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The total of Payments for other Works is as follows:—
Contract “A.”—Works to 29th Oct. 1864 ... £79,250 3 7
Rolling Stock, Do., ... 5,483 6 8
£84,683 10 3 J. R. Davies ... £84,683 10 3
Contract No. 4, to Completion
Retention Money, Contract “A.” ... £2,692 0 0
Claims under Patent ... 1,000 0 0
Compensation ... 12,500 0 0
For Claims on Work amounting to £2,639 2s. 9d. ... 58 0 0
£16,250 0 0 J. R. Davies ... 16,250 0 0
Total Payment for Works, Compensation, and use of Patent ... £100,221 2 3
ESTIMATED COST OF COMPLETING THE RAILWAY WITH IRON RAILS.
Completion of Works originally contracted for, and Repair of Damages ... £24,000 0 0
Addition of Iron Rail ... 14,000 0 0
Completion of Station Arrangements ... 2,500 0 0
Total Cost of Completing Railway, with Iron Rail added £40,500 0 0
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your obedient servant,
R. M. MARCHANT,
Railway Engineer.
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Southland Provincial Gazette 1866, No 1
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Report on Oreti Railway
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🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works18 January 1866
Railway, Construction, Oreti Railway, Invercargill, Winton, Viaducts, Bridges, Earthworks, Rolling Stock, Costs
- R. M. Marchant, Railway Engineer