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and executed within a specified time; and there are appended 

 to the specifications a tariff of different wages to be allowed 

 to different kinds of workmen ; of charges for means of 

 transport of material, including drivers ; and for lading > 

 transporting, and discharging the loads, based on the cubic 

 measure of the whole, or by cubic metre per kilometre of 

 distance; of payments to be made for excavating earth, 

 according to specified unit of measurement ; a statement of 

 the average distances of transport from different localities, 

 with accounts of the quality of the materials yielded by each; 

 the condition in which these exist, and that of the state of 

 the roads from those to the site of the building ; and a 

 statement of the expense of the several works, according 

 to these estimates, with a summary of the whole, which 

 amounted to 6499' 15 pesetas to which was added, to 

 cover unforseen expenses 1 per cent. 64'99 ; expense of 

 direction and administration 5 per cent. 324'96 ; profit to 

 contractor, including 3 per cent, for money advanced, 9 

 per cent. 584'92 ; in all, 7474 02. To the whole are 

 added general directions issued by the directory of public 

 instruction, agriculture, and industry, to be followed in 

 the erection of the house. 



The project and specifications, and estimates, included 

 the furnishing of a room for the use of the forest engineer 

 when visiting the district. This comprised a sofa, bedstead 

 and bedding, wash-stand, cupboard, writing table, lamp, 

 drawing-board, and all requisites for the preparation of 

 charts and reports the sum allowed for all which was 400 

 pesetas, and this was included in the general estimate. 



The second was a project for a warder's cottage in the 

 Pelonno forest, with plans and elevations. In this the 

 preliminary statement was more brief, but the tabulated 

 statements more full. These comprised specifications of 

 measurements; estimates of expenses of each kind of 

 work, according to unit of measurement ; general estimate 

 of the whole, and summary, with additions of 5 per cent., and 

 of 9 per cent., giving a total of 100*86 32 pesetas. 



