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of loose material and a considerable quantity of water was met with in the
foundations necessitating additional height and thickness of walling and increased expense
in filling in behind
the walls.
It further appears
construction
720
provision
was made in the original estimate for the of a large stone culvert for conveying across the site the waters from the nullah flowing down from the hill-
sider above.
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In addition to the above of $4,800. was allowed the Contractor for removing rock from a portion of this site.
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The estimated cost of preparing the site was $12,551.50 whereas the actual cost has been. $28,795.76.
The foregoing will I apprehend sufficiently explain the attached Estimater with the exception of Stores Account.
In order to clearly explain this vote I deem it desirable to briefly review its origin.
Previous to the year 1891 all stores received were debited direct to the several votes for the works on
stores were
which the various
likely to be used and no credit.
was taken for stores returned from works.
In 1891
however
a vote for stores. was taken for the purpose of debiting
in the
first instance to it all stores received and crediting it as the stores were issued to the several works.
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