Sutherland Reclamation. 
479 
For the accommodation of twenty of the workmen a wooden 
bothy has been erected, and a temporary stable for two horses 
of the same material has been put up in the No. 7 field. 
Bannockburn is intended to be divided into four small hold- 
ings, each containing from 80 to 120 acres of reclaimed land, 
with about 1000 acres of out-run attached to it. A very compact 
block of buildings has been designed for each of these farms, to 
be placed near the high road : one set of these buildings is 
already erected. It consists of a six-roomed cottage, with a 
small covered yard at the back, connecting it with a stable and 
byre, with loft and small granary over them. The whole of the 
building, with the exception of the doors and window-frames, is 
of concrete and iron. The roof of the covered yard, stable, and 
byre is of corrugated iron, carried on a very strongly trussed 
frame, constructed out of old contractors' rails and old steam- 
plough ropes ; all the concrete floors, and the roof of the dwell- 
ing-house, are carried upon old iron rails. The stairs in the 
cottage are of concrete ; stone and sand for concrete are obtained 
on the spot. One part of Portland cement is used with seven 
parts of stone ; the outside coat will be one part Portland 
cement to three of sand. One of Blake's stone-crushers is em- 
ployed to break up stones obtained in the reclamations to a size 
suitable for the concrete. Iron and Portland cement are the only 
materials that have to be imported. The building is quickly 
erected, and bricklayers, slaters, and carpenters, are not required, 
which is a very great advantage at a spot far removed from 
any town, and where no buildings suitable for the accommoda- 
tion of artisans are to be found within many miles of the site. 
It is expected that the labour on these small farms will be 
chiefly done by the tenant and his family. The Duke hopes to 
see an increase in the population, and wishes the land to support 
men as well as sheep. Tenants in such a position, far removed 
from market-towns, must be greatly dependent on one another. 
If they are good neighbours they may assist each other greatly 
in their work, and by clubbing together for the purchase of 
implements and other necessaries. The amount expended at 
Bannockburn up to the 31st of July, 1879, has been 
£ s. (/. 
Draining 224 0 5 
Trenching 1418 5 5 
Clearing 306 2 11 
Fencing 273 10 9 
Building 520 1 1 
Eoads 18 0 10 
Total £2760 1 5 
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