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for the year amounted to £438 7s. 3d. The sum of £3 13s. 6d. was
also paid for watchman's wages. The companies contributed
£46 4s. 4½d. for labour (exclusive of foreman's time) and £138 17s. 3½d.
for material required in the said repairs.
In consequence of the use of the Steam Roller the unpaved roads
are, generally speaking, in a satisfactory condition. Those requiring
attention are enumerated hereafter.
STEAM ROAD ROLLER.
The Steam Road Roller having been at work nearly 10 years, and
requiring considerable repairs, the Vestry decided to replace it by a
new one of improved design by Messrs. Aveling & Porter, Rochester,
at the cost of £400, less £145 14s. Od. allowed for the old Roller
taken in exchange. The new Roller arrived at the yard on the
9th of April.
The Roller was at work 255 days during the past year, and about
10 men on average, under the direction of the road foreman, were
employed in scoring, rolling, sweeping and watching the highways
under repair. The amount expended in labour was £559 l1s. 8½d.
The following Table gives the roads that have been rolled,
together with the cost of same, and other details:—