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Railway expenditure, the manifest and current expenditure for Engineering, and supervision being left out of these Estimates, as not forming any part of the expenditure for the works specified therein.
Estimates.
The original Estimates for the schedule work are in excess, and within about 7 per cent. of what the Contracts were taken at, as follows:—
| WORK TAKEN AT. | WORK ESTIMATED AT. | |
|---|---|---|
| Contract No. 1 | £36,076 0 0 | £38,497 0 0 |
| Do. No. 2 | 24,913 0 0 | 27,810 0 0 |
| Do. No. 3 | 14,074 0 0 | 15,032 0 0 |
| Do. No. 4 | 4548 0 0 | 4300 0 0 |
| Do. No. 5 | 8866 0 0 | 10,850 0 0 |
| Do. for Sleepers | 8144 0 0 | 8175 0 0 |
| --------------- | -------------------- | |
| £96,621 0 0 | £104,164 0 0 |
Deduct about 7 per cent. ... Say:—
£96,621 0 0
My original Estimates for schedule work, for the Piers are about 6 per cent less than the Contracts, as taken:—
| WORK TAKEN AT. | WORK ESTIMATED AT. | |
|---|---|---|
| Bluff Harbour Pier | £13,136 0 0 | £12,619 0 0 |
| Mokomoko Pier | 22,214 0 0 | 20,802 0 0 |
| --------------- | -------------------- | |
| £35,350 0 0 | £33,421 0 0 |
Add about 6 per cent. ... Say:—
1,929 0 0
£35,350 0 0
The cost of the Railway Works to their entire completion, including Contingencies to the works consequent on their suspension to 31st December, 1864, is about 19 per cent. in excess of my approximate Estimate of 12th January, 1864, for the Contract Works, as follows:—
| WORK TAKEN AT. | WORK ESTIMATED AT. | |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated Total Cost of Works on Completion (19th December, 1864) | £123,500 0 0 | |
| Works originally Estimated at, as detailed | £104,164 0 0 | |
| Add about 19 per cent., say | 19,336 0 0 | |
| --------------- | -------------------- | |
| £123,500 0 0 |
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Southland Provincial Gazette 1865, No 5
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Railway Engineer's Report on Bluff Harbour and Invercargill Railway
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