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paving, 580½ super, yards of tar-paving, 5,647 super .yards
of topping, 19,5961 super, yards coating existing tarpaving
with tar and grit.
The steam roller has been worked 245 days, 123 of
which were for new roads, 13 for improvements, and 109
for repairing roads. The cost of working the roller
during the past year was as follows, viz :—
£
s.
d.
Wages (including watching and cleaning) 126 19 10
Coke 60 4 6
Oil, waste, &c. 15 19 4
Repairs 8 11 2
Insurance 2 10 4
Depreciation, 10 per cent, on first cost 33 16 0
Total cost of working £248 1 2
Daily Cost.
£
s.
d.
Wages 0 10 4½
Coke 0 4 11
Oil, waste, &c 0 1 3½
Repairs 0 0 8½
Insurance 0 0 2½
Depreciation 0 2 9
£10 3
A 10-ton steam roller has been hired and used for 37
days in repairing public roads at a cost of £64 6s. 3d.,
and for 17 days in new roads at a cost of £31 10s. A
new 10-ton steam roller has been hired from Messrs.
Aveling and Porter for three months, with option of purchase.
The price is £335, the amount payable for
hire to be considered part of the purchase-money.