The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 62

Works Executed Below Original Estimate

Works Executed Below Original Estimate.

Sir John Coode estimated the dredging at £50,000, but I have estimated what may be necessary at £23,334, which being deducted leaves the cost of works as less than the original estimate by the sum of £101,705.

Apart from any comparison by the original estimate, I consider that the works have been carried out economically and quickly. The cost of the stone, including interest and every other charge, has been four shillings and sixpence half-penny per ton, which is a moderate cost considering the circumstances under which it was obtained. The cost of the staging was £11 10s for the West, and £9 14s, per running foot, for the East breakwater.