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Stratford Route. — Trial Survey (Length of Line, about 26½ miles). — Estimate of Cost.

Eltham Route. — Trial Survey (Length of Line, about 23 miles). — Estimate of Cost.

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tern. juantity. late. £ s. d. Purchase of land (total) Credit by sale Eltham Railway Reserve Fences, gates, cattle-stops, &c, — Erecting new fence .. .. Chains 2,952 15 0 Repairing old fence .. .. ,, 1,084 0 5 0 Cattle-stops .. .. .. Each 34 22 0 0 Station gates (nine stations) .. ,, 18 20 0 0 Private-crossing gates .. .. ,, 62 12 0 0 Grading,— Felling, clearing, and grubbing .. Chains 2,058 0 12 6 Cutting .. .. .. Cubic yards 454,694 0 14: Forming line 1 ft. deep and under Chains 340 15 0 Guard-rails and notice-boards .. Sets 17 10 0 0 Trimming line .. .. Chains 2,058 1 0 0 Stream-diversions . . .. Cubic yards 23,478 0 14 Earthworks in station-yards .. ,, 7,500 0 14 Service roads and tracks Road-diversion (Kaponga Station) £ 3,607 1,340 3,690 271 748 360 744 1,286 30,312 425 170 2,058 1,565 500 600 125 £ s. 3,607 10 1,340 0 s. 10 I 0 i 0 0 i i 0 i i 0 i 0 i 5 I 18 I 0 ( 0 I 0 I 4 I 0 I 0 I 0 I d. 0 0 £ s. d. 2,267 10 0 3,690 271 748 360 744 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5,813 0 0 1,286 5 30,312 18 425 0 170 0 2,058 0 1,565 4 500 0 600 0 125 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Culverts and pipes Bridges Pitching and protecting bridge-approaches Platelaying and ballasting Station buildings (nine stations) Permanent-way ■ Carriage on permanent-way Equipment Telegraph-line 37,042 7 8 13,272 0 0 37,918 0 0 200 0 0 28,770 3 0 14,750 0 0 38,940 0 0 '3,927 18 0 1,280 0 0 1,280 0 0 Contingencies, 3 per cent, (approximately) 185,460 18 8 5,639 1 4 £191,100 0 0 Average cost per mile, £7,418.

Item. Quantity. Rate. Purchase of land, — Land at junction with main line Fences, gates, cattle-stops, — New fencing Repairing existing boundary-fence Gates for private crossings Gates for station-yards Cattle-stops Grading,— Felling, clearing, and grubbing .. Cutting Forming line 1 ft. deep and under Guard-rails and notice-boards Trimming line Stream-diversions Earthworks in station - yards (seven) •Service tracks Chains Each j> )J Chains Cubic yards Chains Sets Chains Cubic yards 2,000 1,760 12 14 34 1,800 256,000 402 17 1,850 37,700 10,000 £ s. d. 1 5 0 0 5 0 12 0 0 20 0 0 22 0 0 0 12 6 0 1 4 1 5 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 4 1,125 0 17,066 13 502 10 170 0 1,850 0 2,513 6 625 0 £ 1,070 2,500 440 144 280 748 0 0 0 0 0 s. 0 d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 8 0 £ 1,070 4,112 s. d. 0 0 0 0 500 0 0 24,352 10 0 Carried forward 29,534 10 0