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Appendix No. 4. them, still there is little doubt that when a railway is constructed from Nanaimo to Esquimalt—and this must very quickly follow the completion of the Canada Pacific Railway--the ground at Duntze Head will become of great commercial value, and the sum that could then be obtained for it would to a great extent, if not entirely, cover the expense of removal.

VANCOUVER ISLAND.

August 3, 1881.

(Signed)

W. CROSSMAN, Colonel, R.E.

Inclosure 4 in No. 129.

APPROXIMATE Estimate for providing a new Naval Establishment at Plumper Bay, in place of the present Yard at Duntze Head.

(Provision is made for purchase of land, levelling, making roads and inclosing ground, storehouses for naval, ordnance, and victualling stores, offices, factory, workshops, and coal-stores; also quarters for Principal Storekeeper and two Clerks. Storehouse-man and two Assistants, Chief Engineer, Boat- swain and Carpenter, guard-room and lodge; also wharfage 600′ x 150′, with frontage to 34 fathoms of water.)

1

Land

£

750

2 Levelling of ground and roads

1,500

I have estimated for 15 acres, at 507. an acre, a sum much more than the real value of the land, a great portion of it being mere rock. It is hoped, also, that some arrangement may be come to with the Provincial Government for the surrender to the Imperial Government of the Indian Reserve. This estimate can only be very approximate; little money need be expended on. roads outside the Yard; all that is required there would be to connect the establishment with a very good road running between Esquimalt and the road to Victoria, along the south side of the Portage Inlet. (See Sketch No. 2.*) Brick wall 10 feet high. Price calculated at 20s. a cubic yard. This and all other buildings, with the exception of coal-stores, to be of brick. Stores of different natures to be in three separate storehouses, and not, as in the present Yard, scattered about in various detached buildings. To be of equal capacity to the existing stores.

To be of sufficient size to contain the extra machinery authorized by the

Admiralty.

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Present offices too small. This provides for two-thirds more accommodation. 000' x 100' 60,000 superficial feet, would, at 40 cents a foot, which is about the price calculated from other works of a similar nature, amount to 4.8007. It may, however, be considered necessary to sheath the piles with metal, to preserve them from the worm, or to import timber (eucalyptus) from Western Australia, which is not affected by the teredo navalis. The estimate for this item has consequently been increased by 1,2007.

This provides for a house according to plans sent home to Admiralty from the

station.

GO DE LO

3 Boundary wall

1,000

4

Guard-house, lodge, &c.

400

5

Storehouses

17,000

6 Factory and workshops

5,000

Coal-stores

800

To be of wood.

89

Offices

1,500

9

Wharfage

6,000

10 Principal Storekeeper's house

2,100

11

Quarters for 2 Assistants or

Clerks

1,400

12

Storehouse-man and 2 Assis-

tants

800

These buildings are estimated in accordance with the cost incurred in building existing quarters, and with the current prices of similar buildings in Victoria.

13

Chief Engineer

800

14

Boatswain and Carpenter

800

Total.

39,850

Say

4

40,000

Adding 25 per cent, for removal

and contingencies

Grand total

10,000

50,000

Inclosure 5 in No. 129.

STATEMENT showing the Prices of Material, &c., in contract for new Dry Dock at Esquimalt, British

Excavation of earth (1 to 2 ft. deep)

Removal of same off site

Tunnelling (in rock)

Concrete

Masonry---

Brickwork

Granite

Sandstone

Timber (piles)

•

Columbia.

Dol. c.

0 35 per cubic yard.

0.40

"

6 00

25

"

2.00

5.00

1 60 per cubic foot,

"J

1 00 0 50

33

WAGES on Canada Pacific Railway.

Masons

Bridge carpenters Blacksmiths

Drillers

Hewers and choppers

Portland cement

Blasting

Lumber

G4

Dol. c. 2.50

Dol. c. to 3 50 per day.

2.50

2. 50

3.00 3.00

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وو

1 75 2.50

3.00 "" 3.00

..

PRICES in Victoria, British Columbia.

:::

#

Dol. c. Dol. c.

6.00

per barrel.

2.00 to 2 50 per cubic yard. 10 00

12 00 per 1,000 ft. run, 12" × I".

* Not printed.

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