CO-OPERATIVE WORKS: COST OF RAILWAY AND ROAD CONSTRUCTION. COPY OF MEMORANDA ON THE SUBJECT OF COST OF RAILWAY- AND ROAD-CONSTRUCTION ON THE CO-OPERATIVE PRINCIPLE, REFERRED TO BY THE HON. THE PREMIER IN HIS SPEECH ON THE FINANCIAL DEBATE, ON TUESDAY, THE 25th JULY, 1893.

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CO-OPERATIVE WORKS: COST OF RAILWAY AND ROAD CONSTRUCTION. COPY OF MEMORANDA ON THE SUBJECT OF COST OF RAILWAY- AND ROAD-CONSTRUCTION ON THE CO-OPERATIVE PRINCIPLE, REFERRED TO BY THE HON. THE PREMIER IN HIS SPEECH ON THE FINANCIAL DEBATE, ON TUESDAY, THE 25th JULY, 1893.

Laid upon the Table of the House of Bepresentatives by Leave.

Railway- and Road-construction on the Co-operative Principle, Numbers and Earnings of Men.

Number of Men Employed. Eari lings per D: .em. Date of Return. Highest. Lowest. Average. Bail ways. Kamo-Hikuran gi Paeroa-Te Aroha North Island Main Trunk — Mokau Section Makohine Section Eketahrma-Woodville Greymouth-Hokitika Westport-Ngakawau Seaward Bush ... Otago Central ... 105 54 104 115 124 120 22 23 90 s. d. 8 6J. 21 4* 14 4| 13 10t 11 2 11 11 10 4J 9 6i 8 11s. 3 4 6 5 3 9 6 6 4 d. 8 4f 5i 1 1 6 9i 9i s. d. 7 2 9 1 8 9| 9 If 6 4| 10 8i 8 lOj 8 Of 7 6i 31st March, 1893. 31st „ 31st 15th 27th „ 31st „ ' „ 28th „ 17th April, 1893. 4th „ Eoad. Main South Eoad 757 44 9 9 8 9 9 Of 3rd April, 1893. Total men 801 Bail ways. Kamo-Hikurangi Paeroa-Te Aroha North Island Main Trunk— Mokau Section Makohine Section Eketahuna-Woodville Greymouth-Hokitika Westport-Ngakawau Seaward Bush ... Otago Central ... 106 64 12 12 6* 24 5 4f 4 2| 7 6| 6 8| 30th April, 1893. 30th „ 132 110 110 122 30 38 133 15 16 12 11 11 9 8 7 1* 3 4 3 2i 5i 4 3 4 5 2 10§ 9 9 4 Hi 6 3J 4 lOi 7 10 9 7$ 6 6J 10 8j 7 7J 8 0| 7 6" 30th „ 28th „ 2nd May, 1893. 30th April, 1893. 7th May, 1893. 15th „ 1st Total men 845 * This very exceptional rate was due to ; ;he start have only been 8s. 4d. per day. I In previous month, this party only made miount made up to them now. § En| ;vork. an under-pa' t This i 4s. 2d. per ginecr state; yment prei 'as a final j diem. Th 3 that the: dously. T] >ayment, h< ay were pn so men are ie average aice its bei: ibably unde inexperiei earnings of the party from ag rather larger than usual, srpaid then, and have had iced bushmen, and do not

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larnings per iiem. Number of Men Employed. Date of Be turn. Highest. Lowest. Average. Railways. Kamo-Hikurangi Paeroa-Te Aroha North Island Main Trunk — Mokau Section Makohine Section Eketahuna-Woodville Greymouth-Hokitika Westport-Ngakawau Seaward Bush ... Otago Central ... 91 57 103 115 115 112 16 37 155 s. d. 10 101 9 li 8 8 13 10 14 9 11 6 9 34 10 1 9 4f s. d. 6 2 5 10 5 74 5 54 3 8 8 6 8 2 5 6f 6 0i s. d. 7 4f 7 2f 7 1 9 If 7 9| 9 10f 8 10 7 6f 8 Of 28th February, 1893. 28th 28th 15th March, 1893. 28th February, 1893 28th 28th 20th 28th Eoad. Main South Eoad (West Coast) 801 10th March, 1893. 58 11 4 8 9 9 8i Total men 859