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150
Steam Roller.
The steam roller has been fully employed during the year. The cost of working has been
as follows:—
£
s.
d.
]
Driving, 155 days -
41
1
1
Cleaning, Oil, Packing, Coke, Repairs,etc. -
47
12
10
88
13
11
10 per cent, depreciation -
39
0
0
£127
13
11
The total working clays were 155, a decrease of 16 upon last year. The cost per day equals
16s. 6d., against 15s, 1½d. last year, and 14s. l1d. for 1896-7, but this is accounted for by
reason of the extensive repairs which have been carried out to maintain the roller in a high
state of efficiency, and which included the entire re-tubing of the boiler. The saving upon
the year's work by having our own roller amounts to £135 l6s. 1d., or a total since its delivery
in May, 1895, of £586 5s. 4d., this amount being £178 5s. 4d. in excess of the purchase
price of the roller which has been at work a total of G44 days.
Sewers.
No additional sewers have been constructed during the year, but the following lengths
of existing sewers have been relaid, laid on and surrounded with 0 in. of cement concrete,
the pipes jointed in cement, laid in straight lines between the points of inspection
and provided with manholes and flushing hafts: —
Arica Place
9 in. pipe
120 feet
Aspinden Road
15 in. ,,
465 „
Chilton Street (north side) between Nos. 1 to 49
9 in. „
485 ,,
Old Road
12 in. ,,
100 „
Manor Lane
12 in. „
325 „
9 in. ,,
85 „