"the lavest tender was for a length of 700 "ards of the average description of work-
$ 15,000, while the work
"Garde
evas
K measuring 6000-
excourted be
m.
by day labour for
77 13,080.68, under Reports and Estimates
"
As band be of 1844. Owing to the bad-
" Success of this first advertisement for read "Contracts, that system
AVCLA
not again
" attempted to be carried out, until the
" work between Tytam and Sywan " authorized whien was
Tendered for
at
" various srims, the lowest being $14.000.-
"The
work has since been carried
" on at day work, and taking the original "Estimate N15,
"One
viz
half the amount lately
" authorized $575 47. Surveyor "General's letter of 1st Septt.
$47746.50
" 1845, for Repairs and maintenance, 28%.73
"the Remainder
" may
"
mainder of which comment
be considered as due to the
• Road West of Saiwan
" -
forward. 75034.23
and also the
forward
nou net in
the
· Estimate annexed for temptation
" of this portion of the Road, viz £.453.17.4. @4/2. "The total Cost of the Work,
viz:
174
$5034.25
2178.56
$721279
- will be less than live thirds of the " of the lowest tender "
amount
It is thus apparent that if any blame is to be attached to the Department, either for dilatoriness in the execution of
the works entrusted to
my charge,
or in
estimating the work too low, consideration
of the
Co vala
herein
be givere, ne it was
rated should
absolutely necessary
to dispense with the form of a detailed Estimate which would have occupied
me person
the
Der
ovc
Slying.
Roads at
least the whole of the winter of 18:141
and 1845.
I have received wary possible
attention from Mr. Tarrant, who als
all