✨ Road Construction Estimates
ESTIMATE OF THE COST OF CONSTRUCTING ROAD FROM MAVIS BRIDGE (WAIOPAI RIVER), AS FAR AS THE 15TH MILE POST ON MATAURA ROAD, IF TRAMWAY BE CONSTRUCTED.
Pitching.—Filling and discharging 14,926 cubic yards
Setting pitchers, 14,926 cubic yards ...
Metal. — Filling into trams, 13,247 cubic yards
Discharging and spreading 13,247 cubic yards ...
Pitching and Metal.—Hauling 28,173 cubic yards
Formation of road, including all culverts and drains, 763 chains
Constructing tramway, 9 miles 43 chains
Trams, say (No. 20) ...
... £18,944 19 2
Note.—If the pitchers and metal be carted, the cost will be ...
... £55,498 11 4
ESTIMATE OF COST OF WORKS REQUIRED ON ROAD FROM INVERCARGILL TO BLUFF, FROM TOWN BELT, INVERCARGILL, FOR ABOUT SEVEN MILES SOUTH.
About 60 chains formation, including culverts, &c.
... Gravelling ...
About 15 chains constructing corduroy ...
... Gravelling ...
About 60 chains formation, including culverts, &c.
... Gravelling ...
About 10 chains constructing corduroy ...
... Gravelling ...
Other works, say £980 ...
... £1,520 0 0
... 980 0 0
... £2,500 0 0
ESTIMATE OF WORKS REQUIRED BETWEEN LAKE WAKATIPU AND THE ELBOW, TOGETHER WITH A PORTION OF THE MATAURA ROAD LYING BETWEEN THE ELBOW AND THE THIRD CROSSING OF THE MATAURA, BETWEEN SULLIVAN’S ACCOMMODATION HOUSE TO THE CROSSING OF THE IRTHING RIVER.
Probable expense of repairing and contingencies ...
... £380 0 0
Section 2nd.
From Irthing River to Dome Pass.
Probable estimate of repairing and keeping road in repair ...
... £620 0 0
Section 3rd.
From Dome Pass to third crossing of the Mataura River.
Probable expense of repairing and keeping in repair ...
... £870 0 0
Total ...
... £1,870 0 0
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Southland Provincial Gazette 1863, No 62
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Schedule of Material Conveyance Costs for Mataura Road
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🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksMaterial conveyance, Cost schedule, Mataura Road, Pitching, Metal, Mavis Bridge, Waipai River
🏗️ Estimate of Cost of Constructing Road from Mavis Bridge to 15th Mile Post on Mataura Road
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksRoad construction, Cost estimate, Mavis Bridge, Mataura Road, Pitching, Metal, Tramway
🏗️ Estimate of Cost of Works Required on Road from Invercargill to Bluff
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksRoad construction, Cost estimate, Invercargill, Bluff, Formation, Corduroy, Gravelling
🏗️ Estimate of Works Required Between Lake Wakatipu and the Elbow
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksRoad construction, Cost estimate, Lake Wakatipu, Elbow, Mataura Road, Sullivan’s Accommodation House, Irthing River, Dome Pass