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No. 1. 



Rough Estimate of Cost — Three Pumping-Stations. 



2,100 tons 18-inch wrought-iron pipes (for 26 miles) ... .£53,200 



Engines and pumps at well .. . ... ... ... 4,500 



Six pumps for stations (duplicates at three stations) ... 6,000 

 Stop, retaining, and relief valves and three feed-pumps 1,050 

 Boilers ... ... ... ... ... 3,100 



Pipes and fittings to pumps ... ... ... 500 



Erection of boilers, pumps, and buildings ... ... 3,500 



Material, trenching, and laying pipes ... ... 5,000 



£76,850 



Above prices f.o.b., exclusive of transportation and dams or 

 tanks at stations. 



No. 2. 

 Approximate Estimates. 

 One well (400 feet deejD), one vertical engine to pump into 

 reservoir (to raise one and a-half million gallons in 24 hours from 

 270 feet) ; two horizontal triple-expansion engines (each to raise 

 half a million gallons in 24 hours against a total head of 800 

 feet) ; four 96-h.p. boilers, traveller, feed-pump, &c. ; engine 

 and boiler-house, chimney-stack, and engine foundations ; reser- 

 voir to hold 5,000,000 gallons, and all necessary valves (reser- 

 voir of stone or concrete) — for the sum of <£44,500. 



If a dam can be made the price above could be reduced to 

 £28,500. 



As there is abundance of clay in the country, we may take the 

 latter estimate ... ... ... ... £28,500 



Add pipes from first estimate ... ... ... 53,200 



Laying pipes and material ... ... ... 5,000 



£86,700 



Add to this freight for pipes to Port, and railway charges, and 

 delivery on the ground, and railway and delivery charges for 

 engines and pumps. 



Consumption of coal six to seven tons per day. 



