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is advisable, although not absolutely necessary, to check the studs and 

 posts I inch for these battens. 



Check the rafters on to plates as shown and secure, with one 6-in. x 

 i-in. bolt, to each stud the three rafters coming alongside the studs. Well 

 skewnail the intermediate rafters with 3-in. nails to top plate. Secure, 

 with one 3-in. nail, to each rafter the four purlins spaced at equal dis- 

 tances. Secure arris rail to top of fence with 3-in. nails, the ends of 

 arris rails against wall to be supported on 3-in. x 3-in. hardwood checked 

 J inch on to rail and bolted with one 3|-in. x i-in. bolt. Guard rail 

 to be fixed on four sides of sleeping pen and three sides of exercise yard 

 except in front of exercise yard gate, door and trough. The bottom of 

 rail to be 9 inches from floor, supported on 4-in. x 2-in. red-gum supports 

 well nailed to fence and walls where possible, and elsewhere sunk into 

 brickwork and tightened with cement. The ends of guard rails on each 

 side of doorway in sleeping pen to be supported on 4-in. x 2-in. red- 

 gum let J inch into studs and bolted with one 6-in. x |-in. bolt to each. 



Door, gates and feed flap to be constructed of 4-in. x i|-in. hardwood 

 styles, rails and braces. The styles and rails are to be halved together 

 and secured with 2-in. x |-in. bolts. The braces are to be halved 

 on to styles and rails and secured with 3-in. x |-in. bolts. Where bolts 

 come beneath hinges or barrel bolts, countersink for heads, and screw 

 up from other side, if necessary taking bolt through iron. Gate to 

 exercise yard and door to be hung on 14-in. heavy Scotch tee hinges, 

 fastened with 8-in. barrel bolt and to have 2-in. x i-in. hardwood stops 

 well nailed to studs and po.sts. Gate to exercise yard to have 3-in. x 

 I i-in. hardwood cap well nailed to top rail. Gate to sleeping pen to 

 be fastened with one 8-in. barrel bolt and to swing on one pair of i8-in. 

 strap hinges secured with \-'m. bolts to rails and hung on hooks driven 

 through studs. The top hook to have threaded end and to go through 

 stud and be .secured with a nut and washer. Stops to be 5-in. x i-in. 

 hardwood nailed to inside of studs. The feed flap to be hung from 

 inside of support for sun flaps on one pair of heavy Scotch tee hinges 

 and to be furni.shed with a flat bolt as shown to secure to feed trough. 



Construct sun flaps of 6-in. x i-in. pine ledges and braces covered 

 with 6-in. x f-in. T. and G. and beaded lining, all to be well nailed to 

 gether with 2-in. nails well clinched. Flaps to be hung from inside of 

 plate with one pair of heavy Scotch tee hinges to each flap and fastened 

 with 8-in. barrel bolts. Provide, for each flap, one f-in. diameter 

 wrought-iron rod having eye at each end, the eye at loo.se end to be bent 

 at right angles to rod and the other end secured with stout staple to 

 support. One 3j-in. x \-'m. bolt to be fixed through centre of each flap 

 with heads and f-in. iron washer on outside and other end projecting 

 beyond nut on inside for the purpose of going through bent eye of rod 

 when flap is in position to form sun shade. Secure to rafter over the 

 centre of each flap a wrought-iron hook, as shown, bolted to rafter with 

 3-in. x |-in. bolt. 



Construct grid 9 ft. 3 in. x 5 ft. 8 in. of four 3-in. x 2-in. hardwood 

 bearers on edge spaced 2 ft. 9 in. apart covered with twenty 3-in. x i-in. 

 hardwood battens, equally spaced, secured to bearers with 2-in. nails well 

 driven home. It will be possible for a grid this size to be drawn under 

 guard rails out of the gate when it is necessary to clean under it. 



Cover the roof with six lo-ft. sheets of 26-gauge corrugated galvanized 

 iron giving i| corrugations lap, and secure to purlins at every .second 

 corrugation with 2-in. galvanized iron .spring head nails. Cover the angle 

 of roof and east wall with 26-gauge galvanized iron i8-in. ridging giving 



