252 ACTUAL COSTS AND CAPACITY OF GASWORKS. 



and the capacity of the works is, approximately, the same. 

 The cost of formation is included with the land. The 

 engineering expenses are apportioned to the various items 

 of expenditure, as in the case of works Nos. i and 2. 

 The costs were as follows : 



Cost Per Million. 







(a) Land 425 19-3 



(6) Buildings : 



Retort house 354 



Exhauster house ... 54 



Meter house ..... 45 



Office and workshop . . . 176 



Boundary walls . . . 44 



Governor house .... 26 



Drainage, levelling, etc. ... 50 



Total .... 749 34-0 

 (c) Plant : 



Retort bench chimney . . . 795 



Condensers . . . . . 115 



Exhausting plant .... 142 



Pumps and gauges . . . . 102 



Livesey washer and scrubber . . 310 



Purifiers ..... 544 



Station meter . . . . 153 



Gasholder i,57o 



Steam boiler and seating . . 114 



Storage tanks . . . . 130 



Governor 45 



Works mains 246 



Total . . . .4,266 193-9 



Total cost . . . 5,440 247*2 



NOTE. The costs of foundations, engineering and supervision are 

 included with plant. 



