✨ Labour Report for North Road
ABSTRACT OF LABOUR EMPLOYED, WORK DONE, AND EXPENSE INCURRED ON THE NORTH ROAD, UNDER CAPTAIN RUSSELL, SUPERINTENDENT OF MILITARY ROADS.
From 1st July to 30th September, 1848.
| No. and Station of Persons | CLASSIFICATION OF THE PERSONS EMPLOYED. |
|---|---|
| The column headed “Civilian” includes persons of all classes, exclusive of Military or Native, for the men of that class employed on the day the calculations are made. | |
| Civilians. | |
| Europeans. | |
| Maories. | |
| Natives. | |
| Superintendents. | 183 |
| Foremen. | 132 |
| Overseers. | 32½ at 2s. 6d.; Overseer retained at his own request, the Party having been reduced. |
| Mechanics. | 3½ at 4s. 6d. |
| Overseers as Labourers. | 15½ at 3s. 6d.; total no. 19 employed as carpenters: 309 at 3s. Labourers in charge of Porirua Road. |
| Superintendents. | 111 |
| Employed as Overseers. | 59¼ at 2s. having general charge, 103½ at 1s. 6d.; total number 163¼. |
| Labourers. | 2556¼ at 1s. |
| Mechanics. | 254 at 2s., 124 at 1s.; total number 378. |
| Mechanics. | 128 at 2s. 6d., 257 at 2s.; total number 385. |
| Labourers. | 76 at 3s., additional pay carrying loads, cooking, &c.; 643½ at 2s. ordinary pay; 5 at 1s. sick pay: total number 651½. |
| Number of Carts employed during one day. | 1 Government Horse and Cart. |
| Length of Road upon which the Party have been employed. | 2 miles, 79 links. |
| Width of the Road. | From 11 to 25 feet. |
| Distance the Carts have to go for stone or timber. | From 10 to 15 chains. |
| General character and description of the Work performed during the Quarter. | Draining, Metalling, Building log and sawn timber Bridges; Excavating, Sawing, Implement making and repairing; Embanking, Side-cutting, and Levelling. |
| Character, size, extent, &c., of any particular portions of the Work which have been completed during the Quarter. | Road completed 1¼ miles; made except metalling 13 chains 28 links; side drains 76 chains 70 links; metalled road previously made 26 chains 75 links; Bridges sawn timber, one 96 feet long, width 15 feet 4 inches; cost for labour £50:8:3; contingencies £9:10:0; total £59:18:3. One 100 feet 2 inches long, width 14 feet 9 inches; cost for labour £112:17:4½; contingencies £6:16:6; total £119:13:10½. Bridges constructed of logs 5; cross drains 5; causeway 9 chains long, width base 20 feet, top 10 feet, constructed of stone; Punt (for conveying Lieut. Turner's military party), across Porirua Harbour) length 26 feet, width 10 feet 4 inches, depth 2 feet 6 inches; cost for labour £4:16:3; contingencies £1:19:10: total £6:16:1. |
| Pay of Superintendents, Foremen, and Overseers. | Military £81:12:0; European £9:16:3; Native £41:14:0. Total £83:2:3. |
| Pay of Mechanics. | Military £127:16:9; European £46:7:0; Native £554:19:9. Total £729:3:6. |
| Pay of Labourers. | £2829:3:0. |
| Payment for Cartage. | Nil. |
| Payment for Contingencies and Contract. | £57:6:8½ |
| Total Payments. | £1244:18:5½ |
Note: These amounts are beyond those counted in the Report.
HAMILTON RUSSELL,
Superintendent of Military Roads.
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New Munster Gazette 1848, No 22
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🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksLabour, Road Construction, North Road, Military Roads, Superintendents, Foremen, Overseers, Mechanics, Labourers, Draining, Metalling, Bridges, Excavating, Sawing, Implement making and repairing, Embanking, Side-cutting, Levelling
- HAMILTON RUSSELL, Superintendent of Military Roads