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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.