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EXHIBIT D— continued. Memo, re Cost of Works.

EXHIBIT E. My estimate of £100,000 to complete tunnel was based on bare figures at our disposal, providing for no special contingencies. On more careful consideration another £30,000 or £40,000 to provide for all possible contingencies should be added. Bates of Wages paid, Otira Tunnel. Commencement Prom of Contract. April, 1912. s. d. ' s. d. Shift bosses, per day of eight hours ... 12 0 13 6 Haehinemen, top and bottom headings ... , 11 0 . 12 6 all others ... ... 11 0 12 0 Ohuckmen ... ... " ... ... 10 6 11 0 Shovellers in bottom headings ... ... 10 6 11 0 all others ... ... ... v 10 6 106 Truckeis ... ... ... 10 0 11 0 Motormen ... ... ... 11 0 12 0 Concretemen ... ... ... ... 10 0 il 0 Block-lifters ... ... ... ... 10 0 11 0 Block-layers ... ... ... ... 10 6 12 6 Power-house and compressor-shed ... 11 0 12 0 s. d Steel-sharpeners and smiths ... ... 11 0 12 0 and 13 0 Strikers ... ... ... ... 10 0 s . d. 10 0 and 10 6 Fitters ... ... ... ... 11 0 and 12 0 11 0 to 13 0 Carpenters ... ... ... ... 11 0 12 0 Wagon-drivers (five-horse teams) ... ... 11 8 12 6 Horse-drivers (one-horse) ... ... 10 0 10 0 All other outside labourers ... 10 0 10 0 Tunnel foremen, per week ... ..£4 0 0 £4 10 0 and £5 0 0 Foreman carpenter ... ... ... £4 10 0 £4 10 0

Arthur's Pass Tunnel Contract.

Two Weeks ending 17th July. Two weeks ending 31st July. Contract Price Cub. yd. Shillings pet Cub. yd. Cub. yd. per Cub. yd. Shillings per plus 6 per Cent. Cub. yd. >tira — Excavation Lining concrete „ blocks... 910 171 38 2956 47-35 78-94 796 159 18 32-23 50-63 89-84 22-26 60-42 65-72 Sealey— Excavation Lining-concrete „ blocks... iteam shovel for four weeks 340 35 24 24-11 44-88 62-88 242 36 38 1,347 30 58 52-77 65-36 2-87 22-26 72-08 78-44 4-24 Progress of Wobks, 31st July. Distance from Portal to Faoe. Equivalent Total Length of Tunnel excavated. Equivalent Total Length of Tunnel lined. Otira end Bealey end M. oh. 1 71-17 0 27-91 M. oh. 1 52-88 0 25-73 M. oh. 1 3515 0 24-66 Total 2 19-08 1 78-61 1 59-81

Wages. Engineering and Salaries. All other Charges. Total. 909—30tb September 910 91L 912—31st July £ 18,471 43,459 44,875 31,650 £ 4,998 3,341 4,778 3,642 £ s. d. 17,798 0 9 17,329 18 5 16,980 16 5 6,040 2 2 £ s. 41,267 0 64,129 18 66,633 16 41,332 2 a. 9 5 5 2 138,455 £16,759 £58,148 17 9 £213,362 17 9