CO129-229 - Acting Governor Marsh & Public Offices - 1886 [11-12] — Page 489

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than I anticipated.

Questions as to this have been sent out, and I shall be pleased to find that the Surveyor General can give details which reasonably account for the present excess.

I have, etc.

(sd) Robert Rawlinson

P.S.

In a Return from the Surveyor General (just received 14th January, 1886) made up to the 1st November, 1885, he gives the relative costs as under:

Installation account.. $81,380 - 16,276

Working account.. $126,820 - $25,364

Taking $5 to a £ sterling

Total length of tunnel.. 7,300 or 24,333 Total length completed 4,000 or 13,333 Length to complete.. 3,300 or 11,000

Taking the working account alone the cost of the tunnel conduit is nearly $19 per lineal yard, or £4.2.0 under the previous estimate of £23.2.0. As the work proceeds this cost ($19) will, I assume, be further reduced, the Installation account remaining stationary.

(sd) R.R.

13th January 1886.

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486 than I anticipated. Questions as to this have been sent out, and I shall be pleased to find that the Surveyor General can give details which reasonably account for the present excess. I have, etc. (sd) Robert Rawlinson P.S. In a Return from the Surveyor General (just received 14th January, 1886) made up to the 1st November, 1885, he gives the relative costs as under: Installation account.. $81,380 - 16,276 Working account.. $126,820 - $25,364 Taking $5 to a £ sterling Total length of tunnel.. 7,300 or 24,333 Total length completed 4,000 or 13,333 Length to complete.. 3,300 or 11,000 Taking the working account alone the cost of the tunnel conduit is nearly $19 per lineal yard, or £4.2.0 under the previous estimate of £23.2.0. As the work proceeds this cost ($19) will, I assume, be further reduced, the Installation account remaining stationary. (sd) R.R. 13th January 1886.
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} 486 than I anticipated. Questions as to this have) been sent out, and I shall be pleased to find that the Surveyor General can gore details which reasonably account for the present excers. I have, re (sd) Robert Rawlinson PS. In a Return from the Surveyor General (just received 14th January, 1886) made up to the 1st November, 1885, he gives the relative costs as under: Installation account.. $81.380-16.276 Working account.. $126.820-$25.364 Taking Taking $5 to a £. sterling Beet Bards Total length of tunnel. 7.300 or 24333 Total length completed 4.000 021 1.3333 Length to complete.. 3.300 1.100 Taking the working account alone the cost of the tunnel conduit is nearly $19 per lineal yard, or £4.2.0 under the previous estimate of & 23..2..0. As the work proceeds this cost ($19) will I assume be further reduced the Installation account remaining Stationary- (sd) R.A. ade 13th January 1886, sury
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than I anticipated.

Questions as to this have)

been sent out, and I shall be pleased to find that the Surveyor General can gore details which reasonably account for the present

excers.

I have, re

(sd) Robert Rawlinson

PS.

In a Return from the Surveyor General (just received 14th January, 1886) made up to the 1st November, 1885, he gives the

relative costs as under:

Installation account.. $81.380-16.276

Working account.. $126.820-$25.364

Taking

Taking $5 to a £. sterling

Beet

Bards

Total length of tunnel.

7.300

or 24333

Total length completed

4.000

021 1.3333

Length to complete..

3.300 บ 1.100

Taking the working account alone the cost of the tunnel conduit

is nearly $19 per lineal yard, or

£4.2.0 under the previous estimate of & 23..2..0. As the work proceeds

this cost ($19) will I assume be

further reduced the Installation account remaining Stationary-

(sd) R.A.

ade

13th January 1886,

sury

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