Plans of Farm Buildings. 
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The nag stables are placed conveniently for the house, with accommodation 
for two regular horses, with a spare stall or box. 
The drainage I purpose taking as shown on block plan with gullies at the 
head of every drain through inspection chamber to a large septic tank, and to 
dispose of the effluent in natural sewer in field, or carry through land drains to 
the nearest outfall. 
There is every convenience for manure being taken from the enclosed places, 
and it can be carted away with a pony and proper cart to a place to be pro- 
vided at the north side of the stackyard. 
The water supply is supposed to be taken from a bore down into the rock by 
inserting a 2$-in. bore pipe and putting down same 10 ft. below the natural flow 
in same. A lj-in. suction pipe from the pump with rising main of similar 
capacity to deliver up into tank house, where tanks are estimated to be placed 
to hold at least 2,000 gallons. 
It is also estimated by cube measurement that the dwelling house (for a 400 
acre farm) should cost, including the dairy, which should have its walls lined to 
a height of 4 ft. in seconds glazed white bricks, a sum of six hundred pounds 
(600£.). 
In my district it is general for the tenant farmer to provide portable wood 
chicken places and poultry houses, hence it will be noted nothing of these are 
shown on the Plans. 
SPECIFICATION AND ESTIMATE. 
Bricks to be sound, hard, square, and well burnt, from an approved yard, 
selected of good red colour for all outside facings. 
The window arches to be seconds red stock bricks. 
Bond to be English bond, every fourth course being true headers. 
The estimate must include for providing all materials. The carting of same, 
labour, tools, scaffolding, ladders, and every other matter and utensil required 
for the due performance of the whole of the works. 
All provisional sums (p.c.’s.) are nett prime cost values to be expended 
solely at the discretion of the Agents and deducted in whole or part as the case 
may be. 
Mortar . — The mortar to be composed of one part of dog kennel fresh burnt 
lime to two-and-a-half parts of clean sharp sand, free from vegetable loam. 
Cement . — To be good Portland cement from an approved firm. 
Slates . — The slates used must be the best Dinorwic, to have double courses 
at the eaves, laid to a lap of not less than 3 inches, on good red fir laths. 
Brainage . — All internal drains to have surface channels delivering over 
Sharp’s gulleys through the respective walls where shown and carried in best 
sanitary pipes to the nearest manhole, the last manhole having a patent 6-in. 
intercepting trap fixed therein. 
Cows , Calves and Horses . — All the mangers and internal water troughs to 
be salt glazed, built to the proper levels as directed with salt glazed bricks in 
cement. 
Water . — It is intended to get a supply of water from a bore to be made 
near the engine house and pump up into large galvanised iron tanks at a level 
where shown which will give a good pressure and supply the house and the 
whole of the troughs to buildings through a 1| in. galvanised iron pipe with all 
necessary ball valves required. 
Carpenter . — The whole of the timber used must be of an approved brand 
from the Baltic ports and be practically free from sap, shakes, loose or dead 
knots and other defects, and be well seasoned before being used. 
The covered yards, fences, and division timbers to be creosoted where 
practical, and the other parts to have two coats of carbolineum or other 
approved wood preservative. 
Painter . — Where paint is specified to be used it must be mixed from the 
best white lead and linseed oil with an admixture of turps and driers. 
