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Parlour mantelpiece to have S-iiich pilasters, 10-incli friezes, heavy 

 neck moulding, and moulded base ; shelf, 8 inches by If inches. 

 Sitting-room mantelpiece to have 8-inch pilasters, 9i-inch friezes, 

 with neck moulding, and shelf 8 inches by 1-| inches, and plain 

 base. Oifice and bedroom mantelpieces to have 7-inch pilasters, 

 9-inch friezes, neck mouldings, and plain bases, and shelves 8 inches 

 by 1| inches. Kitchen fireplace to have shelf only, 8 inches by 

 1| inches. 



Shelving. — Fit up wall press in sitting-room with back, sides, 

 and top I inch thick, and four shelves 1 inch thick. Fit up press 

 in recess in kitchen with four shelves 1 inch thick, supported with 

 fillets nailed to partitions "to be fitted up before partitions are 

 plastered." Fit up 24 superficial feet of 1-inch shelving on framed 

 brackets and fillets in scullery and kitchen. Fit up 20 lineal feet 

 of utensil plate 5 inches by | inch, moulded on edge, placed 

 mostly underneath shelves. Space beneath back stair to be lined 

 with |-inch whitewood lining. 



Miscellayieous. — Fit up board in kitchen, 8 feet by 12 inches by 

 f inch, moulded on edge, for carrying bells. 



Gable boards, 8 inches by 1 \ inches, to be formed to detail draw- 

 ing, neatly mitred at top, and securely nailed to ends of cantilevers 



The framing of outside doors to be put together with white lead, 

 and the joints of lining of same to receive one coat of brown paint 

 before being put in. Prime all windows with best lead and oil 

 priming, before being glazed. 



Do all jobbing usually required by other tradesmen. 



Plumber Work. 



The eave gutters to be half round, cast-iron, 4| inches diameter 

 (similar to M'Farlane's No. 2), hung on japanned iron hooks, 1 inch 

 by \ inch, placed 3 feet apart, and firmly fixed to sarking. The 

 gutters to have all necessary stop ends, angles, and drop pipes, 

 complete ; the whole being put together with red lead and screw 

 bolts. Conductors to be of cast-iron, 3 inches diameter, fixed with 

 wrought-iron holdfasts, to have galvanized iron gratings at top, and 

 cast-iron shoes at bottom, to discharge on fireclay basins. 



Ridges to be covered with No. 14 V. M. zinc, 14 inches wide, held 

 down with galvanized iron straps placed at 2 feet 6 inches apart. 



Flanks of same zinc, 12 inches wide; caps of 4|-lb. lead, 18 inches 

 by 18 inches, to be put on at intersection of ridges and flanks. 



The flashings at sides of dormers, roof of porch, and intersection 



