CO129-255 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [5-7] — Page 523

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arrived.

The total Expenditure incurred to

39.

the 31st

of

June was

$185,816.08

Ove

the com-

-pletion of

the Erection

of

the fog signal

the

40.

41.

42.

43.

making the probable total

say $187,000 or $7,000 in excess of

Estimate.

As will be

Seem

from the explanation contained in paragraphs Nos. 35.36, and 37. the expenditure incurred and to be incurred in connection with works and appliances not included in the original Estimate amounts to $7.990,

whilst the probable

Excess over the estimate will not exceed

$7.000.

I take this opportunity of testifying to the real and energy displayed by Mr Mudie the Executive Engineer who has been in charge of this work and stating that I am

confident that

on

220

ort

Exertions

the com-

his part have been spared in its supervision and in pushing, -pletion of

the work as rapidly as practicable. The following explains the additional Estimated cost of the Slaughter House and Cattle Lairs.

Before the Excavations were commenced it was believed no

Exceptional difficulty would occur in the preparation of the proposed site.

However the excavations revealed the fact that the toe of the slope along which the retaining walls had to be erected on the Eastern, southern and western

some depth down

boundaries consisted for some

of

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