BUILBINGS AM) FOADS 29 



One Madras Measure of lime, mixed with water, will be 

 sufficient for whitewashing 100 square feet, single coat. 

 For second coat half the quantity. 



One woman will cover 300 square feet in a day, single 

 coat, 200 square feet double coat. 



Metalling Roads. 



One man can pick up 500 square feet of metalled road in a 

 day, if the surface be thoroughly soaked : this will drop to 

 350 square feet if conditions are not so favourable. 



For spreading metal, labour may be employed as 

 follows :— 3 men filling baskets, 6 women carrying, 1 man 

 taking and emptying baskets, and 2 men sectioning : such a 

 gang will, if the metal is already in heaps on the side of the 

 road, cover 3,000 square feet a day. 



To move one ton gross load on a well constructed cart. 



lb. 

 Loose sand road 315 



Earth road, average (dry) 

 Good earth road ... 

 Gravel road 

 First-class metal road 



150 



100 



80 



55 



