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SPECIFICATION for Letting by CONTRACT the REPAIRS of the ROADS on the 

 ESTATE of , for one year, commencing on the 



1. The contractor shall find all materials required, which are to be obtained from 

 such quarries on the estate as the agent shall approve 



the quantity of stones used to be not less than tons in each year ; and if 



any further quantity is required, the same to be supplied and broken at a price to be 

 agreed upon between the contractor and agent. 



2. The contractor to provide all leadings, and the stones to be carted on to the 

 roads in dry weather, and no carting to be done between February and October with- 

 out the permission of the agent. 



3. All stones to be broken so as to pass through a ring of two and a half inches dia- 

 meter ; and to be placed and used on the roads by the contractor at such times and 

 in such manner and places on the estate as the agent shall direct. 



4. The contractor shall at his own cost provide the labour and keep in good repair 

 all the roads on the estate, and preserve the same in perfect form and width, and free 

 from ruts, hollows, water, and loose stones ; he shall also scour and keep clean all the 

 watercourses, ditches, and drains belonging to the said roads ; and do all necessary 

 scraping, cleansing, and other ordinary surface repairs which may be required ; and 

 cut and keep down all thistles and weeds on the sides of the said roads ; all scrapings 

 not required for levelling the sides of the roads to be carted away by the contractor to 

 such places as shall be pointed out to him. 



6. The contractor is also to keep in repair any culverts or bridges ; and any snow 

 which may require to be cut and removed shall be done by the contractor. 



6. No materials to be used except such as are approved of by the agent, and the 

 whole of the work is to be done in every respect in a proper and workmanlike man- 

 ner, and to his satisfaction ; and in case the contractor makes default, the agent to be 

 at liberty to obtain the materials required and get the work done, and to deduct the 

 cost thereof from the amount payable to the contractor. 



7. The footpaths shall also be kept in order by the contractor, and repaired with 

 suitable gravel. 



8. The payments to the contractor will be made quarterly, provided that the condi- 

 tions herein contained have been fully complied with, and any balance due at the 

 expiration of the contract to be paid within one month. 



9. The contractor to find all tools and implements required for the necessary repairs 

 of the roads. 



Where any considerable extent of roads on an estate is kept up by 

 the proprietor, it is necessary for the agent to keep a separate statement 

 of the expenses in that department. This is best done by keeping a 

 book for the purpose of entering all labour in connection therewith, 

 whether it may be day-labour or piecework. The following is a good 

 method of keeping a correct statement of the* expenses : 



