220 Statistical motes on 



December 2ist, 1882, $125,000 oo 

 July Qth, 1883 ....... 403,618 44 



July igth, 1883 ...... 101,068 48 



July 1 2th, 1888 ...... 1,075,726 go 1,705,413 82 



Total amount paid to Learned & Co .................... $1,892,913 82 



Of which amount the sum of $230,413.82 represents 

 interest accrued at the rate or 6% per annum ; so that 

 the 35 kilometers built by these contractors actually 

 cost $14,083.25 per kilometre. 



3. CONTRACTOR, MR. DELPIN SANCHEZ. (Agreement of Oc- 

 tober sth, 1882.) 



This contractor received from the Govern- 



ment the sum of ................... $1,079,135 40 



For the purchase of material, which he only 



accounted for the amount of $908,- 



910.50 the balance of ...... . ....... $170,224 90 



Having been donated to the contractor ac- 



cording to special agreement of April 



25th, 1888. 

 The same contractor received in 150 



weekly installments of $1900 each 



during the fiscal years 1885, 1888 ____ $285,000 oo 

 Mr. Sanchez delivered as constructed 74 kilo- 



meters which were paid to him at the 



rate of $25,000 each ................ $1,850,00000 $2,305,22490 



3. MAC-MuRDO CONTRACT. (Agreement approved by Decree 

 of October isth, 1888.) 



For the completion of the construction and the furnishing 

 of all the rolling material, etc., and for which the Con- 

 tractors received inpayment in $% Bonds, special issue, 

 principal and interests payable in sterling currency, 

 2,700,000 .................................. ... $13,500,000 oo 



This contract was rescinded on the I3th of January, 1892, 

 when the contractors, in settlement of accounts, sur- 

 rendered to the Government the sum of about $2,000,- 

 ooo as surplus proceeding from the sale of the said 

 bonds, and delivered, more or less, 250 kilometres of 

 the lines as built or repaired within the stipulations of 

 the said contract. 



STANHOPE, HAMPSON & CORTHEL CONTRACT. (Made 

 under Decree of December 6th, 1893.) 



For the construction of 59 kilometres and the completion 

 of all the necessary works for the preservation and 

 working of the whole line, for the fixed sum of, ...... $1,483,035 oo 



Total cost of the line $19,181,173 72 



