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M. Cli. Feet. £ s. d. Brought forward ... ... 44,909 0 0 Bridges—at 12 14 ... 92 12 20 ... 505 597 feet, at £10 per foot ... 5,970 0 0 Culverts —Four, 6-feet openings, at £50 each ; five, 4-feet openings, at £30 each ... 350 0 0 Six, 3-feet openings, at £30 each ; five, 2-feet openings, at £15 each ... 255 0 0 Twenty-two, 1-foot openings, at £6 each ... ... ... ... 132 0 0 Level Crossings and Gates, 26, at £20 each ... ... ... ... ... 520 0 0 Fencing, Ditch, and Bank, 37 miles, at £60 per mile ... ... ... ... 2,220 0 0 Gates, 250, at £3 10s. each ... ... ... ... ... ... 875 0 0 Points, Switches, and one Turntable ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,000 0 0 Rolling Stock —Two Locomotives, at £1,300 each ; and four Passenger Carriages, at £300 each ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,800 0 0 Twenty Goods Waggons, at £80 each; and four Covered Waggons, at £105 each ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,020 0 0 Two Break Vans, at £130 each ... ... ... ... 260 0 0 Stations—Nelson, £400 ; Port, £200; Foxhill, £200 ... ... ... ... 800 0 0 Five Country Stations, at £150 each ... ... ... ... 750 0 0 Land and Compensation, about 120 acres ... ... ... ... ... 3,800 0 0 Clearing two miles of Bush ... ... ... ... ... 200 0 0 Contingencies ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .', 0,000 0 0 Engineering Expenses ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,500 0 0 Total ... ... ... ... £77,361 0 0

Enclosure 2 in No. 1. Approximate Estimate—Jenkins' Hill Alternative Line. Length, 19 miles 35 chains. Hardy Street Terminus to Waiiti Bridge. Earthwork —Main Line ... ... 124,300 cub. yards £ s. d. Deviations and Approaches... 20,000 ~ Stations and Sidings ... 12,800 „ 157,100 cub. yards, at Is. ... ... 7,855 0 0 Permanent Way, including rails, fish-plates, spikes and bolts, sleepers, ballast, and laying 20j miles, including stations and sidings, £1,400 per mile ... ... 28,700 0 0 M. Ch. Feet. Bridges—at ... ... 0 58 ... 60 0 72 ... 50 110, at £8 per foot ... ... 880 0 0 (Over railway) 2 10 ... 66 66, at £15 per foot ... ... 990 0 0 2 60 ... 270 270, at £8 per foot ... 2,160 0 0 3 65 ... 40 „ 6 53 .... 30. 7 1 ... 30 11 52 ... 60 13 41 ... 20 „ 17 45 ... 66 „ 19 69 ... 50 296, at £6 per foot ... ... 1,776 0 0 a 12 14 ... 92 „ 12 20 ... 505 597, at £10 per foot ... ... 5,970 0 0 Retaining Wall and construction of Temporary Road at Jenkins Hill ... ... 1,000 0 0 Culverts —Six, 6-feet openings, at £50 each ; and four, 5-feet openings, at £35 each ... 440 0 0 „ Five, 4-fcet openings, at £30 each ; thirteen, 3-feet openings, at £25 each ... 475 0 0 „ Five, 2-feet openings, at £15 each; twenty-three, 1-foot openings, at £6 each ... ... ... .:. ... ... ... 213 0 0 Level Crossings and Gates, 27, at £20 each ... ... ... ... ... 540 0 6 Fencing, Ditch and Bank, 37 miles, at £60 per mile ... ... ... ... 2,220 0 0 Gates, 250, at £3 10s. each ... ... ... ... ... ... 875 0 0 Points, Switches, and one Turntable ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,000 0 0 Rolling Stock—Two Locomotives, at £1,500 each ; four Passenger Carriages, at £300 each ... ... ... ... ... „ ... ... 4,200 0 O Twonty Goods Waggons, at £S0 each; four Covered Waggons, at £105 each; two Break A rans, at £130 each ... ~. ... 2,150 0 0 Stations, as per estimate for Beach Line ... '... ... ... ... 1,550 0 0 Land and Compensation, about 150 acres ... .... ... ... ... 8,300 0 0 Contingencies, 10 per cent, on above amount ... ... ... ... ... 7,129 8 0 Engineering Expenses, 5 per cent, on above amount ... ... ... ... 3,921 3 5 Total ... ... ... ... £82,344 11 5

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