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Windows over shearing-hoard, to be single four-light sashes If inch redwood, pivot 

 hung, with Buitable stops, sloping sills, No. 4 cord and iron cleats, and each sash provided 

 with tower bolts to secure, also all sashes to be glazed with 21-ounce glass. 



Wall lights, as indicated in each gable, to he of .{-inch mill-rolled glass two sheets, set 

 in proper stops, between studs, each having sloping sills 2A inches thick. The two sheets 

 in each opening to he fixed with "2-inch lap and |-inch spa> e at centre. 



Tank Stands. Build up stand for two 1,000-gallon tanks alongside of emergency race, 

 with ten round block supports, 12 inches diameter, set firmly 18 inches into the ground, 

 and supporting 6-inch x 4-inch hardwood bearers, and 4-inch x 2-ineh hardwood decking, 

 spaced 2 indies apart, spiked to bearers. All timbers to be coated with hot coal tar 

 before being fixed. 



Shutters. — In both side walls of engine-room, provide and hinge with 16-inch tee hinges 

 3 feet x 3 feet wide, tongued and grooved ledged shutters, each openings to have sloping 

 2i-inch sill and suitable f-inch stops and 1-inch linings, and secure each with 6-inch 

 tower bolt. 



Plumber. 



Cover the whole roof with 26-gauge corrugated galvanised iron, secured to battens with 

 plenty If inch galvanised screws and lead washers as may be directed, and having 

 14. -inch corrugation lap at sides, and not less than 6 inches at ends, all sheets fitting 

 close up to ridges. At crossing of rafters under curved iron, slightlv turn ends of sheets, 

 and burr up hollows of corrugations. At all gables turn 2-inch roll overhanging scotias 

 on barge-boards. All eaves to be neatly to line, and 1 J -inch into gutters, also at valleys 

 to show 5 inches wide. 



To valleys lay 18-inch wide plain 24-gauge galvanised iron, with edges turned to 

 battens. Flash over all external openings with similar iron of suitable widths, secured 

 under weatherboards. 



To all eives provide and fix on stout galvanised brockets, one to each rafter 5-inch 

 quarter round guttering lapped, rivetted and soldered both sides at joints, and provided 

 with 3-inch outlets to down pipes, to tanks, &c. Provide 3-inch 24-gauge down pipes to 

 tanks, &c. 



In roof provide and fix nine Malley's patent roof lights glazed with t \-inch mill- 

 rolled glass fixed, placed as indicated or directed. 



Provide and set on prepared stand two 1,000-gallon 21 -gauge galvanised corrugated 

 tanks, fitted with manhole, strainer, overflow, and 1-inch range cock connected together 

 with H-in. galvanised connecting pipe and corrugated iron flanges. From tanks lay on 

 1-inch service to stand pipe at sheep dip as will be directed. 



Painter. 



Paint to be composed of Berger's white lead and Meggitt's oils. All stopping to be 

 done with oil putty put in after priming coat. 



Paint in three coat work, all doors, sashes, barge boards, door jambs, linings, and 

 shutters, and other wrot wood work usually painted, in colours as will be directed. All 

 weatherboards to be given one coat of Bloss oil stained with sienna, and afterwards one 

 coat of half oil and half hard varnish. 



Drafting Yards and Pip. 

 The whole of the timber for fences to be cypress pine. For gates hardwood styles 

 oregon rails, stays, and hardwood fasteners, and must be clean sawn timber. 



All gate and corner posts to be 10 inch to 12 inch diameter at small ends, others 9 inch 

 to 10 inch set 30 inches and 24 inches into the ground respectively, well rammed, mortised 

 or notched as required to receive the sawn rails, and tops of posts neatly trimmed about 

 1 inch on corners. 



