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Cover the whole of the landings with 4-inch \ l^-inch shot edge board and the 

 sweating pens, catching pens, and race, with 2-inch \ H-intdi and 3-inch x U-inch 

 alternate battens, spared .', inch apart, and arrised on corners cut close around all posts, 

 studs, &c, .is required. 



Emergency and leading races. Construct inclined races with 10-inch round posts, set 

 18 inches into the ground, faced as required to take side boarding ii inches x 1] inch 



close together the full height. Fix 5-inch x 4-inch hearers, and 6- inch x 2£-inch joists 

 at 24-inch centres, and cover with 2-inch x H inch and 2-inch x 2-inch battens spaced 

 as for pen floors (three 2 inch x H inch and one 2 inch x 2 inch). Over face of side 

 boarding fix 1 inch hoop-iron strap, and over head of post. 



Enciomn tmrfi r Floor*. —Enclose all round building with 4-inch x 1^-inch l.attens, 

 nailed to round blocks, neatly notched on face as may be required to give good line. 

 In a similar manner batten on foundation blocks to enclose off the whole spaee under 

 the tongued and grooved flooring of wool room, &c. All battens to be spaced 6 inches 

 measuring from the ground, and all to be neatly arrised. Trim for gates where 

 indicated. 



Counting Pius. — Where indicated on plan, construct dividing fences 3 feet 9 inches 

 high with 9-inch diameter posts, three 6-inch x lj-inch sawn rails, and 4-inch x 3-inch 

 top rails, all set neatly into posts at ends, and arrised. 



Chutes. — Construct chutes from shearing board to pens, each with four 6-inch x 1-iheh 

 tongued and grooved boards on bottom, curved as indicated, fixed to 4-inch x 3-inch 

 bearers, bolted at ends to round posts set on each side of chute, the lower end to be 4 

 inches above the ground. Trim inner face of side posts and line up the full height with 

 6-inch x 1-inch tongued and grooved boards, nailed to posts, and ha\ing straps of 1-inch 

 galvanised hoop-iron nailed over the whole. 



Top ends of side boarding to be fixed to fillets nailed on to weatherboards. 



Landint/s and Steps. — Construct loading platform and landing near wool press with 

 5-inch x 4-inch bearers, set on round blocks, as before specified, and 6-inch x 2^-inch 

 joists at 16-inch centres, covered with shot edge flooring. To each of these, also to floor 

 of experts room from engine-room, construct steps as indicated of 10-inch x H-inch 

 threads, housed £ inch at ends into 9-inch x 2-inch strings, to be footed to round blocks 

 carrying bottom treads. To engine-room steps put 4-inch x 4-inch newels, and 4-incn x 

 2^-inch hand-rail, neatly rounded over as directed. 



Partitions. — Construct partitions to sweating and catching pens 3 feet 4 inches high 

 with 4-inch x 4-inch studs, 4-inch x 24-inch top plates or rails and 6-inch x 1^-inch 

 intermediate rails, all properly framed together, the studs housed into rails at tops, 

 trimmed to bearers or joists at bottom and mortised to receive the intermediate rails, 

 set up as indicated on the plan or as may be directed. Studs for sliding gates to be built 

 up with IJ-inch pulley styles and J-inch lining (see details). 



Partition on shearing board and front of catching pens to be formed up with 4-ineh x 

 lj-inch rails, covered with 4-inch x f-inch tongued, grooved, and beaded lining capped 

 over ends on top rails with 1-inch stuff, neatly rounded over, the face of lining being 

 flush with 4-inch x 4-inch posts. 



Partition to expert's room to be 6 feet 9£ inches high to top of rail and close lined on 

 rails, as before specified, the full height. Provide and fit in partition where directed, 

 set of nine, 5-inch x 5-inch pigeon holes made of ^-inch stuff and 6 inches deeD. 



Fleece Bins. — Construct wdiere indicated on plan, bins 5 inches deep, and the height 

 shown, with 6-inch x 1-inch front top rail, 4-inch x 1-inch double studs back and front, 

 and in centre of divisions, one on each side of boarding. Cover back and partitions and 

 with 6-inch by f^-inch tongued, grooved, and beaded boarding, the ends showing t< 

 front to be flush. Form where shown bin for belly pieces with front 3 feet high of 

 movable boards. 



Clipboard. — At end of fleece bin, fit up cupboard 12 inches deep, with 1-inch colonial 

 pine wrot shelving tongued and grooved ledge door, hinged with 14-inch tee hinges, and 

 secured with cupboard lock. Fit up cupboard with three shelves, exclusive of the 

 bottom one, at 4 inches over the floor, and form base to floor. 



