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Expenditure in connection with Supervision, viz.: Salaries of Staff Officers, Foremen, Engineering, and Travelling-expenses, to 30th June, 1912. £ s. d. £ a. d. To 30th September, 1909—Salaries .. .. .. .. 6,976 19 9 Engineering .. .. .. .. 989 19 4 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 1,398 6 2 *9,365 5 A 1910—Salaries .. .. .. .. 3,453 7 3 Tunnel foremen and carpenter .. .. 1,136 8 4 Engineering .. .. .. .. 337 4 7 Travelling-expenses .. .. . . 173 16 6 5,100 16 8 1911—Salaries .. .. .. .. 4,907 10 6 Tunnel foremen .. .. .. 981 10 6 Foreman carpenter and outside foreman .. 442 0 0 Engineering .. .. .. .. 895 6 4 Travelling-expenses .. . . .. 63 11 6 7,289 18 10 To 30th June, 1912—Salaries .. .. .. .. 3,704 17 4 Tunnel foremen .. .. .. 695 9 6 Foreman carpenter and outside foreman .. 331 0 0 Engineering .. .. .. .. 226 9 7 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 82 16 6 5,040 12 11 26,796 13 8 Less charged to plant .. .. .. 3,297 0 0 Total .. .. .. .. £23,499 13 8 Working-expenses to 30th June, 1912 (as per statement submitted) .. .. £213,362 17s. 9d. Percentage of cost of supervision.. .. .. .. .. .. 11 per cent. * £3,297 charged to plant, including £800 for travelling-expenaea of Mr. McLean visiting Europe. Details of Charges against " Plant and Materials " and " Working-expenses " to the 30th June, 1912 ? taken from Books. PLANT AND MATERIALS. £ s. d. Plant .. 1. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42,297 5 1 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,481 14 0 Trucks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,806 3 8 Telephones .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 256 14 4 Carts, &c. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 731 13 8 House furniture .. .. .. .. .. .. 175 13 5 Office furniture .. .. .. .. .. .. 58 5 5 New road to store . . . . . . .. .. .. 575 1 10 Instruments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 141 16 6 Punchbowl water-supply.. .. .. .. .. .. 3,538 13 4 Holt Creek water-supply.. .. .. .. .. .. 5,80110 11 New line to river-bed .. .. .. .. .. .. 122 5 4 Horses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,154 18 9 Steel for tools, carbide and lamps, machine and drill duplicates, oil, trestles, tunnel timber and sleepers .. .. .. .. 2,495 10 8 Materials and horse-feed .. .. .. .. .. 400 0 0 Rough Creek bridge .. .. .. .. .. .. 184 10 6 Explosives, cement, and blocks .. .. .. .. .. 5,077 13 3 78,299 10 8 WORKING-EXPENSES. Accident-insurance premiums .. .. .. .. .. 2,709 7 2 Staff salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,534 18 2 Tunnel and other foremen .. .. .. .. .. 2,579 8 4 Engineering .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 1,459 0 6 Clay .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 654 Horse-drivers and truckers .. .. .. .. .. 5,716 7 2 Headings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,490 0 1 Widening out and top heading .. ... .. .. .. 27,746 15 6 Walls .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,100 3 5 Drains, footings, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 3,625 2 4 Blocking and concreting .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,578 14 3 Locomotive-drivers and brakesmen .. .. .. .. 2,184 147 Roads and pipes .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,544 18 3 Transport of material .. .. .. .. .. .. 465 18 9 Shingle .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,407 8 6 Cleaning and fitting block-moulds.. .. .. .. .. 1,516135 Handling blocks 1,308 17 4 Groynes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 882 9 1 Drain-covers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 225 10 8 Sand .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 625 5 5

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