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EXHIBIT B— continued. Receipts and Expenditure from Commencement of Contract to 30th June, 1912. £ s. d. £ a. d. Amount received from New Zealand Total expenditure on works .. .. 213,362 17 9 Government on account of work done, „ plant .. .. 73,255 8 4 advances on plant and material, and on „ materials on ground 5,077 13 3 loan, as per certificate No. 54, to 30th Deposit, New Zealand Government .. 5,000 0 0 June, 1912.. .. .. .. 241,505 0 0 Reoeived for disoounts, &c. .. .. 1,772 5 5 Amount invested in contract by J. McLean and Sons .. .. .. 53,418 13 11 £296,695 19 4 £296,695 19 4

EXHIBIT C. Arthur's Pass Tunnel Contract. —Schedule. Exoavation— £ s. d. Cuttings to banks .. .. .. .. 13,778 oub. yd. at 4s. .. 2,755 12 0 Borrow-pits to banks .. ... .. .. 87,142 „ 4s. .. 17,428 8 0 Tunnel .. .. .. .. .. 312,816 „ 21s. .. 328,456 16 0 Manholes .. .. .. .. .. 405 21s. .. 425 5 0 Brlokwork— Lining side walls .. .. .. .. 3,009 „ 70s. .. 10,531 0 0 Lining arch .. .. .. .. .. 2,214 „ 755. .. 8,302 10 0 Concrete — Lining side walls .. .. .. .. 16,151 „ 575. .. 46,030 7 0 .. .. 10,767 „ 68s. .. 36,607 16 0 Arch-blocks.. . .. .. .. 11,726 . 625. .. 36,350 12 0 7,817 . 745. .. 28,922 18 0 Drain, sides and bottom .. .. .. 1,489 . 575. .. 4,243 13 0 992 68s. .. 3,372 16 0 Drain-cover slabs .. .. .. .. 424 „ 70s. .. 1,484 0 0 Manholes .. . .. .. .. 156 60s. .. 468 0 0 Extra excavation, Section A .. .. .. 3,000 „ 15s. .. 2,250 0 0 Section B .. .. .. 3,200 „ 15s. .. 2,400 0 0 „ lining, side walls, Section A .. .. .. 1,700 „ 625. 6d. .. 5,312 10 0 „ arch-blocks, Section A .. .. .. 1,300 „ 70s. .. 4,550 0 0 „ lining, side walls and invert, Section B .. .. 2,200 „ 625. 6d. .. 6,875 0 0 „ arch-blocks, Section B .. .. .. 900 70s. .. 3,150 0 0 Rubble masonry in tunnel-fronts and retaining-walls .. 388 „ 655. .. 1,261 0 0 Dressed stone in quoins, &c. .. .. .. 800 „ ss. 6d. .. 220 0 0 Concrete in 4ft. culvert and drains .. .. .. 332 „ 60s. .. 996 0 0 Puddle in ditto .. .. .. .. .. 45 .. 22 10 0 6 in. glazed stoneware pipes in oross drains in tunnel .. 1,000 lin. ft. at 2s. .. 100 0 0 12 in. glazed stoneware pipes .. .. .. 600 „ ss. .. 150 0 0 Pipe-ends .. .. .. .. .. 24 each at 120 a. .. 144 0 0 12 in. timber box drains .. .. .. .. 60 lin. ft. at ss. .. 15 0 0 Rock-facing bank, 6-ton to 8-ton stones, 51m. 70ch. to 52m. 20ch. 6,000 cub. yd. at 12s. .. 3,600 0 0 Eock-facing, 5-ton stones, Bealey Station-yard and groyne .. 620 t 10s. .. 310 0 0 3-ton stones .. .. .. .. 3,450 „ 9s. .. 1,552 10 0 , 1-ton stones for groyne .. .. .. 2,550 „ Bs. .. 1,020 0 0 Excavation, 4 ft. drain, Bealey .. .. .. 3,234 „ 3s. .. 485 2 0 Catchwater drains at top of cuttings and water-table drains toe of slopes .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. 200 0 0 Change-houses and workmen's huts .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,500 0 0 Temporary bridge across Bealey .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,000 0 0 Engineering and plant .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34,300 15 0 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £599,794 0 0

EXHIBIT D. John McLean and Sons (Limited). —Ledger Balances, 31st July, 1912. £ s. d. £ s. d. Plant and materials .. .. .. 71,486 5 2 Capital .. .. .. .. 130,000 0 0 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 83 18 3 New Zealand Government— New Zealand Government — Advances on plant and material .. 33,925 0 0 Retentions .. .. .. 21,159 0 0 Advances on loan .. .. .. 25,000 0 0 Certificate .. • .. .. 3,740 0 0 Interest on loan .. .. .. 1,152 2 3 Deposit .. .. .. .. 5,000 0 0 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 1,134 13 1 Expenditure on works .. .. 46,128 4 6 Insurance Account .. .. .. 156 12 6 Goodwill Account .. .. .. 37,540 14 4 Work on contract .. .. .. 45,672 0 0 Profit and Loss Account .. .. 49,281 0 3 Discounts, rents and commissions .. 360 2 7 Cash on hand — Balance Groyne Account .. .. 137 1 7 Otira .. .. .. .. 73 3 8 Bealey .. .. .. .. 40 0 0 Cash in bank .. .. .. 3,005 5 10 £237,537 12 0 £237,537 12 0

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