Ordered, " That a return be laid before this House setting forth in full the schedule prices at present paid for work done under the various Government co-operative labour systems throughout the colony."—(Mr. Buckland.)

Return showing the Schedule Peices paid for Woek done under the various Government Co-opekative Labour Systems throughout the Colony 1. PRICES PAID BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. Auckland District. Whangarei-Kamo Eailway Extension — s. d. Price for friable clay and volcanic earth, with lead up to 10 chains. 0 10 per cub. yd. Staffer clay with lead up to 10 chains , Oil,, Bad clay with lead up to 10 chains .. 10,, Small loose volcanic rock and earth, without blasting .. 12 „ Soft trachyte rock, solid 2 6 „ (Extra leads paid at rate of Id. for 5 chains after this.) Formation, per chain, under 6in. 12 6 Felling and clearing line—fern, &o. 4 0 per chain. „ „ scrub . 6 6,, light bush 10 0 Timber (kauri), found and fixed 22 6 per C.B.M. Totara piles, found and driven 4 6 per lin. ft. Iron, found and fixed .. .. 0 4 per lb. Note. —Wagons and iron tram-rails supplied by Government. Te Aroha-Paeroa Eailway— s. a. Swampy cuttings in friable clay and loose earth, with lead short ... 010 per cub. yd. Cuttings in stiffer clay with lead short .. .. 011 „ „ clay and gravel, tight ground 1 0 & Is. Id. p. c. yd. „ „ extra lead 1 Bto Is. Bd. „ Outfall drains, soft peat, and shallow 0 6 per cub. yd. Side ditches to bank in soft peat .. 0 8 „ „ „ harder peat and clay 0 9 to 10d. per c. yd. Shallow formation 15 0 per lin. eh. Catchwater-drains . ..4 0 toss.6d. p. lin.ch. Clearing fern and scrub .. 3 0 to Bs. „ Heavy kahikatea bush . 30 0 per lin. eh. Timber culverts, labour on totara timber 4 6 per C.B.M. North Island Main Trunk Bailway. Mokau Section — s. d. Volcanic loamy sandy cutting, lead up to 10 chains 0 9 per cub. yd. Loose and very soft shaly rock .. 14 ~ Very soft trachyte rock . ... . 19,, Solid papa rock .. . .. 2 0 „ Solid trachyte rock 2 6 „ Excavation for pipes, &c. .10,, Note. —In cases where the lead has exceeded this, extra prices have been allowed at about Id. for 5 chains. Wagons and iron rails are supplied here also. Men find their own horses in all cases. I—D 18b.

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Hunterville District, Makohine Section — Average Cost. s. d. s. d. s. d. Cutting (earth) 0 11J per cub. yd. Prices paid vary from 0 9 to 14 according to lead. „ (papa) 14 „ „ „ 12,, 16 Side-cutting 1 0| „ „ „ 10,, 13 Stream diversions 10 „ Ditching 0 10£ „ Prices paid vary from 9 0 „ 68 0 per eh. Bush-felling 40 0 per acre. „ „ 30 0 „ 40 0 Clearing 34 6 per sq eh. „ „ 30 0 „ 45 0 Grubbing 12 6f „ „ „ 5 0 „ 100 0 per stump. Surface forming.. 41 3£ „ „ „ 35 0 „ 50 0 Culverts — Excavation of foundation (earth), average cost, Is. per cub. yd. „ „ (papa), „ Is. 6d. „ Note.—Plant and materials supplied by Government. Wellington District. Wellington-Woodville Eailway, Makakahi Section— Grading- Averaged*. Earthwork (see note below) 1 1-95 per cub. yd. Clearing (prices range from 40s. to 10s.) .. 38 3 per sq eh. Grubbing 17 3 per eh. Burning stumps 12 6 per sq eh. Road-metal 1 6|- per cub. yd. Bridges and culverts — Excavation for foundation 1 0 per cub. yd. Timber erecting only) 8 0 per C.B.M. Concrete, mixing and building (timber for moulds supplied and erected by contractors) 11 6 per cub. yd. Gravel for concrete (washing and carting to site) 8 0 „ Sand for concrete (washing and carting to site) 10 0 „ Puddle. .. 16,, Laying pipes .. 2 6 per lin. yd. Stone drains 0 6 „ Fencing— Posts and rails, erecting and supplying rails (rails supplied by contractors) 26 0 per eh. Posts and eight wires (erecting) .. 12 0 „ Clearing fence-lines 9 7 „ Note. —Earthwork has been paid for at the following rates Papa, Is. 6d. per cub. yd. clay and gravel, Is. 4d. to Is. per cub. yd. according to length of lead, depth of cutting, &c. forming banks from side ditches, Is. per cub. yd. Wellington-Woodville Eailway, Pukemuku Section— r , ° -, ■ J Average Cost. Grading— s. d. Earthwork (see note below) 12 7 per cub. yd. Forming line (forming line of railway where earthwork does not exceed lft. in depth) .. 20 0 perch. Felling. 35 0 per acre. Clearing (prices range from 30s. to 205.) 27 0 per sq eh. Grubbing (prices range from 10s. to 7s. 6d.) 8 per eh. Eoad-metal 2 0 per cub. yd. Bridges and culverts — Timber (for building only, timber being supplied) 8 0 per C.B.M. Fencing— Clearing fence-lines 12ft. wide. 8 0 per eh. Note. —Earthwork has been paid for at the following rates Papa, Is. 6d. per cub. yd. clay and gravel, Is. 3d. to Is. per cub. yd., according to length of lead, depth of cutting, &c., forming banks from side ditches, Is. to 10d. per cub. yd., according to height of bank. West Coast (Middle Island) District, Westport-Ngakawau Eailway Extension— Average Cost. Cuttings and side drains 1 6 per cub. yd. Concrete retaining-walls, including excavation 50 0 „ Concrete in culverts, including excavation, inlets, and outlets 47 6 „ 18in. pipes, including excavation, inlets and outlets, and puddle 7 0 per ft. 12in. pipes, including excavation, inlets and outlets, and puddle 4 0 „ Facing to pipes, including excavation 120 0 per pair Felling 3 chains wide, clearing 1 chain wide, and grubbing where required 100 0 per lin. eh. Post-and-four-rail fencing .. 40 0 per chain. Broken road-metal, spread 6 0 per cub. yd.

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Greymouth-Hokitika Eailway— Average cost. Cuttings and embankments 1 3-J- per cub. yd. 9in. stone pitching ~. 5 0 per sq yd. 12in. stone pitching 6 0 „ Bough stone protection 5 0 per cub. yd. 24in. pipes, including excavation, inlets, outlets, and puddle 10 8 per ft. 18in. pipes, including excavation, inlets, outlets, and puddle 5 8 „ 12in. pipes, including excavation, inlets, outlets, and puddle ... 4 8 „ 9in. pipes, including excavation, inlets, outlets, and puddle 3 4 „ Facing to pipes, including excavation 113 0 per pair. Concrete in culverts, including excavation, outlets, and inlets 40 0 per cub. yd. Timber in bridges and culverts— South of Saltwater Creek 30 0 per B.M. North of Saltwater Creek 25 0 Piling 5 0 per lin. ft. Girder iron £22 per ton. Other iron (bolts, pile-shoes, spikes, &c.) 4d. per lb. Platelaying. Is. 3d. per lin. yd. Otago District. Otago Central Eailway — Grading— s. d. Cutting clay 0 11 per cub. yd. „ (extra lead) 10 „ Cutting cement gravel 14 „ Side-cutting 10 „ Loose rock 14 „ Solid rock .. 19,, Forming line, up to 12in. deep 20 0 per lin. eh. Catchwater-drains .. 3 6,, Stream diversions 1 9 per cub. yd. Ditching 16 „ Eoad diversion 14 „ Clearing scrub 4 0 per sq eh. Bridges and culverts— Excavation of foundations . 2 6 per cub. yd. Bubble masonry in cement (Government finding cement only) 27 0 „ 25 0 Dry stone culverts. 18 0 „ Puddle. .. 2 6 Laying 18in. concrete pipes 3 6 per lin. yd. Laying 2ft. concrete pipes .. 4 0 „ Laying 12in. glazed pipes ..2 6 „ Inlet and outfall ditch 1 9 per cub. yd. Seaward Bush Eailway— Grading— Cutting clay 0 10 per cub. yd. „ (extra lead) .. 011 „ „ 10 Cutting cement gravel . 14,, Side-cutting 0 11 Forming line, up to 12in. deep 20 0 per lin. eh. Stream diversions 1 6 per cub. yd. Ditching 3 6 per lin. eh. Clearing tussocks 4 6 per sq. eh. Bush-felling 90 0 per acre. Bush-clearing 250 0 „ Bush-grubbing .. 50 0 per sq. eh. Fascining 80 0 per lin. eh. Bridges and culverts— Excavation of foundations 2 0 per cub. yd. Puddle. 2 6 Laying 18in. concrete pipes .. 6 0 per lin. yd. Laying 2ft. concrete pipes 7 6 „ Laying 12in. glazed concrete pipes 3 6 „ Inlet and outfall ditch 1 6 per cub. yd.

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2. PEICES PAID BY THE LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT. Wellington District. s d Earthwork .. 0 8 per cub. yd. Papa 12 ~ (Including wheelage up to 1 chain, beyond, 2d. per cub. yd.) Excavation for culverts in papa .. 3 0 „ Tunnels in papa. 5 0 „ Culverts in clay 10 „ Procuring and fitting slabs for culverts and tunnel-work 8 4 per 100 sup. ft. (Contractors supply their own powder, tents, and tools, except jumpers, drills, jacks,, saws, mauls, wedges, and hammers. They pay rental—6d. a week on barrows, and 2s. 6d. a week on handcarts.) Earthwork excavation — s. d. In open .. ... 0 7 per cub. yd. In bush .. 0 8 n Side ditches ..0 9 Culverts .. 10,, (Including wheelage for 1 chain.) Culverts of logs and slabs— 12in. by 12in. .. .20 per lin. ft. 24in. by 24in. .. 7 0,, Bridge, 10ft. span 280 0 (Contractors supply everything except barrows free.) Sawn timber .. 16 0 per 100 sup. ft. Scrubbing and clearing 5 0 per eh. Felling, stumping, and clearing 8 0 to 20s. per eh. Makaire Eoad— Scrubbing and felling 66ft. wide, stumping and clearing 33ft.— Sideling ground— s. d. s. d. Scrub 8 0 to 12 0 per eh. Light bush 12 0 „ 18 0 Medium bush 18 0 „ 21 0 Heavy bush .. 21 0 „ 23 0 Flat ground— Scrub 10 0 „ 15 0 Light bush .. 15 0 „ 20 0 Medium bush 20 0 „ 22 6 Heavy bush 22 6 „ 25 0 Earthwork — s. d. Loam, sand, soft clay . 0 6 per yd. Gravel, hard sand, stiff clay 0 8 „ Hard gravel, sandstone ... 0 10 „ Papa, soft limestone 10 „ Hard solid limestone (Makuri Gorge Eoad) .. 13 „ Very hard crystallized limestone (Makuri Gorge Eoad) 2 0 „ Metalling, 12ft. wide, lOin. deep (Makuri Gorge Eoad) 30s. to 355. per eh. Timber culverts, sawn, totara — s. d. s. d. 9in. by 9in. 2 0 per lin. ft. 18in. by 24in. 6 0 per lin. ft. 12in. by 12in. 2 6 „ 24in. by 24in. 7 6 18in. by 12in. 3 6 „ 36in. by 24in. 10 0 Canterbury District. Bealey Valley &c.— s. d. Ec-forming road, cutting water-table and drains 7 6 per eh. Eernoving slips and making good embankments 0 9 per cub. yd. Bock-cutting . .. '.3 0,, Sideling-cutting 0 8 „ Hanmer Plains— Side-cutting in shingle 0 10 per yd. Earthwork ... 11 „ Eock 3 0 Knapping stones spread on road—river-bed stone 3 0 per cub. yd. Nelson District. Bush-felling and clearing 1 chain wide, with formation 14ft. wide, sideling s . d. ground .. .. .. 49 6 per eh. Clearing and grubbing roots on flat ground, with formation 20ft. wide 26 0 Bushfelling and clearing 1 chain wide .. 6 8,,

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Otago District. Catlin's-Waikawa Eoad — Earthworks — s. d. s. d. Formation, &c. (according to length of lead) ... 010 to 1 2 per cub. yd. Soft rock 0 10 Hard rock .. .. 1 3 to 1 9 Culverts, including all excavations .. 13 f ' 4 0 P er I" 1 - ftStumping (average rate) 25 0 per eh. Catlin's Eiver Eoad— Earthworks— s. d. s. d. Formation (including stumping) 30 0 to 40 0 per eh. Side-cutting (including stumping) 011 „ 10 per cub. yd. Block-cutting (according to length of lead) 1 0 „ 1 6 „ Eock-cutting ... 1 9 „ 2 6 Culverts—• 12in by 12in. 4 0 „ 5 0 per lin. ft. 18in. by 18in. 6 6 24in. by 24in. 7 6 Taukupu Valley Eoad — Logging-up (according to the nature of the timber to be logged up, the logging was 40ft. wide) 10 0 to 15 0 per eh. H J H. Blow, Public Works Office, Under-Secretary for Public Works. Wellington, 29th September, 1892. [Approximate Cost of Paper:— Preparation, £10; printing (1,160 copies), £3 ss.]

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