Historical Records of New Zealand
List of Tools, Utensils, &c., necessary for the Convicts and Marines intended to proceed to New South Wales
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List of Tools, Utensils, &c., necessary for the Convicts and Marines intended to proceed to New South Wales.
Spades, 1, @, 3s.; shovels, 1, @ 3s.; hoes. 3 for each man, @ 9d.; felling axe, 1, @ 3s.; hatchet, 1, @ 1s.; knife, 1, @ 6d.; each; gimblet, wooden bowls, platters, and spoons, 6d. for each man.
The articles necessary to each man amounts to | £ | s. | d. |
12s. 6d., which for 700 men will be | 437 | 10 | 0 |
Crosscut saws, 40 @ 10s. each | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Hand saws, 1 for every 4 men, @ 5s. each | 43 | 15 | 0 |
Frame saws, 40, @ 16s. each | 32 | 0 | 0 |
Adzes, 100, @ 2s. each | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Broad axes, 100, @ 2s. 6d. each | 12 | 10 | 0 |
Hammers, 1 for every 4 men, @ 1s. each | 8 | 15 | 0 |
Augers, 140, @ 1s. each | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Drawying knives, 140, @ 1s. | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Chissels and gouges, 300, @ 7d. each | 8 | 15 | 0 |
Planes, 100, @ 2s. 6d. each | 12 | 10 | 0 |
Iron forges, anvils, and hammers, 10, @ £3 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
Grindstones, 30, @ 10s. 6d. each | 15 | 15 | 0 |
Wheelbarrows, 40, @ 10s. each | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Pickaxes, 50, @ 5s. each | 12 | 10 | 0 |
Ploughs, 12, @ £4 each | 48 | 0 | 0 |
Iron hand mills, 40, @ £2 each | 80 | 0 | 0 |
Coopers’ tools, 10 setts, @ £1 15s. each | 17 | 10 | 0 |
Nails of diff’t sizes, @ 2s. 9d. p’r 1,000, ab’t 10 barrels | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Spikes, 2,000, @ £1 10s. p’r 100 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
Hinges, 200 pairs, @ Sd. each | 6 | 13 | 4 |
Locks, 100, @ 1s. each | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Bar iron, flat and square, 10 ton, @ £17 | 170 | 0 | 0 |
Glass, 1,000 squares, @ 8d. per doz. | 33 | 6 | 8 |
Fishing lines, hooks, nets, needles, twine, &c. | 100 | 0 | 0 |
1,268 | 10 | 0 |
£ | s. | d. | |
Jackets, 2, @ 4s. 6d. | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Woollen drawers, 4, @ 2s. | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Hat, 1, @ 2s. 6d. | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Shirts, 3, @ 3s. | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Worsted stockings, 4 p’r, @ 1s. | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Frocks, 3, @ 2s. 3d. | 0 | 6 | 9 |
Trousers, 3, @ 2s. 3d. | 0 | 6 | 9 |
Shoes, 3, @ 4s. 6d. | 0 | 13 | 6 |
£2 | 19 | 6 |
The expence of clothing female convicts may be computed to amount to the same sum.
A proportion for two years to be provided.