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The total amount received during the year for
repairing trenches was £1,525 11s. 8d.
Hoardings. The sum of £7 has been received for hoarding
licences, £1 10s. 3d. for the restoration of
pavements in connection therewith, and £57 7s. for permission
to affix advertisements to hoardings.
steam Rollers. The steam rollers have been worked 544½ days,
1021 of which were for new roads, 34¾
for improvements, 372½ for repairing roads, and 35 for
private works. The cost of working the rollers during
the past year was as follows, viz.:—
£ s. d.
Wages (including watching and cleaning) 316 13 0
Coke 62 11 8
Oil, waste, &c. 21 1 1
Repairs 173 9 7
Insurance 4 15 4
*Depreciation (10 per cent. on first cost of roller No. 2) 33 10 0
Total cost £612 0 8
*50 per cent. has now been written off for depreciation on Roller No. 1
and 40 per cent. on Roller No. 2.
Average Daily Cost of each Roller. £ s. d.
Wages 0 11 7½
Coke 0 2 3¾
Oil, waste, &c 0 0 9¼
Repairs 0 6 4½
Insurance 0 0 2
Depreciation 0 1 2¾
£1 2 5¾
Water (estimated) 0 0 4
Total daily cost £1 2 9¾
Other steam rollers have been hired for 12 days in
repairing public roads, at a cost of £70 15s. 3d.